Transportation
Hefei has been the provincial capital since 1949 (before it was Anqing) and is a natural center of transportation, being situated to the north of Lake Chao and standing on a low saddle crossing the northeastern extension of the Dabie Mountains, which form the divide between the Huai and Yangtze rivers. From Hefei there is easy water transport via the lake to the Yangtze River opposite Wuhu.
Important land routes run through Hefei — east-west from Pukou (opposite Nanjing in Jiangsu) to Xi'an (in Shaanxi) and north-south from Xuzhou (in Jiangsu) and Bengbu to Anqing (both in Anhui).
There are also two train stations in Hefei, the new one was built a few years ago and the old one is no longer used by the public.
In 2008 the thoroughfare Chang Jiang Lu (Chang Jiang Road) (长江路) is undergoing a renovation project to widen the roads and to create a bus route in the center of the road, with bus stations at islands that are connected to the sidewalks by skyways. The First Ring Road is also undergoing construction, with traffic lights being replaced by overpasses and ramps built to connect the First Ring Road and all major intersecting roads. Both projects are intended to ease the traffic Hefei now experiences at rush hour.
Hefei Luogang International Airport provides scheduled passenger service to major airports in China and international cities as well. The domestic destinations include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Harbin, etc. The international destinations include Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei (Taoyuan and Songshan), Kaohsiung, Seoul, Jeju, Singapore, Osaka and Bangkok. The new Hefei Xinqiao International Airport is currently under construction and supposed to start operation in October, 2012.
- China National Highway 312
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