Harbin's Taiping International Airport is quite a ways out of the city, so taking a taxi isn't terribly practical unless you're traveling with a lot of luggage. Fortunately, there's an airport shuttle with four lines that pick up and drop off at various points in the city. I'm lucky enough to have a stop not too far from my apartment complex, so for ¥1 ($0.16) I'm able to catch a bus to the shuttle stop and for another ¥20 ($3.25) I'm able to get out to the airport. The shuttle drops off and picks up at the departures and arrivals doors of Taiping's domestic terminal.
On the way to the airport you pay the driver just before boarding, but leaving the airport for the city you pay at a kiosk located next to the doors out to the buses. (You can't miss it leaving domestic arrivals baggage claim - the signs will be for "BUS," but lead to the shuttles. Make sure you get on the right line for where you're headed in the city!) I think there are plans for the Harbin Metro's Line 5 to connect to the airport, but given that we only have Line 1 up and running right now it might be a while before that's up and running. Until then the shuttle is the most convenient 'economy' way of getting to Taiping Airport!
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