Changchun Longjia (CGQ): the intercity train, and why the taxi is ten times the price
Longjia station is 345 m from terminal 1 with an underground passage. Trains reach Changchun in 15 minutes for 8.5 to 15 yuan. A taxi is 100 to 140.
- Longjia railway station sits 345 m south of terminal 1, joined by an underground passage, with a corridor to terminal 2.
- It is on the Changchun to Jilin intercity railway.
- Trains reach Changchun railway station and Changchun West in about 15 minutes.
- The fare is 8.5 to 15 yuan depending on the train and class.
- A taxi to Changchun railway station is 100 to 120 yuan, and 120 to 140 to the west station.
- A 5 yuan surcharge applies if the taxi comes inside the airport to collect you.
- Six airport coach lines run, all costing 20 yuan except line 6 at 25.
- Line 1 goes to Quan'an Square, next to the Nanguan metro station, 06:00 until the last arrival.
- Lines 4 and 5 run 06:40 to 22:30 in both directions, which is the widest window of any of them.
- Line 6 goes to the north coach station and the railway station for 25 yuan.
Take the train
- Longjia railway station is 345 m south of terminal 1, reached by an underground passage, with a corridor from terminal 2.
- It sits on the Changchun to Jilin intercity railway, so it is a real railway station with through trains, not an airport shuttle.
- Changchun railway station and Changchun West are both about 15 minutes away.
- The fare is between 8.5 and 15 yuan.
- Trains also run east to Jilin city, which is the other reason to use this station.
What the alternatives cost
- A taxi to Changchun railway station is 100 to 120 yuan, and 120 to 140 to the west station. The Jilin Provincial Museum is 130 to 140.
- There is a 5 yuan surcharge if the taxi drives into the airport to collect you.
- The train is roughly a tenth of the price and faster. The case for a taxi here is luggage, a very early flight, or arriving outside train hours.
The coach lines
- Line 1: airport to Quan'an Square, by the Nanguan metro station. From the airport 06:00 until the last arrival, back 05:00 to 20:00, every 30 to 60 minutes, about an hour. 20 yuan.
- Line 2: airport to the Garden Hotel, four fixed departures a day each way, about 70 minutes. 20 yuan.
- Line 3: airport to the long distance bus station, 10:00 to 18:00, hourly. 20 yuan.
- Line 4: airport to Jiangcheng Square, 06:40 to 22:30 in both directions, about 70 minutes. 20 yuan.
- Line 5: airport to the civil aviation administration office, 06:40 to 22:30 both ways, about an hour. 20 yuan.
- Line 6: airport to the north coach station and the railway station, from half an hour before the first arrival to the last, 25 yuan.
- Lines 4 and 5 have the longest hours, so they are the ones to look for late.
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