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Thought Anui is located in the inner land, the later strides in transportation infrastructure construction, compared with other provinces in the east China, it developed quite fast so that the whole province has roughly formed an advanced cubic transportation network of water, land and sea, in which the most developed is the railway transportation with rail mileage open to traffic reaching over 2,500 kms that is the longest in east China.

By Air

The province of Anhui has 5 major commercial airports and another 4 major airports are under construction. Hefei Xinqiao International Airport and Huangshan International Airport are the 2 international airports. The 5 airports in operation are:

Hefei Xinqiao International Airport (IATA: HFE, ICAO: ZSOF) is the main airport serving Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province, China. It is located near the town of Gaoliu in Shushan District, 31.8 km from the city center. Construction started in December 2008 with a total investment of 3.728 billion yuan. Opened on 30 May 2013, it replaced Luogang Airport as Hefei's main airport.

Huangshan Tunxi International Airport  (IATA: TXN, ICAO: ZSTX) is an airport in Tunxi, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China. It mainly serves tourists to Mount Huangshan, one of China's top tourist destinations. The airport was first built in 1958 and has one 2,600-meter runway

Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (IATA: JUH, ICAO: ZSJH) is an airport serving the city of Chizhou in Anhui Province. It is located in Guichi District, 20 kilometers from the city center. The airport also serves the city of Tongling and the Buddhist sacred mountain of Jiuhuashan, both 20 kilometers away.]Construction of the airport began on 26 August 2009. It was originally expected to cost 609 million yuan and to open in 2011, but the actual opening date was 29 July 2013

Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (IATA: AQG, ICAO: ZSAQ) is a dual-use military and civil airport serving the city of Anqing in Anhui Province. It is located 6.3 kilometers north of the city. In 1991 the national government approved the conversion of the military Anqing Air Base to a dual-use airport. With an investment of 28 million yuan, the airport was opened to civil flights in December 1993.In 2005 HNA Group (parent of Hainan Airlines) took over the management of the airport and renamed it Anqing Tianzhushan Airport, after the nearby tourist destination Tianzhushan (Mount Tianzhu).

Fuyang Xiguan Airport (IATA: FUG, ICAO: ZSFY) is an airport serving the city of Fuyang in Anhui Province.The construction of the airport was controversial as it was instigated by a corrupt official. The construction costs of the airport are reported to be 390 million Yuan, but in 2002, only 920 passengers travelled through the airport.

By Train

Anhui was a place with a lack of a railway network. The situation has improved in the last 20 years. Most cities in this province are now connected by a high-speed train system. The newest one is Hefeinan Railway Station (Hefei South Railway Station 合肥火车南站) where most high-speed trains pass through. The Chinese government set Hefei as the leading National railway hub in 2016. In addition, according to the Chinese central government, Anhui will set at least 5 sub-central railway hubs in the next 5 years.

By high-speed railway, it only takes 1 hour from Hefei to Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province, two hours to Wuhan, capital city of Hubei Province, three hours to Shanghai and four hours to Beijing. Check train timetable here. You can dial 12306, log on the official website of the Customer Service Center of China Railway Corporation or go to the nearest train ticket agency to buy a ticket.

By Bus

It's  also very convenient to travel to Anhui from neighboring provinces such as  Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi through trans-provincial  expressways. Inter-city bus is the best choice for individual tourists to travel  around Anhui.

Several cities of Anhui have become the crossroads of China's highway system. The province has set an ambitious plan from 2015 to 2025. Some important highways include:

G3 Beijing-Taipei Expressway

G40 Shanghai-Xi'an Expressway

G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway

S24 Changshu-Hefei Expressway

And G4212, G5011,National Highway 206,National Highway 312,National Highway 346,S17 Bengbu-Hefei Expressway, G3W Expressway

This is an important reason why so many express companies set their hubs in Hefei.