1. Transportation
Highways
An intersection of highways G6 (Beijing-Tibet autonomous region) and G65 (Baotou- Darhan Muminggan Joint Banner)
National highways G110 and G210 go through Baotou.
Railways
Baotou is a transportation hub for Beijing-Baotou, Baotou-Lanzhou and Baotou-Xi’an railways.
Metro Line 1 is under construction.
Airport
Baotou Airport is a national 4D-level airport. It is 23 kilometers away from the downtown area, and has flights to more than 20 destinations, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Chengdu and Guangzhou.
The airport terminal and supporting facilities are under construction.
Ports
Frontier port: Makkaur port, a national level port
Inland port: It has a transfer station for international containers