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== Hitchhiking out == | == Hitchhiking out == | ||
| − | Like all big cities in China, | + | Like all big cities in China, it's a real effort to get out of town. |
| − | The standard is | + | The standard is to take a cheap bus to a small city to go on hitchhiking. I took a bus to Dujiangyan. In 2010 you could still see a lot of the destruction of the 2008 earthquake. But the trucks take you with them for free, and they are more comfortable than any bus. |
== Going South == | == Going South == | ||
| − | Going south towards Leshan you want to get on a bus heading for the airport, and get of by the | + | Going south towards Leshan you will want to get on a bus heading for the airport, and get of by the Homeland Hotel about 4 km before the airport. From there you turn left (with your back to the hotel), and walk over the airport express road with the heavy traffic. Soon you can get on the G4301 (ringroad), where you walk for a few km before you can turn right onto the G5. Just after the tollgate there is a gas station with a lot of cars filling up their tanks for a looong ride south who all want you to come along! Great hitching spot, although it takes some time to get there. |
| − | You can check buses going the airport here http://www.cdairport.com/front_en/jt4.jsp I took | + | You can check buses going to the airport here http://www.cdairport.com/front_en/jt4.jsp I took the metro to the south railway station (2-3 RMB), from there I took a city bus 300, walked a while from the train station to find it, and they got me off the right place. |
If you are going south (towards Yunnan) or west (towards Kangding and Litang), you can also get a bus to Pujiang from the Xinnanmen Bus Station located in the city center. Tickets are 27RMB (approx. $4.50). The bus station in Pujiang is a 5 minute walk to the highway where you should be able to find a ride. | If you are going south (towards Yunnan) or west (towards Kangding and Litang), you can also get a bus to Pujiang from the Xinnanmen Bus Station located in the city center. Tickets are 27RMB (approx. $4.50). The bus station in Pujiang is a 5 minute walk to the highway where you should be able to find a ride. | ||
Ask the driver if he's going on the Chengya Gaosu, that's the highway between CHENGdu and YA'an. "Ni wang chengya gaosu neibian ma?". | Ask the driver if he's going on the Chengya Gaosu, that's the highway between CHENGdu and YA'an. "Ni wang chengya gaosu neibian ma?". | ||
| − | Chengdu is the | + | Chengdu is the gateway to the Tibetan Sichuan. The hitchhiking situation changes completely. Any people take you with them and the cities are small, so you can walk out easy. |
Chengdu direction east: [http://cymytrip2.over-blog.de/article-von-chengdu-nach-danba-59020210.html] | Chengdu direction east: [http://cymytrip2.over-blog.de/article-von-chengdu-nach-danba-59020210.html] | ||
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Chengdu
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| State: | Sichuan |
| Population: | 10.440.000 |
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Chengdu, located in southwest China, is the capital of Sichuan province.
Hitchhiking out
Like all big cities in China, it's a real effort to get out of town. The standard is to take a cheap bus to a small city to go on hitchhiking. I took a bus to Dujiangyan. In 2010 you could still see a lot of the destruction of the 2008 earthquake. But the trucks take you with them for free, and they are more comfortable than any bus.
Going South
Going south towards Leshan you will want to get on a bus heading for the airport, and get of by the Homeland Hotel about 4 km before the airport. From there you turn left (with your back to the hotel), and walk over the airport express road with the heavy traffic. Soon you can get on the G4301 (ringroad), where you walk for a few km before you can turn right onto the G5. Just after the tollgate there is a gas station with a lot of cars filling up their tanks for a looong ride south who all want you to come along! Great hitching spot, although it takes some time to get there. You can check buses going to the airport here http://www.cdairport.com/front_en/jt4.jsp I took the metro to the south railway station (2-3 RMB), from there I took a city bus 300, walked a while from the train station to find it, and they got me off the right place.
If you are going south (towards Yunnan) or west (towards Kangding and Litang), you can also get a bus to Pujiang from the Xinnanmen Bus Station located in the city center. Tickets are 27RMB (approx. $4.50). The bus station in Pujiang is a 5 minute walk to the highway where you should be able to find a ride. Ask the driver if he's going on the Chengya Gaosu, that's the highway between CHENGdu and YA'an. "Ni wang chengya gaosu neibian ma?".
Chengdu is the gateway to the Tibetan Sichuan. The hitchhiking situation changes completely. Any people take you with them and the cities are small, so you can walk out easy.
Chengdu direction east: [1]
Sleeping
- There are three associated hostels in the centre of Chengdu: Flipflop, Lazybones, and Mix.
- There is also a Hostelling International hostel with the dull name of "No. 48 International Youth Hostel".
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