You can use these two softwares: Xiangxing Card APP, Changsha Metro APP, and Hebao Payment APP. Currently, there are three APPs in Changsha that are compatible with scanning QR codes to take buses and subways, namely the Hunan Bank Card and Changsha Subway, and both offer 30% off for buses and 10% off for subways.
1. Hunan Bank Card APP: supports Android and IOS systems, but the IOS system does not support subway payment function for the time being. At the same time, if it is a mobile phone with NFC function, it can also be used to recharge bus cards with the mobile phone. If there is a balance in the card, there is also a cash withdrawal function.
2. Changsha Metro APP: supports Android and IOS systems, supports bus payment and subway payment functions, does not have NFC recharge function, and cannot withdraw cash.
3. Hebao Payment APP: supports Android and IOS systems. It is also the only APP that offers discounts of more than 10% off in the subway. However, the event will only last until September this year. There is only one discount per day, and you must first Pay a credit fee of 10 yuan. Some citizens have reported that the loading time of the QR code for rides with package payment is slightly longer. Bus types:
1. Regular buses
The regular bus lines operated in Changsha have one to three Arabic numerals and mainly serve the central areas of Changsha (Furong District, Tianxin District, Yuelu District, Kaifu District, Yuhua District), some of which are regular buses connecting Wangcheng District and Changsha County. Part of the Xingsha Line (starting with X) and Wangcheng Line (starting with W) managed by Changsha County and Wangcheng District also connect to the central city.
2. Express Bus
Changsha Bus No. 215, Changsha Bus No. 26
3. Intercity Bus
Changsha’s City The intercity buses radiate from the center of Changsha City to the two suburban cities of Liuyang and Ningxiang and the two cities of Zhuzhou and Xiangtan under the jurisdiction of Changsha City. They are divided into Changning Intercity Bus, Changliu Intercity Bus, Changzhou-Zhuzhou-Tancheng City International bus.