Here you find all information you need for your arrival and stay in Guangzhou.
Travel to Guangzhou
By trains, coaches and planes, Guangzhou is easily accessible from within China and overseas.
Train
Via Hong Kong:
Visitors can access Guangzhou by taking the high speed rail from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station. The journey takes around 1 hour and 40 minutes to reach Guangzhou East Railway Station and 40 miniutes to reach Guangzhou South Railway Station. Click here to view the schedule and fee.
Domestic:
Guangzhou has three railway stations handling passenger transport.
- Guangzhou Railway Station at Huanshi Road is the largest and the most important one, operating trains between Guangzhou and Beijing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xian, Lhasa and many other China cities.
- Guangzhou East Railway Station (Tianhe Railway Station) mainly operates trains between Guangzhou and Hong Kong and frequent bullet trains between Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
- Guangzhou South Railway Station in Panyu District is a mega station mainly operates bullet trains between Guangzhou and Wuhan, Hong Kong and other northern cities.
Getting to the fairground
China Import and Export Fair Complex
No. 380, Yuejiang Zhong Road, Guangzhou
China
Guangzhou Metro
Line 8: Xingangdong Station (Exit A) or Pazhou Station (Exit B)
Railway
From Guangzhou Railway Station
take Metro Line 2 and change to Line 8 at Changgang Station, then drop at Xingangdong Station (Exit A) or Pazhou Station (Exit B)
From Guangzhou East Railway Station
take Metro Line 3 and change to Line 8 at Kecun Station, then drop at Xingangdong Station (Exit A) or Pazhou Station (Exit B)
From Guangzhou South Railway Station
take Metro Line 2 and change to Line 8 at Changgang Station, then drop at Xingangdong Station (Exit A) or Pazhou Station (Exit B)
Guangzhou Metro map for easy reference
http://cs.gzmtr.com/ckfw/road.html
Taxi
Drop off point at fairground: Complex Mid Road
From Guangzhou Baiyun Airport to Canton Fair Complex
around RMB200
From Guangzhou Railway Station
17km, around 38 minutes, RMB60
From Guangzhou East Railway Station
10km, around 33 minutes, RMB40
Guangzhou South Railway Station
29km, around 43 minutes
The above information is for reference only. Travel time may be varied according to the traffic condition.
Accommodation
Official Travel Agent - Canton Fair Intl' Travel Agency Co Ltd
Ms. Guo Wen Jun / Ms. Blanche Zhu / Ms. Constance
Tel: +86 20 8926 8102 / 8926 8105 / 8926 8106
Fax: +86 20 8926 8103
Email: 570830938@qq.com / 2907760117@qq.com
Visa application
According to the Administrative Law of the People’s Republic of China on Entry and Exit of Foreigners, foreigners entering China should apply for a visa to the Chinese diplomatic representative or consular offices, or other institutions authorised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of People’s Republic of China.
Passport holders of most foreign countries can obtain their invitation letter for applying visa through our official travel agent - Canton Fair Intl' Travel Agency Co Ltd. to process. Alternatively, you could contact the organiser for assistance with the following basic information for invitation letter processing.
- Name as in passport
- Date of birth
- Passport number
- Date of expiry
- Company name
- Job title
