Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The 17m-high seated central Buddha is said to be Losana, whose face is al-
legedly modelled on Tang empress and Buddhist patron Wu Zetian, who funded its
carving.
The
CAAC
( Zhongguo Minhang; 6231 0121, 24hr 6539 9366; 196 Chundu
Lu)
is in a white-tile building north of the railway line, but tickets can be ob-
tained through hotels. Daily flights operate to Beijing (¥810, 1½ hours), Shang-
hai (¥990, 1½ hours) and other cities.
Bus
Regular departures from the
long-distance bus station
( yiyuan qichezhan;
Jinguyuan Lu) diagonally across from the train station include the following:
Xi'an
¥90, four hours, hourly
Buses to similar destinations also depart from the friendly and less frantic
Jinyuan bus station
( Jinyuan qichezhan), just west of the train station.
Train
Luoyang's new
Luoyang Longmen Station
( Luoyang Longmen Zhan) over
the river in the south of town has D and G trains to Zhengzhou and Xi'an. The
regular
Train Station
( Luoyang Huoche Zhan) has regional and long-distance
trains.
Hard-sleeper destinations:
Beijing West
seat/sleeper ¥110/197, seven to 10 hours, eight daily
Shanghai
seat/sleeper ¥153/263, 12 to 17 hours, five daily
From Luoyang Longmen Station:
Xi'an
2nd/1st class ¥120/190, two hours, eight daily
Getting Around
The airport is 12km north of the city. Bus 83 (¥1, 30 minutes) runs from the
parking lot to the right as you exit the train station. A taxi from the train station
costs about ¥35.
