Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a new form of public transportation using large-capacity buses to provide a service on a dedicated bus lane that is of a higher speed than an ordinary bus line.

Guangzhou's BRT system runs from Xiayuan to the Tianhe Sports Center, extending 22.9 kilometers with 26 stations, which, from west and east, are the Tiyu Zhongxin (Tianhe Sports Center), Shipaiqiao, Gangding, Shida Jida (South China Normal University and Jinan University), Huajing Xincheng (Huajing New City), Shangshe, Xueyuan, Tangxiacun, Tangdong, Tianlang Mingju, Chebei, Dongpuzhen, Huangcun, Zhucun, Lianxi, Maogang, Zhujiangcun, Xiasha, Wuchong, Huangpu Keyunzhan (Huangpu Coach Terminal), Shuanggang, Shachong, Nanhaishenmiao (South Sea God Temple), Miaotou, Nanwan, and Xiayuan. 

There're 31 BRT routes, consisting of thirty routes whose route numbers begin with the letter B, and one shuttle route, the B1 route, on which the bus runs back and forth along the 22.9-kilometer line between Tiyu Zhongxin and Xiayuan. The 30 flexible routes operate on the dedicated bus lanes on the BRT line. BRT buses on these routes are deemed as ordinary buses after they exit the line on Zhongshan Avenue and run alongside regular buses.

The fare for a single journey is fixed at 2 yuan, and passengers transferring between different BRT routes in the same direction at the same station do not have to pay extra. Passengers are expected to make the exact payment for their fare as no changes are available. Passengers transferring between different directions or stations or outside the BRT lanes are expected to pay extra.