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A Bus Stop in Beijing
A Bus Stop in Beijing

     Run-time: 05:00 - 23:00 (buses in the downtown); 06:00 - 19:00 (buses to the suburban areas); 23:00 - 04:30 (night buses).
     Bus Route: a total of over 1,700 bus lines with nearly 30,000 buses.
     Bus Ticket:
    A. Flat Fare: CNY 1 per person for the whole way;
    B. Fare charged by distance: CNY 1 per person for the first 12 kilometers and additional CNY 0.5 every 5 kilometers for the latter way.

    Usage of the Searching Tool Above 
    1. It can be used to search all of the bus and subway routes in Beijing City, partial of the buses to suburban Beijing such as 919 to Badaling, as well as the airport shuttle buses of Beijing Capital International Airport. 
    2. The bus/subway transport to the major hotels in Beijing are also collected and added to our data base, such as Beijing Subway Line 1 and Bus No.s 103 (trolley), 104 (trolley), 10, 120, 126, 1, 20, 37, 41, 420, 52 to Beijing Hotel.
    3. Most of the bus routes are named with Arabic numbers for the convenience of management. In general, they are divided into the following categories:
    Bus No.s 1-99 run within the 3rd Ring Road;
    Bus No.s 100-199 are trolleys, running within the 2nd Ring Road;
    Bus No.s 200-299 are night routes, operation between 23:00 to 05:00 of the next day;
    Bus No.s 300-699 run between the downtown area and the suburb;
    Bus No.s 700-799 run for a long distance, some of which are charged by distance;
    Bus No.s begin with 8 or 9 are lines to the outer suburbs of Beijing
    4. Almost all of the bus stops were given the names from their nearby symbolic buildings or architectures, roads especially crossroads, scenic spots, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, schools and so on. However, there may be several bus stops set around the same building or road. Take the well-known Tiananmen for example, there are altogether four stops distributed its east and west, namely, Tiananmen East, Tiananmen Square East, Tiananmen West and Tiananmen Square West.
    5. To decrease the translation difference between Chinese and English, the Chinese Pinyin of the bus stops enjoys a priority in our searching system.

    Popular Beijing Buses and Subway Lines for Tourists
     Bus Routes

    Bus No. Separture Station Attractions along the Way
    916 (Branch) Dongzhimen Bus Station Mutianyu, Xiangshui Lake Scenic Area
    919 Deshengmen Minghuang Wax Palace, Prince Pingxi's Palace, Badaling, Juyonguan
    925 Deshengmen Minghuang Wax Palace, Ming Tombs
    931 Pingguoyuan Jietai Temple, Tanzhe Temple
    936 (Branch) Dongzhimen Bus Station Qinglong Gorge, Hongluo Temple, Yanqi Lake, Lakeview Water Park
    937 Branch Line 2 Nanlishi Road Beijing Wildlife Park
    643 Tiantongyuan North Subway Station Mangshan National Forest Park, Ming-Tomb Reservoir, Jiulong Amusement Park

    Bus Routes at Beijing Tourism Bus Dispatch Centers

     Subway Lines 

    Subway Line Attractions or Transportation Centers along the Way
    Line 1 Military Museum, Tiananmen Square, Pingguoyuan
    Line 2 Qianmen, Beijing Railway Station, Dongzhimen, Xizhimen
    Line 4 Beijing South Railway Station, Taoranting Park, Xizhimen, Beijing Zoo, National Library, Old Summer Palace, Summer Palace
    Line 5 Yongle Lamasery, Temple of Heaven
    Line 8 Forest Park, Olympic Park, Olympic Sports Center
    Line 9 Beijing West Railway Station
    Line 10 China Agriculture Exhibition Center
    Line 13 Xizhimen, Dongzhimen
    Line 15 China International Exhibition Center
    Changping Line Life Science Park
    Yizhuang Line Yizhuang Cultural Park
    Airport Express Dongzhimen, Beijing Capital Airport

    Questions & Answers on Beijing Bus/Subway Search
    • What bus takes me from Beijing University to the Botanical Gardens?

      What bus takes me from near Beijing University to the Botanical Gardens? The Rough Guide to Beijing says to use the # 333 from Yuanmingyuan, but another source didn't mention the # 333 leaving from there.

      Is there an online guide to all the buses, including a map of the routes?

      Asked By Superjunior (Australia) | Apr. 13, 2011 04:49
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