The second largest city after Shanghai in China, Beijing is a transport hub, closely connected with the outer world by a sophisticated network of roads, railways and air routes. At the same time, it also has very developed incity transportation system, made up of public buses, subways, taxis, bicycles and rickshaws.
Air Transport
There are two airports in Beijing, namely, Beijing Capital International Airport, and Beijing Nanyuan Airport. Beijing Capital International Airport has opened over 200 international and domestic air routes to the major countries and regions of the world and most cities in China. Beijing Nanyuan Airport, the first airport in the Chinese history, operates around 14 passenger transport air routes between some major Chinese cities such as Jiamusi, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Sanya, Chongqing and Changsha. See Beijing Flights
Train Transport
There are five major railway stations in Beijing, which are Beijing Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing North Railway Station and Beijing East Railway Station. Trains departing from and passing by these stations connects Beijing with all parts of China, including Hong Kong SAR. There are also international trains from Beijing to Moscow, Pyongyang, Ulan Bator, Hanoi and some other foreign cities. See Beijing Train Schedule
Coach Transport
Encircling Beijing are five ring roads, 6 express routes, 12 China National Highways, which radiate in all directions. There are nearly 20 long-distance bus stations in Beijing, distributed throughout the city. Buses from these stations run to most of cities and areas in China, such as Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xian, Harbin and Guilin. Of them, buses from Dongzhimen, Muxiyuan, Beijiao and Majun (Guangqumen) stations provide convenient transport to the nearby cities and towns.
Incity Transport: A great variety of means of transport can be chosen in Beijing city, including public buses, taxis, subways, bicycles and rickshaws. Go to Beijing Bus/Subway Search
City Bus: There are over 1,700 bus lines with nearly 30,000 buses running throughout the city of Beijing from 5:30 till 23:00 daily. Although it is rather cheap to take a bus in Beijing especially with a Beijing Transportation Card, but few foreigners choose this form of transportation, since it is always crowded.
Subway: Beijing is the first city to have subway in China. The subway ticket is also the cheapest among all of the Chinese cities having subway – a ticket of CNY2 allows passengers to make unlimited transfers to all lines except the Airport Express. At present, there are 17 subway lines in Beijing, including the airport express line.
Taxi: It is the most convenient way to travel around Beijing by taxi, especially that most taxi drivers in Beijing can understand and say a little bit English.
Bicycle: To be involved in the locals and to enjoy a totally leisure trip in Beijing, bicycle may be the most ideal choice. There are many bicycle rental sites set up at most hotels, scenic spots, universities, and subway stations in Beijing.
Rickshaw: Rickshaws are bright scenery in Beijing Hutongs. Thanks to their low speed and simple structure, visitors can take their time to have an intimate flavor of life in the old Beijing hutongs.
To entertain the visitors well, Beijing also opened three cruise tours, namely, Changhe Cruise (Beijing Exhibition Center - Summer Palace), Kunyu Cruise (Bayi Lake - of Summer Place and Yulong Cruise (Yuyuantan Park - Dragon Pool Lake).
