The Outer Transportation

By plane:
Most major international airlines have regular flights in and out of Beijing to cities throughout the world. Most cities in China have regular flights to and from Beijing. Check our flight reservation system for what you are looking for. The Capital International Airport of Beijing is about 30 km from the city center,being located in the northeast of the city proper-Shunyi District, of which the new airport lounge has been started using.The status of Beijing has been further strengthened as the international and domestic aviation pilot in China.

From here there are a few airport buses (RMB 16) that will take you into town.These buses could get to Xidan Civil Aviation Mansion, the Art Gallery, the entrance of Beijing Railway Station and the Princess Tomb(Gongzhufen), etc. If you are inclined to drive the car yourself, you are to be informed that the highway charges of the airport would be changed relevantly according to different sorts of the car,and the taxi should cost approximately RMB 10.

By train: (From Beijing Station to other cities' stations)
Travelling by train, one can reach almost anywhere in China and even other destinations in Europe and Asia such as Moscow and Ulanbator.
Some of the major domestic routes include:
Beijing to Shanghai: normally about 14 hours overnight.
Beijing to Guangzhou: normally about 30 hours.
Beijing to Harbin: normally less than 20 hours.
Beijing to Xi'an: normally less than 10 hours.
There are three train stations in Beijing, the main station, Xizhimen Station and the West Station, although most trains to major cities use the Beijing West Station; Xizhimen Station is the north station of Beijing, including some short-travel trains to Inner Mongolia and Hebei Province ,etc., and also some excursion trains start their routes here.The easiest way to get to the main station is to take the subway. A taxi from the Forbidden City should cost approximately RMB 20-40. There is a foreigner ticketing office in the station and most Hotels will also arrange tickets for you (for a charge).
The number of the hotline for ordering the train tickets: 010-26688688; The ordering number for the train tickets in a group: 010-65128930.

The Highway: (Beijing is to be as the starting station, while other cities are the terminus.)

There are 12 national highways radiating from Beijing taken as the centre, which could arrive in Shenyang, Tianjin, Harbin, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Kunming and other main cities separately in China. There are also 6 expressways surrounding the urban district: Badaling Freeway, the Capital Airport Highway, the Expressway from Beijing to Shenyang, the Highway from Beijing to Tangshan, which will go by Tianjin, and from Beijing to Shijiazhuang, as well as from Beijing to Zhangjiagang. Furthermore, there are 12 Bus Stations of long-distance in the city proper.

In addition: The expressway of through transportation from Beijing to Benxi and Liaoyang has been openned. The buses on these two routes could all go on Jingshen Expressway, which adopts the luxurious vehicle-pattern, that is Volvo with air-conditioner, assembled with closed-circuit television, drinking apparatus and the chairs being modulated, etc., meanwhile, providing assorted foods for a meal free of charge during the travel. The full-length highway from Beijing to Benxi is 820 kilometres, and the fare is RMB 195, starting only one bus every day from Bawangfen Bus station of long-distance transportation at 10:30 in the morning (Nowadays a lot of buses have moved to Sihui Bus Station), while returning from Benxi Passenger Traffic Station at 20:00. The whole length of Liaoyang Line is 700 kilometres, and the ticket price is RMB 170, also starting one bus from Bawangfen Station at 11:00 in the morning, going back from Liaoyang station at 22:00.

The Inner Transportation:

The Tourist Special Train

Every day, there are some tourist special trains departed regularly from Beijing railway stations to scenery spots in the suburb of Beijing.The outing train ticket during the holiday could be purchased at Beijing Railway Station, Bejing North Station, Beijing South Station and International Travel Agency of Beijing Railway System. In these three railway stations and other train stops, the green access has been installed respectively,and you could pull in directly.
And buy the tickets after getting on the train, either buying at the station in advance. If more than 10 tourists prefer to purchase the tickets in a group, they can ring up to the station and make a reservation 3 to 10 days ahead of time. The Telephone number for ordering the tickets is 010-65636733.

You could get the entrance tickets of the travelling spots in the designated ticket office at the railway station, and need not buy again after arriving at the scenery areas. Besides, you could take the outing trains starting from Beijing Railway Station, Beijing North Station,and Beijing South Station free of charge drawing on your entrance ticket.

The Subway

Beijing has established Subway No.1, No2, and No.13 (light rail vehicle), and the subway No.13 could get to a lot of places in the north. The Subway No.1 starts from the west Pingguoyuan Station (The Apple Garden) to the east Sihui Station; while the subway No.2 would pass by Xizhimen Station, Fuxingmen Station, Hepingmen station, the Front Gate Station (Qianmen), and Beijing Railway Station, etc.The first vehicle begins from the departure track at 5:00 in the morning generally, and the last transit is at 23:00 in the evening approximately.

The Bus

The Tourist Special Bus

The transportation in Beijing is very expedient, and the subway, the bus and the tourist special vehicle radiate in all directions. There are a great amount of bus lines and trolley lines in Beijing, of which include the line of air-conditioner vehicle with the title-"8", the double-decker special line with "Special" title, and the line of the tourist special bus with "Tour" title, as well as the night bus, etc. All of them have provided much convenience for the people's journey.

The Taxi

If it's the first time for you to Beijing, you would be notified the Taxi parking lot situates in front of the Beijing Railway Station. However, if you would like to go somewhere closing to this Railway Station( with the started fee less than RMB 10), generally, the drivers are not willing to go there, therefore, you'd better walk out from the square in front of the Station ,then go ahead and pass through one street, till walk to Zhongliang Plaza where you would meet a lot of Taxi.

The Tricycle

Most of the transportation tricycles in Beijing congregate on the communications hub and the tourist hot spot of the city centre. When some festivals or holidays are comming, the traffic jam is very serious, so that the local people prefer to select the tricycle because they could pass through some narrow alleyways to travel. Additionally, it is very convenient to enjoy the street scenery taking passage on the tricycle, therefore, more expense would be paid out than it for taking a Taxi.

The Bicycle:

A great deal of Hotels in Beijing have set up the business of hiring out the bicycles, and generally, the rent fee everyday is about RMB 20-30. If you want to be acquaintant with Beijing thoroughly, you might as well pay for some cash pledge and hire out one bicycle far from new, then you could let yourself go through various kinds of lanes in the centre of the city. Also, with some typical dialects of Beijing being wafted to your ears occasionally, which is a great happiness of travelling Beijing.

The Tourist Vessel

Additionally, Beijing has openned out three sightseeing lines on water.

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