Xian Transportation

One regards Xi'an as the centre, as the backbone with the provincial highway of national road, the network of highways of the whole province of radiation has already taken shape, important pivot of join inside the province and the Northwest, middle and southern, southwest. There are 2877 kilometers of total course of highways now in the whole city, 320 related bridges, 5 national road and 12 provincial highways pass the urban area. It has already been open to the traffic with Xi'an to Weinan, Xi'an to copper city, Xi'an to Baoji. The volume of passenger transport of annual highway is 68,020,000 persons, 70,950,000 tons of volumes of goods transported. Railway from Xi'an to Yanan and Longhai Railway cross in Xi'an, have already put into operation at the end of 1994 from Xi'an to Ankang railway, railway from Xi'an to Nanjing is carrying on the preliminary preparation. After the north and south railway links up, will join the Changjiang River valley and Gansu-Qinghai Railway -Lanzhou-Xinjiang railway north and south land and r two main wate arteries, construct regard Xi'an as intersect, cross netted radiation enclose. The straight line of existing railway extends 1702.7 kilometers of course, 1357.88 kilometers of course that open. Passenger's traffic volume of annual railway is 27,540,000 persons, 34,770,000 tons of volumes of goods transported. The salty open International airport of air harbor of Xi'an is one of four major airports of China, has already opened up 71 world, domestic route, there are 46 with cities open up to navigation at home, there are fixed direct flights with Hong Kong and Macao, Mingguwu of Japan, Hiroshima. 120433 kilometers of course that civil aviation is open up to navigation; volume of passenger transport of annual civil aviation is 2,980,000 persons, 51,300 tons of volumes of goods transported.
Have already formed two rings tentatively in the main urban area (Ring road, Second Ring Road ) four the horizontal (sounth and east road and the extent line, lotus lake way and extent line, friendship way, Xiaozhai road) and extend three vertical stroke (north and south street and line of extend, liberation way - goose tower way, Hanguang road and extend line), beautify to 24 main arterial highway, 120 pieces of main line and 8 important road entrances and exits, have built square, clock Drum Tower Square, west square on the door , revolutionary park, lotus lake park, children's park of China of new city in the ancient city, ring ancient city wall moat build park around the city, south gate, north gate, jade auspicious door, etc. main city gate open up heavy pieces of green land newly, and build the botany of Xi'an in the south of the city, build the northern paradise in southwest of the city, builds and works the park in the west of the city, built and Weiyang lake amusement park in the north of the city, build the zoo of Xi'an, revitalize and celebrate the park in the east of the city. There are bus, trolley-bus, taxi in the urban area, the traffic is extremely convenient. Xi'an located in geographical centre China, is regarded as the important hub of communications of linking the western and eastern, Xi'an has already formed the modernized stereoscopic traffic network taking aviation, the railway, the highway as the core.

External traffic

Aviation
There are airports of the fourth largest in China of Xi'an, there are flights that can lead to domestic and international more than 60 large and medium cities and Hong Kong, Macao, Japanese Fogang, Hiroshima, rushing down, Mingguwu and other places. The Xianyang open International airport lies in the municipal northwestern part of Xi'an, about 50 km from center of Xi'an, have airport expressway feed through, can reach 1 hour, Xi'an urban area go to regular bus starting point of airport in the ticket office of civil aviation of the door slightly of the west, depart on schedule from 5 o'clock am to 6 o'clock in the afternoon every day, admission fee is 25 Yuan for each person. Go from the urban area in Xi'an by taxi to Xianyang open International airport to need to cost about 80 - - 100 yuan. On the door slightly of the west too from airport to regular bus terminus of Xi'an, departure time is 20 minutes after every flight arrives.

Railway
"Asia-Europe Transcontinental Bridge" of Longhai railway traverse Xi'an, Xiyan railway go to Yanan of the holy land of revolution for shelter from ancient city Xi'an northwards, Xikang railway transects Qinling Mountains can go to Chongqing directly, Xihe railway that under construction "(Xi'an - -Hefei - - Nanjing), Xizhong railway (Xi'an - -Pingliang - -Zhongwei) will reconstruct "main artery of Gansu-Qinghai Railway" that a thing moved in succession. In the near future, Xi'an will form railway structure of style of calligraphy of "rice ".
Xi'an railway station lie in urban area north, take 30 minutes from city to the railway station generally, if take taxi, fare is about 10 Yuan.

Road
Xi'an is hub of communications of the second largest highway of the whole country which is second only to Beijing, 9 national roads in all are taken the form of and led to all parts of the country radically.

Internal traffic

Go to clay figures of warriors and horses, the line of Huaqing Hot Spring, can take No. 306/307 at the railway station, the price is cheap, the pace is very fast, there is many train number, you had better have one day several car that visit those, will take you to some artificial beauty spot and do shopping, not only time is too restricted, but also rip off the customers terribly. Can stand and take the minibus in the car east when going to Huashan, the single trip of 20 Yuan (iveko), the drive is 1.5 hours. The taxi of Xi'an charges cheap, Santana starting fare is 6 Yuan, after 3 kilometers is 1.6 Yuan / kilometer, the fee is 5 Yuan that other style start, after 3 kilometers, 1.4 Yuan of Xiali / kilometer.
There are buses of special line of 610 travels in the city of Xi'an, regard railway station as the starting point, through the new street of the north, revolutionary park, bell tower, drum-tower, Guangji street, rosefinch door, little wild goose tower, the south door slightly, Daxing kind temple, Shanxi History Museum, the Great Wild Goose Pagoda, Qin Wang Palace and other places a big way, the admission fee among 1- yuan, and get off in the main entrance of beauty spot, facilitate visitors greatly . In Xi'an bus, 1 , 2 , 6 cars taking the lead are ordinary buses in figure, get on the bus 1 yuan; With 5 - 7 take the lead being China and Palestine, the first three station 5, every 4 station add by 5 mao later.