Beijing, shanghai are easy cities to get around; here you can enjoy scenic train journeys, join a tour bus, hire a car, relax on a ferry cruise (in ShangHai) or simply hop onboard a quick flight. The public transport system throughout Beijing and Shanghai is generally highly reliable and efficient. BEA has all the information you need to plan your journey around Beijing or Shanghai, from information on local taxis to car hire. Our comprehensive database will help you find the mode of transport that best suits your traveling needs.
Taxi:There
are more than 70.000 taxis in use in Beijing. Taxi
flag-falls begin at 10 yuan during the day and 11
yuan from 11 p.m until 5 a.m. the cost of a ride
is 10 yuan within 3 kilometers, 2.0 yuan per kilometer
after 3 kilometers, 3 yuan after 15 kilometers.
You are within your rights to select any vehicle
you wish at the taxi stand, unlike in many Western
countries, where you might be compelled to take
the taxi at the front.
About 30.000 new, colorful, more comfortable Beijing
Hyundai Sonata and Electra models were added
to the city mid-sized taxi fleet in early 2006.
Air-conditioned and capable of meeting Euro III
international auto emissions standards, the new
cars are a vast improvement of Beijing taxi culture.
There some survival skills for the foreigner in
Beijing who doesn use the taxi system and non- Chinese
speaker:
Try to know where you are going; showing a map or
a card with your destination is extremely helpful
to the driver.
Carry small change; your driver many not be able
to change a 100-yuan note.
Sit in the front seat to make hand gestures more
visible, being aware of the seat belt. Zuo zhuan
is a left turn, You zhuan is a right turn.
Say Tingchen to stop
Ask for you receipt by saying Fapiao
Look to the rear of the taxi, especially in bicycle
lane, before opening your taxi doors to avoid be
struck by a cyclist.
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