Looking to the broader GPRD, through years of continuous investment and development in infrastructure, the GPRD enjoys a comprehensive and reliable transportation and commuting network comprising of airports, railways, ports, highways and waterways.

Airports: There are 5 airports in the GPRD, including the Hong Kong International Airport, which is rated one of the best airports in the world for civilian and air-freight transport, and the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which serves as the centre for major domestic freight in the Mainland. All these airports work closely together.

Railway system: Many of the key rail arteries in China, such as the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, start in the GPRD. Inside the region, through-train express services connecting Guangzhou and Hong Kong operate, and an inter-cities express rail transport system is planned.

Port facilities: There are a number of natural deep-water harbours and the world’s busiest container ports in the GPRD, including the Kwai Chung Container Terminals in Hong Kong, the Yantien Port in Shenzhen, the Huangpu Port and Nansha Port of Guangzhou, etc. Port charges are recognized as being some of the most competitive in the world.

Highways: All major cities in the GPRD are linked by highways, and the highway network is rapidly expanding. Projects in progress, such as the Shenzhen Western Corridor and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-macao Link, will further connect Hong Kong and Macao with the Pearl River Delta by land.

Due to the collaborative economic development in the GPRD, the three administrations are successfully cooperating on large scale infrastructure constructions. The continuous improvement in infrastructure has created a better foundation for the merging of economic regions of the GPRD and additionally meets the ever-increasing demand on logistics services induced by trade development.

Work is underway to link the jurisdictions even more directly through two initiatives:
- the Shenzhen Western Corridor and Deep Bay Link connecting Hong Kong and Shekou is scheduled to be completed in 2005/06
- a bridge will be built to link Hong Kong with Zhuhai and Macao