Getting Around

The most convenient way to get around Lu Shan is by taxi. The base rate is 10 RMB for the first two kilometers and 1 RMB for every additional kilometer. Some taxis don't have meters, so remember to bargain before you get in.

A tour company at the foot of the Lu Shan offers tour buses each day for tour groups. If you travel there individually, you can choose to take the buses at Jiujiang Long-distance Bus Station or just take a taxi there.

To and from Lu Shan

Air

Located 28 km away from Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang Changbei International Airport has both domestic and international flights with flight destinations including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Nanning, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Haikou, Singapore and Bankok, etc. Travelers can fly to Nanchang first and take a long-distance bus heading for Lu Shan.

Train

Lu Shan is situated at the central part of Jingjiu Railway Line, convenient to Beijing, Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang in the north, and Guangdong, Shenzhen, Hong Kong in the south. You can take a train directly to Lu Shan stopping at Lushan station or Jiujiang station, or to Nanchang station first and then take a long-distance bus to Lu Shan.

Bus

Nanchang Long-distance Bus Station (0791-622 6000) sends three buses to Lu Shan each day at 8:20 a.m., 11:05 a.m. and 3:40 p.m.  The 45 RMB trip takes about three hours to the top of the mountain.

Buses from Jiujiang Long-distance Bus Station (0792-858 2369) start from 6:50 in the morning and run until 4:30 in the afternoon with nearly one bus every hour. The trip takes about one and a half hours and costs about 8 RMB.

All these buses arrive at Lu Shan Bus Station (0792-828 1099) on the mountain, which sends four buses back to Jiujiang Long-distance Bus Station in the afternoon each day.