Baotou Transportation

By Air

Baotou Airport is about 23 km from downtown.  It  is a modernize airport which can let all kinds of planes such as Boeing 737, TU154, BEA146 etc.  fly day and night.

Some scheduled flights which can go directly to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Taiyuan, Xian etc. have started now. You can buy tickets for many places. It is so convenient for journey and business .

By Train

There are several railway stations in Baotou, and Baotou Railway Station and Baotou East Railway Station are the two main ones. There are direct trains to Beijing, Tianjin, Xian, Shanghai, Shijiazhuang, Ningbo and Hohhot. The Western section, to the south of Kundulun District (Baotou zhan), and the other in the eastern section, south Donghe (Baotou dongzhan or Donghe zhan).

All trains into the city stop at both stations, so ask before alighting. Buying tickets at either of the train stations is not the easiest, so it may be worthwhile going to one of the travel agents in hotels, that are convenient, although will charge commission. Try CITS (Tel: 0472-5154615) in the Baotou Hotel.

By Bus

There is the only freeway within Inner Mongolia province between Baotou and Hohhot and it’s a two-hour drive between them. National Highway 110 also goes through Baotou and leads to Hohhot and Wuyuan. Baotou Long-distance Bus Station is located at No. 189, Xinaobaoqian Jie, Chehe District. For destinations further field, it is probably better to take the train. Buses are mainly used for traveling to nearby sites, such as Genghis Khan’s Mausoleum, Wudangzhao Monastery and the Resonant Gorge.

The main bus station is in the eastern section of the city, opposite the Donghe railway station. There are also long distance buses leaving from the station near the intersection of Tuanjie Street (Tuanjie Dajie) and Baiyun Ebo Road (Baiyun Ebo Lu).

City Transportation

Minibuses shuttle back and forth within the city for just RMB2.5. Taxis and mini-vans congregate around the railway station and tourist hotels. Although the minimum you have to pay is RMB8, it is still worth bargaining for longer journeys. Bike renting is also possible.