Changchun

By bus

There are long distance coaches that regularly go from/to Beijing available from the coach station on Huanghe Road 黄河路, just off Renmin Avenue 人民大街. There is also a long distance bus station at the south end of Renmin Avenue take bus Z306 from the train station.

You can also catch coaches and buses from pretty much anywhere in Jilin Province, though they have a reputation for being dangerous and are slightly more expensive, though faster, than the train.

The main Long-Distance Bus Station is at 226 Renmin Avenue.

Beijing

takes about 8 hours

Dalian

takes about 8 hours

Harbin

takes about 4 hours

Jilin

takes about 2 hours

Shenyang

takes about 4 hours

By plane

Changchun Longjia International Airport 长春龙家国际机场; IATA: CGQ has been in operation since September 2005 and is around 30 km east of city center. It replaced a smaller military airport that had been adapted for commercial use. The airport is large and clean, and passengers can find standard amenities such as restaurants, cafes, shops, lounges, credit card acceptance, etc. For first class passengers there are two lounges available, but the standard is far below of the lounges of international airports.

Different local flight destinations are available, but the major routes throughout the day are to domestic destinations Shanghai 2:20 hours and Beijing 1:40 hours. There are also some international flights to Incheon and Nagoya.

From the airport there are regular coach services ¥20-30 one way available to the center e.g. People's Square (人民广场). Travel time is around 45 minutes. A taxi to/from the city costs around ¥80 including toll, but from the airport to the city most of the taxi drivers reject a drive if you are not willing to pay at least ¥100 do not discuss it, do it or take the bus.

By train

Changchun has three passenger railway stations: Changchun Railway Station 长春站, Changchun East Railway Station 长春东站 and Changchun South Railway Station 长春南站. The latter two stations are very small and only local trains stop there.

Changchun Railway Station 长春站; Changchun Zhan is situated at the north end of Renmin Avenue 人民大街. Although it is large and chaotic, providing you read Chinese and speak some Mandarin and are prepared to fight through the queues, you can buy a ticket to almost anywhere in China from here.

Thanks to the railroad-building efforts of Japanese in the early- to mid-1900s, the rail network in Northeast China is extensive and no place is very far by rail. All times approximate.

Beijing

8 hours

Dalian

7-10 hours

Dandong

10 hours

Harbin

4 hours

Jilin

45 mins

Shanghai

32 hours

Shenyang

2-4 hours

Tonghua

9 hours

Xi'an

34 hours

Rail travel is by far the cheapest way to travel in and out of Changchun. If you do not want to go to the train station yourself, you can go to any good travel agent who will do this on your behalf, usually for ¥10-20 extra.