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Chengdu, China
How to travel around Chengdu — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.
A large and growing network, reaching the panda base and both airports.
Standard, and avoids the airport and station touts.
Chengdu East to Chongqing in an hour, Xi'an in three.
Flat terrain, wide bike lanes, and a heavy dockless presence.
Frequent coaches to the day-trip sites from Xinnanmen station.
Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.
The dominant Chinese ride-hailing platform, with an English interface in the international app.
Handles metro and bus fares, taxi payment and most everyday transactions; supports foreign cards.
Books high-speed rail and domestic flights with an English interface and passport support.
