Taking a Bus from Changsha: West, Lituo, Changzhutan Station

Bus Stations in Changsha, Hunan Province

Changsha, as the capital city of Hunan Province, has the well-developed bus stations and route network. Amongst the stations, Changsha West Bus Station, ChangZhuTan Bus Station, Changsha South Bus Station, Changsha East Bus Station, and Lituo Bus Station are the most used stations in Changsha. You’d better not get mixed on them.

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Changsha West Bus Station

Changsha West Bus Station (长沙汽车西站) is a transport hub, maily operating regional bus service from Changsha to Yiyang, Chengde, Loudi, Huaihua, Zhangjiajie, Xiangxi, Yueyang, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Shaoyang within Hunan. More importantly, it has 4 daily bus to the ancient town Fenghuang.Passengers can get to station by bus or taxi or by metro line 2 (at Wangchengpo Station). See more info below:

  • Bus station name: Changsha West Bus Station
  • Location: Fenglin 3 Rd, Yuelu District (Google Map)
  • Bus links: Bus no. 909, 168, 309, 18, 152, 168, 312, 348, 314, 149, 315, 348, 405, 17, 704, 63, 66, 916, 902, 91
  • Metro: Line 2 (at Wangchengpo Station)

Changsha West Bus Schedule (for major cities)

The schedule, tiket fares & durations below are for reference & subject to changes
From Changsha West to Service Time/Departure Frequency Ticket Price (CNY) Travel Time
Fenghuang 9:00, 10:50, 14:20, 17:20 4 daily 140 5.5hrs
Zhangjiajie 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00. 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00 Hourly 112 – 115 4.5 – 5hrs
Huaihua 8:20, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00, 16:30, 18:30 6 daily 145 5.5
Jishou 8:10 to 19;10 Hourly 130 5

Changzhutan Bus Station

As the station name Changzhutan literally suggests, the Changzhutan Bus Station is maily serving the areas of Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, as well as others destinations including Jishou, Fenghuang, Zhangjiajie, Yueyang, Hengyang, Chenzhou, Changde, Wuhan, etc. Changzhutan Bus Station is ideally located in front of Changsha Railway Station, next to the south side of Apollo Commercial Plaza. Passengers can reach this station by taxi, bus or metro.

  • Station name: Changzhutan Bus Station (长株潭汽车站)
  • Location: Furong District
  • Bus links: Bus no. 1, 112, 127, 136, 142, 168, 302, 405, 701, etc
  • Metro: Line 2 (EXIT2, at Railway Station)

Changzhutan Bus Schedule (for major cities)

The schedule, tiket fares & durations below are for reference & subject to changes
From Changzhutan to Service Time Frequency Ticket Price (CNY) Travel Time
Fenghuang 7:30, 10:00, 14:50, 16:50 3 – 4 daily 158 6hrs
Zhangjiajie 8:20, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:40, 14:50, 16:00, 17:30, 19;00 10 daily 120 5hrs
Yueyang 9:20, 12:10, 14:20, 17:00 4 daily 50 2.5hrs
Jishou 8:20 to 19:00 16 daily 137 5.5hrs
Hengyang 8:00, 9:20, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00, 18;20 8 daily 58 2.5hrs

Lituo Bus Station

Lituo Bus Station (黎托汽车站) is a bus station serving the transport hub of Changsha South Railway Station (high speed train station), and located on the south side of the west square of Changsha South Railway Station. From Lituo Bus Station, passengers can take a bus to Zhangjiajie, Liuyang, Huaihua, Jishou, Changde, Xiangtan, Shaoyang, Loudi, etc.

Getting to Lituo Station: Passengers can take taxi, metro or use the maglev train to get to Lituo Bus Station.

Lituo Bus Station Schedule (for major destinations)

The schedule, tiket fares & durations below are for reference & subject to changes
From Lituo to Departure Frequency Ticket Price (CNY) Distance
Fenghuang 16:40 1 daily 149 450km
Zhangjiajie 11:40, 13:00, 14:10, 15:20, 16:40, 17:40 6 daily 135 353km
Huaihua 13:20 1 daily 154 462km
Jishou 12:50, 14:00, 16:30 3 daily 139 420km

Changsha South Bus Station

Changsha South Bus Station is located in Yuhua District, at Zhongyi Rd. This bus stations is maily operating buses to South and central Hunan including cities of Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Chenzhou, Yongzhou, Loudi and Shaoyang.

Passengers can take Bus No. 7, 102, 103, 107, 123, 152 to get to Changsha South Bus Station.

  • Station name: Changsha South Bus Station (长沙汽车南站)
  • Location: Yuhua District

Changsha East Bus Station

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One Reply to “Taking a Bus from Changsha: West, Lituo, Changzhutan Station”

  1. Which Changsha Bus station should I go if I come from Changsha Huanghua International Airport? I am going to Zhangjiajie from Changsha.
    Is there a bus from Changsha Huanghua Int Airport to this bus station? How long is the bus journey?

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