I m stopping over in beijing for 72 hours on the way from hong kong to london 2 weeks from now.
Beijing airport to great wall taxi.
Hi all i m wondering what is everyone s experience and opinions on taking a taxi to the great wall.
Below are the approximate taxi fares to the different sections of the great wall with waiting for about 2 3 hours while touring the wall.
Just a warning to passengers arriving at beijing airport.
The drive ranges from 1 5 hour to 2 5 hours from the city center according to the different sections of the great wall.
We just returned from a great trip to china however i thought i would recount our experience with the taxi at the airport everyone on this site made sure to warn people to take only the official taxi and we followed the advice.
Beijing mutianyu great wall.
Beijing taxi car rental with english speaking driver taxi to great wall of china mutianyu great wall hire a guide and driver with car tailored and privated day tour chartered cab off the meter beijing trip with licensed air conditional new cars.
The great wall at badaling is located 72 kilometers northwest of beijing city center taking 1 hours to get there by taxi you can also get to the great wall at badaling by s2 train and will be able to get there in a bullet train by 2020.
Generally an 8 hour day taxi rental with a dedicated driver costs cny500 800 in downtown beijing.
You can visit mutianyu great wall by yourself without having any difficulties.
Bus transfer is the most recommended and economical way.
The taxi fare from beijing capital airport to wangfujing is cny100 110 and it costs cny500 600 for a round trip by cab from the airport to badaling great wall.
On a 24 144 hour beijing visa free layover you are allowed to reach the great wall from the airports by using buses taxis private car van.
One should take the airport bus from the airport to the downtown and then transfer to another bus to the great wall which takes a long time.
Catching a cab from the airport costs you around rmb 700 to take you to this section.
I ve been to beijing a few times before i don t need to visit the city.
The great wall of china is located in suburban area of beijing and there is no direct bus service from beijing airport to great wall of china.
I would be grateful for advice from anyone who knows beijing airport transport.
By taxi 1 hours 36 it costs about 240 yuan 36 with the toll fee included each way to get to the great wall at badaling scenic area from.
85km approx rmb 600.
I ve booked a place to stay near mutianyu great wall.