Beijing Transportation
October 29, 2009 by admin
Filed under Beijing City
Air
Located about 25 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of downtown Beijing, Beijing Capital Airport is the largest airport in China. You may find direct daily flights to most big cities in the world.
Go downtown:
1. Airport Shuttle: RMB16-25/person
2. Taxi: RMB80
There are some other airports in Beijing, such as Nanyuan Airport, Xijiao Airport, Beiyuan Airport, Liangxiang Airport, Shahe Airport, Tongxian Airport, Miyun Airport, Badaling Airport etc. However, most of them are for military used and are less known to the public.
Train
Beijing is with the most complete and organized train system in China. There are four railway stations in Beijing: Beijing Railway Station (in eastern Beijing), Beijing West Railway Station (in the southwest of the city), Yongdingmen Station (in the south) and Xizhimen Station (in the north). Many buses stop at these stations, so you need not worry about getting downtown from these places.
Coach
Get to Beijing by coach is very convenient. There are four major long-distance bus stations in Beijing: Dongzhimen (northeast; Dongzhimenwai Xiejie), Muxiyuan south; Haihutun, Fengtai District), Beijiao (north; Deshengmenwai) and Majun or Guangqumen (east; Guangqumenwai).
Travel around the city
1. Pubic Bus
Public buses are the cheapest way to get around Beijing. The flat rate for an electric car and ordinary public car is RMB1. Buses equipped with air-conditioning or of special line are charged according to the distance.
2. Taxi
Comprehensive Price: price = starting price (RMB10) + (mileage – starting miles (3 km)) * priced per kilometer (RMB2)
Taxi call in Beijing:
Tel: 961001, 68373399
For taxi complaints:
Tel: 68351150
3. Bicycle
The best way to travel around the city is by bike. You can rent bicycles by the day at hotels throughout Beijing (around RMB20-30). You may also rent bikes at some bicycle shops where the charge is lower.
4. Subway
The subway fare begins at RMB2. The subway operates from 5.30am to 11pm daily and entrances are marked by a logo of a square inside a “C” shape. All stops are marked in pinyin, and announced in English and Chinese. Here is a map of Beijing subway lines for your reference.
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