Guide of Popular APPs and Websites for Travel China

Apps Guide for Travel China

Before your trip to China, make sure to download and set up a few essential apps to help you with navigation, bookings, payment and daily services.

This guide will show you where to download them, tutorial of features, instruction to use.

This page will show you the official websites, links, QR code to access.

And most of apps available in you mobile store.

Must Have Essential China Travel Apps

Wechat, english version available, "Weixin" in Chinese. Tutorial of usage.

An all-in-one platform app for communication, booking, social networking, payments, ride-hailing, transportation, almost everything

Alipay, english version available, "Zhifubao" in Chinese. Tutorial of usage

Itegrated financial platform with features of booking, payment, translation, medial appointments, ridesharing, hailing car, and more

Auto Navi Map, Amap, english version available, "Gaode" in Chinese, usage guide

Navigation and route planniing by public bus, metro, bike, walk, and driving as well

Chinese "Uber", english version available, leading ride-hailing platform, instruction of usaged

Baidu Map, Chinese version, and English version only for Beijing form Jan 2025

International travel & tour both on web browser and mobile app, english version, "Xiecheng" in Chinese version

Integrated tickets booking platform for all China trains, english version available, state owned

Real-tim flights tracking: variflight.com

More Translation apps as Pleco, Microsoft Bing, Baidu, Google, Youdao app.

Maps apps as Apple, Tencent, Huawei Petal, Ovital app.

Medicine /drug, food take-out delivery apps as Meituan (Dianping), Ele app.

Public and metro apps as Chelaile, Metroman app.

Hotel, airtickets, train tickets app as Elong app, trip app.

And BOC Compass app (Bank of China) multi-service and information for foreigner traveling in China.

Social mediea video apps as Tencent QQ, Red book, Douyin, Jinri Toutiao, Aiqiyi, Kuaishou, Weibo, Bilibili app.

Shopping apps as Taobao, Pinduoduo, Jingdong, Goofish Xianyu app

China travel background information apps as CRI, XuexiQiangguo app.

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