How to Get to Jiuzhaigou Valley from Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport? - Detailed Jiuhuang Airport Transportation Guide

Located in Sichuan province, Jiuzhaigou is endowed with exceptional natural condition and geographical position. It is named after nine Tibetan cottages where the villagers have lived for generations, and the 108 lakes in spots was said to be the pieces of a jeweled mirror which isbroken by a fairy. As a country-level AAAAA scenic spot, the beauty of Jiuzhaigou varies from seasons, angles and altitude. As a natural habitat, Jiuzhaigou plays an important role in maintaining rare animals and plants, such as panda and ginkgo. Jiuzhaigou has a changeable view which you can never be tired of, such as spring with melting snow, summer with endless forest, autumn with colorful leaf and crystal lakes, winter with a white wonderland. With mysterious legend and changeable sceneries, Jiuzhaigou is known as the world of fairy tales and the king of waterscapes, and attracts a steady flow of tourists.

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport is the nearest airport to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong National Park.

A famous spot can hardly do without the help of convenient transportation. The Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport provides a comfortable and convenient form of transportation. As a plateau airport, Jiuhuang Airport is surrounded by mountains which have an altitude of 4000m to 5000m and built at Songpan County, Aba State, and 12 kilometers north of Chuanzhusi town. After third phase construction, Jiuhuang Airport has good infrastructure, and could provide convenient service now. The place to check your package is near by the information office. You can check your luggage three days here at the most, with a price of 30 RMB to 50 RMB. There is no place to converting foreign currency or drawing cash around the airport, so you’d better prepare cash before flight. In view of the fact that the location is remote, you can have your lunch after arriving Jiuzhaigou National Park. Nuorilang tourism service center would be a good choice.

The Location of Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport and Ways to the National Parks

Domestic Flights to Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport

Fourteen cities and twelve airline companies have already opened direct flights to Jiuzhaigou, including Chengdu, Chongqing, Xian, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing, Changsha, Kunming, Zhangjiajie, and Mianyang. To cost tourism reduction, airline companies implement preferential policies in off season, and the tickets will have a discount of 50% or more, so does the hotel. Compared to Chengdu, the fares of the flights from others cities will be more expensive. What’s more, the flight from Chengdu and Chongqing to Jiuzhaigou is available throughout the year, while the flights from other cities are offered only in busy season. Chengdu, Chongqing and Mianyang are often used as a staging post on flights to Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport. There are 20 or more flights from Chengdu Shuangliu Airport to Jiuzhaigou Airport in busy season, and the flying time would be 40 minutes. It will cost more than 1000RMB without discount, while 700 RMB in off season. Compared to Chengdu Shuangliu, only two or three flights are offered by Chongqing Jiangbei Airport, but it has a lower price and a longer flying time, which is about an hour.

3 Days Jiuzhaigou Valley and Huanglong National Park Local Tour

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport to Jiuzhaigou National Park

There is an hour and a half driving, 88km distance from Jiuzhaigou Airport to Jiuzhaigou National Park. Given that the Jiuzhaigou Airport is located in mountain area, it is hardly to call a taxi when you arrive there, and if so, it will cost 200 RMB to 260 RMB. However, outside the airport, you can go on private car driven by local Tibetan drivers, who will tell you some anecdotes along the way. The price is about 150 RMB. To save some trouble like checking luggage at airport, hiring a car is a good choice. The car rental company provides four kinds of cars, including domestic car, businesspurpose vehicle (for seven persons), midsize car (for 19 persons), and bus (for 35 persons).

Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport Taxi Fee

From Jiuzhaigou Airport to Jiuzhaigou National Park, the price of one-way trip is about 200 RMB for cars, and 400RMB for business purpose vehicle. A 5% discount will be provided if you order a round-trip, which means that you can hire a car for round-trip with a price of 380 RMB. In order to ensure the safety of nighttime driving, night service charge of 100 RMB is needed if you landed after 9:00pm. As to snow weather, another 100 RMB may be needed because of the increasing oil consumption and driving risk. The rental fee and others service change with seasons. Make sure that you have already booked the cars before your flight, and the rental company may provide airport pick-up service.

5 Days Jiuzhaigou Huanglong National Park Tour with Songpan Horse-back Riding

After renting cars, another method to getting Jiuzhaigou National Park is taking airport shuttle bus. It will cost 50 RMB for one-way trip to Jiuzhaigou Valley or Huanglong National Park, and 120 RMB for trip to both Jiuzhaigou and Huangllong. It takes you an hour and a half to two hours. By comparison with renting cars, taking bus tends to be more affordable, and you need not to contact with the rental company in advance. However, the airport bus is easily affected by many conditions. Many of those most affected is the number of tourists. The bus will not set out until fully occupied, so you’d better rent a car in off season, otherwise you may wait for a while. At worse, it would be canceled because there is no qualified majority reached to set out. Certainly, if you arrived in busy season, you don’t have to worry about this.

Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport to Other nearby Attractions

Located at the center of triangle area of Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong and Munigou, Jiuzhaigou Airport is great base of traveling around Chengdu, Huanglong, Guergou and Munigou. Again, two choices are suggested. Starting at Jiuzhaigou Airport, you can rent a car, and it will take you nearly one-day-long to drive along 450km. There are two choices available driving from Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu, regarded as east route and west route. It will cost you about 1,500 RMB for a one-way trip, while the bus will cost about 125 RMB. 230km north-west of Chengdu, Guergou can be reached by taking bus at Chengdu bus station after a 5-hour-driving.

Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport and nearby Attractions Map

Taking tour bus from airport to Huanglong, it will cost 22 RMB for one-way trip and 40 RMB for round-trip, and will take you an hour. However, given to the limited number of runs, most of the tourists tend to rent cars themselves. Some driving routes are provided by Rental Company. The fee would be 400 RMB of driving from Jiuzhaigou Airport to Huanglong via Jiuzhaigou National Park.

Taking tour bus from airport to Huanglong

Munigou is also a great place to stay while you are there. The driving rout from Jiuzhaigou Airport to Jiuzhaigou via Munigou is 200km long, and it will spend oneday to get there with a fee of 400 RMB.

The convenient transportation and unique location make Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport more and more popular today. Surrounded by several scenic spots, it can be a transfer station for tourists. No matter busy season or off season, Jiuzhaigou remains her beauty as always. Well-prepared and travelling light, the trip will be enjoyable.

FAQ about Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport Transportation

1. What if I arrived at Jiuzhaigou Huanglong Airport at night?

When you see the estimated arrival time on your ticket, you should call a rental car company to book a car. Because the shuttle bus might have stopped and Jiuzhaigou Airport is located in mountain area, it is hardly to call a taxi at late night, and if so, it will cost 200 RMB to 260 RMB, which is 2 times more than in the day time. If you choose unknown illegal car outside the airport, you have to pay more attention about your property safe and personal safe.

Comparatively, rental car is an economical and safe choice. You can share a car with others. The domestic car, business purpose vehicle for 7 persons for one-way trip to Jiuzhaigou National park is about 200 RMB in the day time, andafter 9 pm, the price would cost 100 RMB more.