Why go
- Capital of Guangdong, China.
- Served by Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN).
History
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Airports
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) 27 km to the centre
Guangzhou (Huadu), 44, CN — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 56 airlines (China Southern Airlines, Air China, Shenzhen Airlines, Hainan Airlines…) · direct flights to 150 destinations incl. Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Hong Kong (144 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 56 airlines, 150 direct destinations
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, A319, 737-800, A321, Embraer 190, 737-700…) · 115 routes: Amsterdam, Anqing, Anshun, Auckland, Bangkok, Beihai, Beijing, Bijie, Brisbane, Changcha, Changchun, Changde, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chizhou, Chongqing, Dalian, Danang, Dayong, Delhi, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dubai, Fukuoka, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Handan, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hefei, Ho Chi Minh City, Hohhot, Hong Kong … +75 more
- Air China CA (A320, 737-800, 737, A321, A319, 330…) · 46 routes: Addis Ababa, Baotou*, Beijing, Cairo*, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dazhou, Guangyuan, Guiyang, Haikou*, Hangzhou, Harbin*, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan*, Istanbul, Jinan*, Jingdezhen*, Jiuzhaigou, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning*, NTG, Qingdao*, Quanzhou*, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Tianjin, Tokyo*, Wanxian, Wenzhou*, Wuhan, Wuxi, Wuyishan* … +6 more
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A320, 737, 737-800, 330, A319, 340…) · 41 routes: Addis Ababa*, Baotou, Beijing*, Changchun, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Dazhou*, Guangyuan*, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou*, Harbin, Hefei, Hohhot, Huangyan, Jinan, Jingdezhen, Jiuzhaigou*, Kunming, Linyi, Luzhou*, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, NTG, Quanzhou, Shanghai*, Shanghai*, Shenyang, Tianjin*, Tokyo*, Wanxian*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yibin*, Yuncheng* … +1 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 24 routes: Baise, Beijing, Chongqing, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hefei, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Sanya, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, TVS, Urumqi, Weifang, Wenzhou, Xi'an, Yichang, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737-800, 737, 737-300, A321, A330-300…) · 23 routes: Beijing*, Hangzhou, Hefei, Huai An, Huangyan, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Luxi, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shanghai, Taiyuan, Tokyo*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xiamen*
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 7 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Lijiang, Sanya
- Air France AF (A320, 777-200, A319, A321, 737-800) · 6 routes: Chongqing*, Hangzhou*, Paris, Shenyang*, Singapore*, Wuhan*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737-800, 757, A330-300) · 6 routes: Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Xiamen
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800) · 4 routes: Jinan, Qingdao, Wuyishan, Yantai
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 4 routes: Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Xiamen
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321, 330) · 3 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Saipan
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321) · 3 routes: Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-200, A330-300, 737) · 2 routes: Moscow, Urumqi*
- AirAsia AK (A320) · 2 routes: Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, A330-300) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shijiazhuang
- China United KN (737) · 2 routes: Beijing, Hangzhou
- Delta Air Lines DL (A321, 380, 777-200) · 2 routes: Hangzhou*, Los Angeles*
- EVA Air BR (A330-200, 747-400, M90) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung*, Taipei
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A321, 767) · 2 routes: Osaka*, Tokyo
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 2 routes: Shanghai, Shanghai
- Kenya Airways KQ (767-300, 777-300) · 2 routes: Bangkok, Nairobi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (A321, 330, A330-300, 737-800, 777-200) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Hangzhou*
- Saudi Arabian Airlines SV (777) · 2 routes: Jeddah, Riyadh
- Air Madagascar MD (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300) · 1 route: Tokyo
- Cambodia Angkor Air (K6) K6 (A321) · 1 route: Siem-reap
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Caucasus Airlines NS (737-700) · 1 route: Shijiazhuang
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- China Airlines CI (747-400) · 1 route: Taipei
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Egyptair MS (777-300) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 1 route: Chengdu
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-300ER) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-200) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Korean Air KE (A330-300) · 1 route: Seoul
- KSY KY (737-700) · 1 route: Kunming
- Lao Airlines QV (A320) · 1 route: Vientiane
- Mahan Air W5 (313) · 1 route: Tehran
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Myanmar Airways International 8M (A320) · 1 route: Yangon
- Oman Air WY (A340-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Orient Thai Airlines OX (M82) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila*
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 1 route: Tianjin
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300) · 1 route: Singapore
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai AirAsia FD (A320) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Thai Airways International TG (330) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Tiger Airways TR (A320) · 1 route: Singapore
- Turkish Airlines TK (330, A340-300) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Uni Air B7 (M90) · 1 route: Taichung
- West Air China PN (A320) · 1 route: Chongqing
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) 20 km to the centre
Foshan (Nanhai), 44, CN — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (China Eastern Airlines, China United) · direct flights to 1 destination incl. Beijing (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 1 direct destination
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Fanhu Airport 35 km to the centre
Foshan (Sanshui), 44, CN
Getting there by ferry
Tianzi Pier
Ferry terminal · 4.2 km from the centre · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
Union Pier
Ferry terminal · 4.3 km from the centre
Shengzonggonghui Ferry Pier
Ferry terminal · 4.3 km from the centre
Textile Pier
Ferry terminal · 4.4 km from the centre
金沙洲码头
Ferry terminal · 4.4 km from the centre
Kiankow Ferry
Ferry terminal · 4.5 km from the centre
渡轮 S7线：纺织码头 -> 天字码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S1线：金沙洲码头 -> 黄沙码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S1线：黄沙码头 -> 金沙洲码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S4线：鳌洲码头 -> 西堤码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
广州水上巴士S6线
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S6线：黄沙码头 -> 芳村码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S6线：芳村码头 -> 黄沙码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
渡轮 S14线：石围塘码头 -> 石围塘码头
Ferry route · 广州公交集团客轮有限公司
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CAN has direct flights to 150 destinations on 56 airlines (incl. Hangzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Bangkok, Chengdu…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Tianzi Pier, 4.2 km); routes include 渡轮 S7线：纺织码头 -> 天字码头, 渡轮 S1线：金沙洲码头 -> 黄沙码头, 渡轮 S1线：黄沙码头 -> 金沙洲码头.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Guangzhou, China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Gulfstream, Global, BBJ · China's largest business-jet operator.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.