Central Guiyang is a concentrated couple of square kilometres around the narrow Nanming River , with the downtown area focused along Zhonghua Lu, which runs south through the centre into Zunyi Lu, which crosses the river and continues for another kilometre before terminating at the train station . In the large square outside you'll find green-and-white taxis (¥15 will get you anywhere within the city limits), and buses #1 or #2, which run between 6am and 10pm from the east side of the square: bus #1 goes along Zunyi Lu and Zhonghua Lu, turning west along Beijing Lu and back to the train station down Ruijin Lu, while bus #2 does the same route in reverse.

Guiyang has several bus stations : the colossal long-distance station is west of the centre on the corner of Yan'an Xi Lu and Zhaoshan Lu, while services from the south and west might terminate down near the Tiyu Binguan on Jiefang Lu. There's also a freelance long-distance depot outside the train-station square at the end of Zunyi Lu. Guiyang's new airport lies 15km east of town, a ¥50 taxi ride to the center.