1. Hotan Airport is located about 11.5km (7 mi) south of the city downtown area. It has 6 daily flights to Urumqi and other direct flights to Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Aksu, Kashgar and Yining. Airport shuttle bus is available to Hotan Railway Station.
2. There is a daily train service from the Railway Station to Urumqi.
3. This area is served by China National Highway 315, which runs along the southern Tarim Basin from Ruoqiang to Kashgar, and the Trans-Taklamakan Desert Highway, which run north to Aksu. There are regular buses running daily to Yining, Kashgar, Aksu, Kolar, Turpan, Wushentala, etc.
4. There are ten public bus lines traveling around the city. Passengers can take them easily to the passenger distributed centers.
5. The taxi fares in the city are CNY5 (Daytime)/CNY7 (Nighttime) for the first three kilometers and then CNY1.3 per additional kilometer.
6. Since most attractions in the city lie in the desert, car rental is the best option for travel to them. A cross country Jeep is recommended in view of the nature of the terrain.
7. Hotan Yutian Airport will start to build in 2019 or 2020. Around 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from downtown area, Hotan Yutian Airport is located in Yutian County, Hotan City of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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