Guangzhou boasts good domestic transportation links to most major Chinese cities and Hong Kong. There are also a few flights to International Asian, Australian and USA destinations.

The city's Baiyun airport is situated 12km from the center of town. There is an airport bus that travels between the CAAC office next to the train station and the airport and costs RMB3. A taxi from the airport to Guangzhou should cost between RMB30 and RMB40 but insist your driver uses the meter.
There are regular domestic flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, and Hong Kong. China Eastern and Air China both operate out of the airport and tickets to most destinations in China and some international destinations can be booked online at http://chinatravelone.com/english/plane/queryplane.jsp.
International flights are less convenient and tend to be very expensive compared to flights from Hong Kong. There are weekly or bi-weekly flights to Singapore, Malaysia, Osaka and Sydney from Guangzhou. The International Tax for flights is RMB90 and for domestic flights is RMB15.

There are two train stations in Guangzhou; the old one in the center of town and a newer one to the east of the city. Be sure to check which station your train departs from. Trains leave from both stations for Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, Kunming, Chengdu and Xian. Tickets can be bought from CTS near the station or inside the station itself but the station is usually very busy so it is best to have tickets purchased in advance. The easiest way is to order tickets through a hotel for a small surcharge but it is worth it.

There are two major bus stations in Guangzhou. The Provincial Bus Station, which is next to the bus station serves Guilin, Macau and Hong Kong. There are also buses operated by CTS from the Garden Hotel, the White Swan Hotel and the Liuhuao Hotel to Hong Kong. The Liuhua bus station, also known as the Long Distance Bus Station, is opposite the railway station serving most Guangdong destinations, Hainan, sleeper buses to Guilin and Shenzhen. Times and costs vary according to the type of transport used.

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