Along with the advent of 5G era, China's transportation industry for intelligent development enters into the fast lane. Based on the integration of communication technology, Internet of things technology, big data technology, cloud computing technology, ar- tificial intelligence technology and so on, the whole process and all-round intelligent control are carried out in traffic construction, traffic management, road transportation, traffic service and so on, so as to ensure smooth and safe travel and to provide good servic- es to road, railway, civil aviation, water transportation and other transportation networks. It is the important feature of intelligent transportation in the 5G era. This paper analyses the trend of application and development of 5G network in intelligent transporta- tion, which is the research basis of perfecting transportation service and the scientific basis of promoting the intelligent and modern development of transportation in China.