Waterway

Ningbo has navigable waterways of 1262 km in length. The 252-km-long Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal connects itself with Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and can accommodate 40-tonnage vessels. Currently the city has 632 vessels with total 903,000 tonnage and 6977 passenger seats. Among them are 17 vessels of 10,000 tons and above with total 483,000 tonnage. The passenger and car ferries and express passenger ships from Ningbo to Shanghai and Zhousan have greatly promoted the economic exchanges and passenger transportation between these places. In 2002, the waterway transportation volume was 1,354,000 person-times for passenger and 27,159,000 tons for cargo, with turnover of passengers and cargo being 22,892,000 person-kilometers and 28.45 billion ton-kilometers respectively. 

Basically complete the renovation of Ningbo section of Hangzhou-Ningbo Canal; build the Yaojiang ship lock, Yulangpu ship lock, Datong ship lock and other auxiliary works. In time the Canal will become a 4th-grade navigation channel to accommodate 500-tonnage vessels.

Ningbo Port Passenger Transport Center: located in Jiangbei Wharf, and the ticket office is situated in No.142, Zhongma Road.
Telephone：0574-87356332

Daxie Passenger Transport: You can take express vessel to Putuo Mountain in Daxie Passenger Transport.
Telephone：0574-86762810

Baifeng Passenger Transport Wharf: You can take Bus No.558 in South Bus Station to Baifeng Wharf.
Telephone：0574-86727031

Guoju Ningzhou Ferry Station: Guoju-Liuheng  Guoju-Taohua   Guoju-Xiazhi
counseling： 0574-86021744, supervision hotline: 0574-86782829

Zhenghai Passenger Transport：Zhenghai-Daju-Chengsi  Zhenghai-Gaoting  Zhenghai-Dapukou
counseling: 0574-86270277, supervision hotline: 0574-86378182

Xize Hengshan Ferry Station: Xize-Hengma
counseling: 0574-65640144, supervision hotline: 0574-65972991

Xiangshan Shipu Waterway Passenger Transport: Shipu-Hepu
counseling: 0574-65964471, supervision hotline: 0574-65972991

Ninghai Wushan- Xiangshan Shipu Taining Ferry Station:
counseling: 0574-65907458  0574-65317858, supervision hotline: 0574-65907458  0574-65552215