Highway

The Shenyang-Dalian Highway, the first standard high-speed highway built across Liaodong Peninsula, closely connects Shenyang, Liaoyang, Anshan, Yingkou and Dalian. The Dandong Dalian highway directly links Dandong via Zhuanghe River. The Hegang Dalian highway (State Road 201 to Hegang) in northeast and Heilongjiang Dalian highway (State 202 to Heihe River) starts from Lvshun in Dalian. There are 5 main bus stations in Dalian.

Urban Transportation

Public Bus

Public transportation in Dalian is quite convenient, and independent travelling by bus is easy and affordable. There are hundreds and hundreds of public bus routes, along which two of China’s only trams are located in Dalian. The public bus starts between 4:00 and 4:30am and ends between 22:00 and 23:50 pm, and the intervals are between 3 and 8 minutes long. During rush hour, there is a bus every 1 -2 minutes. There are two different routes for double-decker buses.

The buses use a self-service ticketing system, and it costs one or two yuan to ride the bus.

Rail Transit

The two trams are Tram 201 and Tram 202. Tram 201 is one of the oldest trolley buses in China, and it is in Dalian.

No 3 Fast-Track

The “Number 3” Fast Track has a total length of 49.15 kilometers with 11 platforms, designed according to the internationally advanced fast-track standard. It begins from train station and ends at Jinshi Beach—that is, Jinshi Beach National Tourist and Holiday Resort—and passes through Xianglujiao, Jinjiajie Street, Quanshui, Houyan,Dalian Bay, Jinma Road, Development Zone, Bonded Area, Double-D Port, and Xiaoyao Bay, crossing through 20 bridges and one tunnel on the way!

The “Number 8” Fast Track, with a total length of 42.67 kilometers, is under construction, and it is expected to be completed by the end of 2010. It starts from High-tech Park, going through Software Park, Huangjichuan, Cherry Garden & Longwangtang Scenic Spot, University Town, Shuishiying, Lvshun Development Zone, Tieshan County and other key software gardens and tourist areas, and it ends in the new port of Lvshun Development Zone. The elevated lines and ground lines total 41.49 kilometers long, and 2 tunnels with 14 elevated stations are 1.18 kilometers long.

Subways

The “No. 1” Subway is under construction, and it starts from Hekou, passing through High-tech Park, Xueyuan Square, Heishijiao, Exhibition Center, Xi'an Road, Xinggong Street, Changchun Road, Dalian Train Station, Donggang Square, and ends in East Sea Park.

No 2 Subway is also under construction. Its starting point is Xi'an road, and the trains will pass through Malan Square, Hongqi West Road, Mingzhu Park, Airport, Industrial University, Gezhenbu, Sports Center,Nanguanling Train Station (Dalian New Station), Quanshui, Zhonghua Square, Qianshan Road, Chunguang Street, Dongwei Road, and Xianggong Street.

Taxis

Taxis in the daytime in Dalian run between 5 am to 22 pm, with prices starting at 8 yuan for 3 kilometers, and then an additional 2 yuan per kilometer. At night, between 22 pm and 5 am, the price starts at 10.8 yuan for 3 kilometers, with an additional 2.34 yuan per kilometer. A blue overhead light atop the roof of the taxi is for state-owned cabs, while a white one is for “collective” or jointly owned taxis, and a yellow one is for private-owned ones.