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Tianjin, China
How to travel around Tianjin — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.
Thirty minutes city centre to city centre — Tianjin is effectively a Beijing suburb by rail.
Several lines covering the concessions, the stations and the coast.
Evening boats past the lit bridges and concession buildings.
Standard; unlicensed cars at the high-speed stations quote several times the fare.
Wudadao is best covered on foot or by the tourist carriages that circulate it.
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.
