The largest concentration of city buses is found outside the train station at the northern end of Jiefang Lu. There are other clusters just outside the South Gate, and at the southern end of Yanta Lu, just north of the Big Goose Pagoda.

The city also has five trolleybus lines, which all run east-west across the city; most useful is trolleybus #101, which runs south from a terminus outside the station, down Jiefang Lu, then turns west on to Dong Dajie, runs past the Bell Tower, and continues through the west gate on to Fenghao Lu, coming close to the CAAC office.

Plentiful red taxis cruise the streets and can be hailed anywhere. Most destinations within the city come inside the ¥6 minimum rate. Note that a rule obliges you to pay an extra ¥2.5 on top of what the meter says - a sign on the dashboard explains this, but as it's only in Chinese, foreigners often think they're being ripped off.

As the streets are wide and flat, cycling is a good way to get around Xi'an. All the major streets have cycle lanes, controlled at major intersections by officials with flags. There are, however, few bike parks, and most people run the risk of a rarely enforced ¥10 fine by leaving their bikes padlocked to railings. Make sure you have a good security chain, especially if your bike is anything other than a downbeat Flying Pigeon. For rental places, see p.256.

The yellow city maps available everywhere (¥3) are generally reliable and hold a lot of information, including bus and tram routes.