Nanning
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Nanning is the capital of Guangxi Province in south-west China. It is a huge, modern city and a transport gateway for travellers to and from Vietnam.
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Get in
By plane
Nanning has an Airport serving both domestic and international flights, though the latter feature only a few destinations on a non-daily basis. There is a shuttle-bus to the Minhang-Hotel close to the railway station (Y15 per Person, 45min), or you can take a taxi.
By train
The railway station is at the northern end of the city center.
| To | Departure | Price (Yuan) | Duration (h) | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunming | 18:10 | ~200.00 | 10 | 5 June 2005 |
| Pinxiang (Border to Vietnam) | 7:58 | 30.00 | 3.5 | 30 June 2005 |
By bus
Buses from the south and the Vietnam border arrive in a new bus station way south of the city center. Leave the bus station and take a public bus (Y1.2) form the opposite side of the road, heading left when your looking out of the bus station. Alternatively a taxi will take you for approx. Y5-Y10.
| To | Departure | Price (Yuan) | Duration (h) | Last update |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinxiang | 7, 7:40, 9, 10, 11, 12:40, 14, 15:20, 16, 17, 17:40 |
~35.00 | 5 | 29 June 2005 |
Get around
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Budget
Mid-range
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Drink
Sleep
Budget
Around the square in front of the station, there are several hotels offering bargains for rooms and dormbeds starting at Y15. Yingding-Hotel excels with English-speaking staff 24h on duty and a comprehensive lsit of train and bus connections.
Mid-range
Splurge
Contact
Stay safe
Cope
Vietnamese Consulate: The consulate issues Visas for Vietnam. Regular service takes 14(!) workdays, but you can opt for express service (600 yuan), in which case you can retrieve your passport and visa at 18:00 in the evening. Address:
- Ground floor, Touzi Dasha, 109 Minzu Dadao, Nanning.
- Tel: (86-77) 1551 0562
- Fax: (86-77) 1553 4738
You can either take a taxi there (ca. 15 yuan one way) or the local bus (1.2 yuan one way): Bus number 6 bound away from the railway-station; get off at the second stop after you crossed a big bridge. The consulate is in the first really high building you can see on the left hand side when crossing the bridge. (June 2005)
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