Huangshan airport to the city centre: ¥1 bus or ¥20 taxi

Huangshan Tunxi airport (TXN) is about 7 km west of downtown Tunxi, so the transfer is short: a taxi to the old street takes 15–20 minutes and costs ¥15–20, and city buses 18 and 19 cover the same ground for ¥1.

Two things that catch people out

Downtown Tunxi and Huangshan scenic area are not the same place. The old street is a 15-minute ride; Tangkou, the south gate where the mountain buses and cable cars start, is an hour and a half away. And nothing runs from the airport to the mountain directly — you connect through the city.

To downtown, step by step

1. Taxi from the rank. Cars wait on the ground floor of the terminal. The reference fare board at the airport lists ¥20 to the old street area (8 km) and ¥26 to the city government (11 km).
2. Bus 18 or 19. ¥1 flat, no change needed if you have an Alipay or WeChat QR code. Bus 18 runs into town via 一马路 and 二马路, the old street stops; bus 19 ends at the bus station and tourist dispatch centre. Both run 07:00–17:30 every 20 minutes, from a stop signposted 机场 just outside the terminal.
3. Late landing. An airport shuttle went into trial service on 30 June 2023 at ¥5 a head, leaving the terminal at 20:00, 21:15 and 22:25 via Laojie Erma Road and the Huangshan International Hotel. Confirm at the information desk that it still runs; if not, it's a taxi.
4. Didi works normally and needs no Chinese.

Straight to the mountain

Take a taxi to the bus station on Qiyun Avenue (about ¥20, 15 minutes), then a Tangkou bus. They start around 06:30 and the last one leaves mid-afternoon, so a late flight means a night in Tunxi. A taxi all the way to Tangkou takes about 1.5 hours and costs around ¥150.

Onward travel

For high-speed trains out of Huangshan North or your flight home, book trains and flights on Trip.com, then compare the main booking sites before you pay.

Last checked: 2026-10-26