Chengdu Travel Forum

Taxis in Chengdu
Posted: Fri March 10, 2006 12:29 AM UTC

Hi,
I would like to know if it is fairly easy to get a taxi at the Chengdu airport to go to our hotel (Sheraton). We will be arriving into Chengdu late at night. We speak some Chinese, so communication is not a big issue.

Also, is it fairly easy to get around Chengdu using taxis so do we need to hire a tour guide for the day?

Thanks
sak

sak31

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RE: Taxis in Chengdu
Posted: Fri March 10, 2006 01:18 AM UTC

Taxis are plentiful and cheap in Chengdu. You can just flag down a taxi from major commercial areas and certainly from the area around your hotel. A taxi ride from airport to downtown Chengdu should cost around RMB 150.

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Hotel Shuttle in Chengdu
Posted: Fri March 10, 2006 02:20 AM UTC

You're staying at the Sheraton in Chengdu? Why not use the hotel's airport shuttle?

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Confucius

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RE: Taxis in Chengdu
Posted: Fri March 10, 2006 04:06 AM UTC

wont cost that much(150),60yuan would be more than enough.
and the tour guide thing would be unnecessary,taxi driver will show u around all the places worth seeing in chengdu!

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TAWE

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RE: RE: Taxis in Chengdu
Posted: Fri March 10, 2006 09:52 AM UTC

Thanks, folks! I did not know the Sheraton in Chengdu had a shuttle bus. I will follow up.

Thanks
sak

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sak31

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RE: Taxis in Chengdu
Posted: Sun March 12, 2006 02:36 AM UTC

Taxi drivers in China are for the most part very friendly and honest. Do keep in mind that they speak only Chinese so if you are gonna travel without a guide, you must have the Chinese name of the places you want to go to at hand

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