Chengdu City Bus

Nowadays, nearly 14,000 Chengdu city buses run along nearly 1,000 routes, serving a total of 1.5 billion passengers each year. With low travel expenses and frequent departures, the city bus has become one of the main modes of transportation locally. In addition to the regular city buses, there are also fast buses (BRT), sightseeing buses, and night buses, etc.
 

Regular Chengdu City Bus Lines

Numbered from 1 to 900+, and sometimes with an English letter suffix, they make up the major part of Chengdu’s city buses and cover almost every corner of the city, including scenic spots, snack streets, tour bus center, shopping places, hospitals, schools, supermarkets, and residential blocks, etc.

 Schedule of Regular Chengdu City Bus Lines: Most of them start running at 06:30 and stop after 20:00 or 21:00, while some start as early as at 05:45 and stop after 23:00.

Here below is a list of the bus lines to major sites in the city:

Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding 87, 655, 661A, 198, 666
Wuhou Temple 1, 57, 77, 82, 334, 335, 1126, G97, 
Jinsha Site Museum 163, 209, 33, 83, 111, 1123, 82, 211, 1029, 1043, 46, 96, 107 ...
Wide and Narrow Alley 51, 62, 70, 93, 163, 340 ...
Xinnanmen Bus Station 6, 21, 28, 35, 49, 55, 62, 76, 141, 237...
Chunxi Road 4, 8, 58, 98, 138 ... 
Yanshikou 1, 48, 99, 45, 48, 55, 56, 99 ...

 Ticket Fare: It is generally CNY 1 on common vehicles and CNY 2 on air-conditioned ones; some of the lines to suburban areas are charged by distance and the price can be a little higher. 
 How to Pay: The fare can be paid by cash or transportation smart card. A discount of 10% or 50% is offered for those using a transportation smart card. Wechat and Alipay can also pay the ticket fare. 

Notes: 
1. Children below 1.3m (4ft) can ride all city buses for free;
2. When getting onboard, bring some loose change.

Bus Stop in Chengdu Chengdu City Bus

Fast Lines (BRT)

Presently, there are 16 fast city bus lines named with “K”. K means “Kuai (快)” in Chinese and fast in English. As the name indicates, they run at higher speeds than regular city buses. Distance between their stops is also longer, at an average of about 1,000 meters (1,100 yards). All of them are running along the Second Ring Road of the city.

 Bus Schedule:
No. Route Schedule
K1 Jinsha - Jinsha 06:00 - 00:30
K1A Funanxinqu Community - Funanxinqu Community 07:00 - 19:00
K2 Jinsha - Jinsha 06:00 - 00:30
K2A Guanghuacun - Guanghuacun 07:00 - 19:00
K3 Hehuachi - Xindu Transportation Hub From Hehuachi: 07:00 - 21:00
From Xindu Transportation Hub: 6:30 - 20:30
K5 Jinsha - Wanchun From Jinsha: 06:30 - 21:30
From Wanchun: 06:00 - 21:00
K11 Jinsha - Huayang 06:30 - 21:30
K11A Jinsha - Tianfu 5th Street From Jinsha: 07:00-09:30 16:00-19:00
From Tianfu 5th Street: 08:00-10:30 17:00-20:00
K12 Zhonghai International Community - East Railway Station 06:00 - 22:00
K13 Jiulidi - Tianfu Software Park From Jiulidi: 06:00 - 21:00
From Tianfu Software Park: 07:00 - 22:15
K13A Jiulidi - Incubation Park From Jiulidi: 07:00-18:00
From Incubation Park: 07:50-18:50
K15 Dafeng - Chuangye Rd. 2nd Ring Rd. From Dafeng: 06:00 - 21:45
From Chuangye Rd. 2nd Ring Rd.: 06:50 - 22:45
K15A Dafeng - Jinsha From Dafeng: 16:00-17:00
From Jinsha: 17:50-18:40 on weekdays
K16 Conghui Rd. - Shiyangchang From Conghui Rd.: 06:30 - 21:30
From Shiyangchang: 06:30 - 22:00
K17 International Trade City - Chadianzi From International Trade City: 06:00 - 21:00
From Chadianzi: 6:50 - 22:00
K19 Honghe - Weijianian 06:15 - 21:30

 Ticket fare & How to Pay: The ticket fare is CNY 2 per person. It is the same as regular bus lines, either by cash, transportation card, Wechat or Alipay. The free ride is available between 05:00 to 07:00 with a transportation card.
 Four Chengdu sightseeing bus lines are in service, connecting classic attractions like Chengdu IFS, Thatched Cottage of Du Fu, Qingyang Palace, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Street and Wide and Narrow Alley.  There are also city tourist lines to other sites in the downtown area like Wenshu Monastery and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda. Direct tourist buses to attractions in neighboring cities like Mt. Qingcheng, Mt. Emei, Dujiangyan ... are also available, departing from the famous sites in Chengdu city center.

Bus Line 11 in Chengdu
Bus No. 11
Community Bus in Chengdu
Community Shuttle

Night Lines

There are 15 night bus lines in Chengdu nowadays. Here under is the detailed information:

 Bus Schedules:
No. Route Schedule
Night Line 3 North Railway Station - North Railway Station 22:00 - 00:00 the next day
Night Line 4 North Railway Station - North Railway Station 22:00 - 00:00 the next day
Night Line 5 Yinghui - Zhonghai International Community 22:00 - 01:00 the next day
Night Line 6 East Railway Station - West Railway Station 22:00 - 01:00 the next day
Night Line 7 5th Wuxing Road - Hualin 22:00 - 01:00 the next day
Night Line 8 Dayuan - Tianfu Square South From Dayuan: 22:00-00:20
From Tianfu Square South: 22:45-01:05
Night Line 9 North Railway Station - Yinglong From North Railway Station: 23:30-06:30
From Yinglong: 22:00-05:00
Night Line 10 Hongsha Village - Jiulidi 22:00 - 01:00 the next day
Night Line 11 Donglin - Gaopeng 22:00 - 01:00 the next day
Night Line 12 Meizhou Huayuan - Qingbo Community From Qingbo Community: 22:00-23:00
From Meizhouhuayuan Community: 23:00-00:00
Night Line 13 North Railway Station - Dafeng From Dafeng: 22:00-00:30
From North Railway Station: 22:36-01:06
Night Line 14 Yipin Tianxia - Jinyuan Road From Yipin Tianxia: 22:00 - 00:00
From Jinyuan Road: 22:45 - 00:45 the next day
Night Line 15 Jinsha - Jiancai Road South 23:00 - 00:00
Night Line 16 Jinsha - Jiancai Road South 23:00 - 00:00
Night Line 20 Chengren - Huilong Avenue From Chengren: 22:00 - 00:00
From Huilong Avenue: 22:54-00:54

 Ticket fare & How to Pay: Ticket fare is CNY 3 by cash and the discount is the same with regular lines when using a transportation card, Wechat pay or Ali pay. 
 

Community Shuttle Lines

In order to facilitate citizens to transfer to regular buses and subways, Chengdu public transport system operates more than 100 Community Shuttle Bus Lines. Generally speaking, the total run length doesn’t exceed 5 kilometers (3 miles). The community shuttle bus lines are numbered with four digits like 1001 and 1161.

 Ticket fare & How to Pay: The opening time is mostly 07:00 to 19:00. Passengers can take it for free all day long using the transportation card; if paying by cash, it is CNY2.

- Last updated on May. 14, 2024 by Gabby Li -