The train ride between Zhenjiang and Shanghai takes about three hours; Nanjing is less than one hour west. Zhenjiang's train station , on Zhongshan Lu, is in the southwest of the city. From here, buses #2 and #4 run to Dashi Kou and then head north, while buses #10 and #12 run to Dashi Kou and turn south. Points of arrival by bus are harder to predict: some buses stop very close to the train station, others at the bus station on Jiefang Nan Lu, 500m south of Dashi Kou. If you plan on leaving Zhenjiang by bus, there are frequent minibuses to Nanjing from the train station square, and from the Jiefang Nan Lu bus station there are buses to Nanjing, Huai'an, Yangzhou and Lianyungang. All buses to points north (Huai'an, Yangzhou and Lianyungang) cross a brand new bridge that's become a cornerstone in Jiangsu's massive transportation development plans. The bridge is the Yangtze's third river crossing (after the Nanjing Daqiao, built in the 1960s), and is soon to be followed by two more bridges, one near Nanjing and one connecting Shanghai with the northern bank of the Yangtze.

Most facilities are in the Dashi Kou area, including the Bank of China (Mon-Fri 8-11.30am & 1.30-4pm), just to the east on Zhongshan Lu, and the post office immediately to the north on Jiefang Bei Lu. CITS (tel 0511/5231806) is at the corner of Zhongshan Dong Lu and Jiankang Lu, quite near the Jingkou Hotel.