Guangzhou Transportation by Long-distance Bus

Guangzhou Transportation by Long-distance Bus mainly introduces how to get to/from Guangzhou by long-distance bus and briefly introduces the bus stations in Guangzhou and Guangzhou long-distance bus schedule. Long-distance bus plays an important role in Guangzhou Transportation, which is the most convenient way to the nearby cities. Compared with planes and trains, long-distance bus is more flexible than plane and less crowed than train. With the development of internet and information technology, it is very convenient to buy a ticket from the apps, such as Ctrip, Fliggy. As the most developed city in China, Guangzhou has a large of population. It may be difficult to buy a ticket during the Spring Festival, National Day and other peak season. Therefore, you shall buy the tickets 7 days in advance.

Major Long-distance Bus Stations in Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the largest highway hub in the south. There are several long-distance bus stations to different directions in Guangzhou, among which Guangzhou Bus Station, Guangzhou Provincial Bus Station, Tianhe Bus Station and Guangyuan Bus Station are the major and frequently used.

Guangdong Bus Station

Next to Guangzhou Railway Station, Trade Fair and Metro Line 2, Guangdong Bus Station covers several routes including more than 30 cities of other provinces such as Guangxi, Hainan, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, etc. The buses leave for the cities in Pearl River Delta(Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Qingyuan and Zhaoqing) and some cities in provinces of Hainan, GuangxiHunan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hubei and Guizhou.

Location: No.158, Huanshi West Road, Yuexiu District(广州市环市西路158号)
How to Get There: Bus No. 7, 30, 31, 33, 34, 52, 180, 201, 205, 210, 211, 225, 228, 231, 238, 254, 256, 257, 260, 271, 275, 290, 529, 523, 530, 543, 545, 545, 550, 552, 803, 805, 807, 823, 840, Night 15, Night 18, B2、B2A, Metro Line 2 (Guangzhou Railway Station)
Opening Time: 00:00-24:00

Guangzhou Provincial Bus Station

With a history of more than 30 years, this station is one of the largest transportation hubs in south China. At present, it provides a great number of bus lines to cities in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Hunan, Henan, Jiangxi, Shanxi and Jiangsu.

Location: No.145-149 Huanshi West Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou(广州市环市西路145-149号)
How to Get There: The nearest metro station is Guangzhou Railway Station on line 2 and line 5. F exit has the shortest distance to Guangzhou Provincial Bus Station. Bus No. 30, 31, 52, 180, 201, 210, 211, 228, 254, 257, 275, 529, 550, 552, 803, 805, 807, 807A, 840, 862, 862B, B2, B2A, B10, (Night 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 25, 41, 55, 77 and 79), 5, 7, 30, 34, 38, 42, 111, 180, 181, 251, etc. can get there.
Opening Time: 00:00-24:00

Tianhe Bus Station

Tianhe Bus Station enjoys a fabulous location, facing South China Expressway on the east, North Ring Expressway on the west and being gone through by Metro Line 3 and Line 6. The buses leave for cities in the Pearl River Delta areas(Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Huizhou, Zhuhai, Foshan, Qingyuan and Zhaoqing), Macau, cities inside Guangzhou Province and cities in nearby provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou and Jiangsu. 
Tianhe Bus Station→ Macau
Departure Time: 07:40, 08:10, 08:55, 09:40, 10:10, 11:25, 11:55, 13:10, 13:40,14:40, 15:40, 16:55, 18:20, 19:00, 20:20

Location: No.633, Yanling Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City(广州市天河区燕岭路633号)
How to Get There: Bus No. 498, 28, 297, 30, 346, 39, 46, 494A, 534, 535, 54, 65, 83, 84A, 84, 884, B11 and B12, Airport Express 8A1; BRT 10, 18, 47, 54, 64 and 80; Night 10 and 71; Metro Line 3/ 6 (Tianhe Bus Station)
Opening Time: 00:00-24:00

Guangyuan Bus Station

Guangzhou Guangyuan Bus Station opened in 2000. It has provincial bus routes for Shenzhen, Dongguan, Zhuhai, Zhanjiang, Wuchuan, Dianbai, Maoming Gaozhou, Huazhou, Zhaoqing, Shaoguan Xinfeng, Qingyuan, Yingde, Fogang, Shantou, Shanwei, Haifeng, Lufeng, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Puning, Huilai, Xinhui, Jiangmen and inter-provincial bus routes from Guangzhou to Liaoning Province, Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Henan Province, Hunan Province, Hubei Province, Shaanxi Province, Sichuan Province and etc.

Location: No.283, Guangyuan Middle Road, Baiyun District
How to Get There: Bus No. 175, 179, 181, 189, 199, 210, 241, 24, 257, 265, 273, 298, 32, 38, 46, 481, 540, 60, 63, 805, 93 and University Town special Line 1
Opening Time: 06:00 – 01:30

Guangzhou Fangcun Bus Station

The national level Guangzhou Fangcun Bus Station opened on August 1st 1999. It mainly operates bus routes for the west and the south regions of the Pearl River Delta as well as some inter-provincial bus routes for Guangxi, Hainan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Hubei. As one of the largest 20 bus stations in Guangdong Province, Guangzhou Fangcun Bus Station has more than 1,600 daily bus departures transporting more than 24,000 passengers a day.

Location: No. 51 Middle Huadi Avenue, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province(广东省广州市花地大道中51号)
Tel: (020)81405555
How to Get There:
Opening Time: 06:15-21:30

Guangzhou Long-distance Bus Schedule

Guangzhou Bus Station

Destination Departure Time Interval Fare(Yuan)
Foshan Bus Station 06:15-20:30 Every 15 minutes 15
Gongbei(Zhuhai) 05:30-22:00 Every 15 minutes 60
Dongguan Bus Station 05:50-20:00 Every 20 minutes 30
Qingxi Town(Dongguan) 05:50-22:30 Every 40 minutes 50
Luohu(Shenzhen) 06:00-22:00 Every 20 minutes 60
Shiwan(Foshan) 05:30-22:30 Every 30 minutes 17
Bao’an(Shenzhen) 06:00-20:00 Every 20 minutes 55

Guangzhou Provincial Bus Station

Destination Departure Time Interval(Frequency) Fare(Yuan)
Dongguan 06:15-19:55 15 minutes 30
Shenzhen 06:10-23:00 25 minutes 65
Zhongshan 06:30-21:30 25 minutes 46
Foshan 06:40-23:00 20 minutes 14
Zhuhai 06:30-21:00 20 minutes 65
Jiangmen 06:20-22:00 20 minutes 44
Chaozhou 09:20; 15:20 / 160
Shantou 06:30-22:00 14 buses 150
Zhaoqing 06:30-21:00 25 buses 46

Tianhe Bus Station

Destination Departure Time Fare(yuan)
Taiping(Conghua District) 06:20, 06:50 17.00
Zengcheng District 06:20 20.00
Conghua District 06:20, 06:50 23.00
Taihe 06:20 9.00
Zhongxin 06:20, 06:40 14.00
Zhucun 06:20 16.00
Zhongluotan 06:20 14.00
Shengang 06:20 20.00
Jinkeng 06:20 8.00
Zhenlong 06:20, 06:40 12.00
Longgang(Shenzhen) 06:45 72.00

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Edited by Cloudy Fu/付云