Fujian is well connected via China's domestic airline, bus, highway and train networks.
The main airports are at Xiamen and Fuzhou; both have flights to Hong Kong as well as many mainland cities, as well as international flights to some other Asian cities. Xiamen also has cheap international connections to Manila, Singapore and Bangkok; see Discount airlines in Asia for details. The scenic Wu Yi Mountain area also has an airport with good domestic connections. Often package deals are available - flights and accommodation, and perhaps a guide, for a fixed price.
There are good highway connections around the province and out of it into neighboring provinces. There are regular buses from any of the main Fujian cities to any of the major cities in nearby provinces. Many of the roads are through mountainous (or at least very hilly) terrain and are feats of engineering involving a lot of bridges and tunnels. During World War II, the Japanese controlled most of Fujian but did not reach Sanming because of the mountains. Today, it is a few hours' drive on good roads from Fuzhou.
There is a high-speed rail line in service which connects Xiamen and Fuzhou to Ningbo, Hangzhou and Shanghai, running mostly along the coast. Speeds are over 200 km/hour (125 mph) and the Fuzhou-Shanghai trip takes about six hours. Extensions South to Shenzhen and inland to Nanchang in Jiangxi are planned. As of early 2011, construction on those is visible, but does not look near completion. Older rail lines which wind inland through the mountains carry passengers as well and are cheaper, but much less convenient. For example, Fuzhou-Shanghai takes 17 hours instead of six.
There are boats to Taiwan-controlled islands that are located near the Fujian coast ? from Mawei, a suburb of Fuzhou, to Matsu and from Xiamen to Kinmen. From those islands, it is possible to continue to the main island of Taiwan.
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