Getting from Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport to the city

Three cities, one airport

• Jieyang Chaoshan serves Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang. None of them has its own airport and the site was chosen between them.
• That means the first question on arrival is which city you are going to, and the answer changes both the fare and the timetable.

The five coach lines

• Shantou east line, 30 yuan. From the airport, timetabled departures 07:30 to 17:20, then by arriving flights with the last one before 02:00. From Shantou, 05:20 to 19:15.
• Shantou west line, 30 yuan. From the airport hourly 10:00 to 14:00, then by arriving flights until before 02:00; from the city five departures, 09:30 to 15:30.
• Shantou Chenghai line, 30 yuan, with fixed departures from Chenghai at 07:30, 11:45, 14:45 and 19:00, and from the airport at 09:50, 13:20, 17:20 and about 20:30.
• Chaozhou line, 22 yuan, from the Jinxin Hotel in Chaozhou 07:20 to 18:20, and from the airport 09:50 to about 20:00.
• Jieyang old town line, 22 or 25 yuan, with three departures each way: from the airport at 10:00, 13:10 and 15:20.
• Shantou is the furthest of the three, about 70 minutes by coach; Chaozhou is about an hour.

Which one to plan around

• The two Shantou lines keep meeting arrivals at the airport until before 02:00. If your flight is late, that is the reliable service.
• The Chenghai line runs on four fixed times a day, so it needs planning rather than turning up.
• Chaozhou starts at 07:20 from its city end and the Jieyang line only at 11:15, so neither suits an early flight.

Taxis

• Taxis wait at the airport.
• They queue in separate lanes for Shantou, Jieyang and Chaozhou cars outside door 4 and run on the meter, so ask the driver to use it.
• Chaoshan high speed railway station is not at the airport. It is a separate station some kilometres away, so getting to a train means a road journey.