Trains to / from Beijing | Beijing Trains Schedules and Prices

As the capital of China, Beijing has the most convenient transportation system. Every day, thousands of passengers reach or leave Beijing by train. You can transfer between Beijing and almost all the major cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong easily by G trains (250-400km/h), D trains (200-250 km/h), Z trains (up to 160 km/h), T trains (up to 140 km/h), or K trains (up to 120 km/h).

Trains to Beijing

According to the distance and type of trains you choose, the time and money you cost vary greatly. Generally speaking, it is the faster, the more expensive. Here is the basic information of some popular train routes to Beijing for your reference (updated in March, 2019).

Route Train Type Distance Duration Frequency (per day) Price (RMB)
Shanghai - Beijing G/D/T/Z 1224km 4.5h ~ 22.5h 44 156.5 ~ 1762.5
Xian - Beijing G/Z/T/K 1085km 4.5h ~ 14h 28 148.5 ~ 1627.5
Guangzhou - Beijing G/Z/K 2122km 8h ~ 30h 9 251.5 ~ 2724
Hong Kong - Beijing G 2282km 8h56m 1 1077 ~ 3369
Hangzhou - Beijing G/D/Z/K 1279km 4.5h ~ 20.5h 19 189.5 ~ 1966
Guilin - Beijing G/Z/K 1972km 10h ~ 28h 6 236 ~ 2530
Zhangjiajie - Beijing K 1567km 23.5h ~ 25.5h 3 192 ~ 552

 

Note: The schedule and price are only for your reference. As they may change sometimes, please click the links in the table for real-time information.

 

Shanghai to Beijing Trains

Almost every 15 - 30 minutes from about 06:30 to 21:30, there is a train from Shanghai to Beijing. The trains all depart from Shanghai Hongqiao/ Shanghai / Shanghai South Railway Station to Beijing South / Beijing Railway Station. Over 40 of them are high speed trains and you can get to Beijing as fast as 4.5 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G6 Shanghai Railway Station Beijing South 07:00 11:38 4h38min 558/939/1762.5
G106 Shanghai Hongqiao Beijing South 07:12 13:13 6h1min 553/933/1748
T110 Shanghai Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 17:57 10:08 16h11min 177.5/325.5/497.5/919.5
D708 Shanghai Hongqiao Beijing South 19:17 07:11 11h54min 292/510/676
Z282 Shanghai South Beijing Railway Station 19:30 10:22 14h52min 177.5/325.5/497.5

 

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Xian to Beijing Trains

There are 28 regular trains from Xian to Beijing West Railway Station, among which 19 are high speed trains departing from Xian North Railway Station, one K train from Xian South Railway Station and the others are from Xian Railway Station. The earliest leaves Xian at 01:43 and the last at 22:47. Taking a high speed train will only need about 5 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G26 Xian North Beijing West 09:18 13:50 4h32min 515.5/824.5/1627.5
K1364 Xian South Beijing West 13:00 05:42 16h42min 152.5/279.5/427.5
Z44 Xian Railway Station Beijing West 19:27 08:22 12h55min 156.5/288.5/440.5/814.5
T56 Xian Railway Station Beijing West 21:15 10:45 13h30min 148.5/272.5/415.5

 

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Guangzhou to Beijing Trains

The trains from Guangzhou to Beijing all arrive at Beijing West Railway Station, but they may depart from Guangzhou, Guangzhou South, or Guangzhou East Railway Station. There are 9 high speed trains a day. The earliest train leaves at 07:46 and the quickest only needs 8 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
Z202 Guangzhou Railway Station Beijing West 08:28 06:46 22h18min 251/456/784/1445
G66 Guangzhou South Beijing West 10:00 18:00 8h 862/1380/2724
K600 Guangzhou Railway Station Beijing West 15:02 21:00 (+1) 29h58min 251/456/784
D924 Guangzhou South Beijing West 20:10 06:51 10h41min 709/1290

 

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Hong Kong to Beijing Trains

The high speed train G80 running from Hong Kong West Kowloon Terminus to Beijing West Railway Station was put into operation in Sep. 23, 2018. Since then, it only takes 9 hours to take a high speed train trip from Hong Kong, the south of China, all the way northwards to Beijing. The schedule below is updated in March, 2019.

Train No. Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
Second Class First Class Business Seat
G80 08:05 17:01 8h56m 1077 1724 3369

 

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Hangzhou to Beijing Trains

From about 07:00 in the morning to 20:00 at night, there are 19 daily trains from Hangzhou / Hangzhou East Railway Station to Beijing / Beijing South Railway Station, among which 17 are high speed trains and the quickest only needs 4.5 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G34 Hangzhou East Beijing South 06:55 13:03 6h8min 538.5/907/1701
G20 Hangzhou East Beijing South 07:48 12:20 4h32min 538.5/907/1701
D718 Hangzhou Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 17:32 07:07 13h35min 328/573/758
Z282 Hangzhou Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 17:04 10:22 17h18min 192/351/537
K102 Hangzhou Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 19:23 15:43 20h20min 189.5/343.5/527.5

 

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Guilin to Beijing Trains

The trains from Guilin to Beijing depart from Guilin or Guilin North Railway Station and arrive at Beijing West Railway Station. If you want to shorten your trip, taking a flight to Beijing is also a good choice. All the 6 trains are listed below (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
K158 Guilin North Beijing West 04:29 05:52 (+1) 25h23min 236/428/723.5
G422 Guilin Railway Station Beijing West 07:48 12:20 4h32min 538.5/907/1701
G530 Guilin Railway Station Beijing West 12:10 22:58 10h48min 806/1290.5/2530
Z6 Guilin Railway Station Beijing West 14:22 09:48 19h26min 428/656
K22 Guilin North Beijing West 18:35 22:48 (+1) 28h13min 236/428/656
Z286 Guilin North Beijing West 21:30 17:03 19h33min 236/428/656

 

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Zhangjiaije to Beijing Trains

At present, there are 3 trains from Zhangjiajie Railway Station to Beijing / Beijing West Railway Station. As the time and money they cost are almost the same. K268 and K474 are more recommended for their suitable departure and arrival time. The schedule below is updated in March, 2019.

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
K968 Zhangjiajie Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 02:18 04:06 (+1) 25h48min 224/407/625
K268 Zhangjiajie Railway Station Beijing West 12:38 11:58 (+1) 23h20min 192/351/537
K474 Zhangjiajie Railway Station Beijing Railway Station 14:35 15:26 (+1) 24h51min 198/361/552

 

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Trains from Beijijng

There are direct trains from Beijing that will transport you to all parts of China no matter it is Hong Kong in the south, Harbin in the northeast, or Lhasa in the southeast. Here are some popular routes from Beijing (updated in March, 2019).

Route Train Type Distance Duration Frequency (per day) Price (RMB)
Beijing - Shanghai G/D/T/Z 1224km 4.5h ~ 22.5h 44 156.5 ~ 1762.5
Beijig - Xian G/Z/T/K 1085km 4.5h ~ 14h 27 148.5 ~ 1627.5
Beijing - Guangzhou G/Z/K 2122km 8h ~ 30h 13 251.5 ~ 2724
Beijing - Hong Kong G 2282km 8h58m 1 1077 ~ 3369
Beijing - Hangzhou G/D/Z/K 1279km 4.5h ~ 20.5h 19 189.5 ~ 1966
Beijing - Guilin G/Z/K 1972km 10h ~ 28h 6 236 ~ 2530
Beijing - Suzhou G/Z/D/T 1152km 4h ~ 18h 22 148.5 ~ 1653.5
Beijing - Nanjing G/D/Z/T/K 1026km 3.5h ~ 15h 63 130.5 ~ 1403.5
Beijing - Chengdu G/Z/T/K 1804km 7.5h ~ 33.5h 9 236 ~ 2417
Beijing - Lhasa Z 3545km 40.5h 1 360 ~ 1186
Beijing - Harbin G/D/Z/T/K 1254km 7h ~ 19.5 19 152.5 ~ 1077.5
Beijing - Qingdao G/D/K 668km 3.5h ~ 17.5h 17 124 ~ 1052.5

 

Note: The schedule and price are only for your reference. As they may change sometimes, please click the links in the table for real-time information.

 

Beijing to Shanghai Trains

Apart from 3 normal trains, the other 41 are all high speed trains. They will depart from Beijing / Beijing South Railway Station and arrive at Shanghai / Shanghai Hongqiao / Shanghai South Railway Station. The earliest train leaves at 06:43 and the quickest needs about 4.5 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G11 Beijing South Shanghai Hongqiao 15:00 19:28 4h28min 553/933/1748
G1 Beijing South Shanghai Hongqiao 09:00 13:28 4h28min 553/933/1748
Z281 Beijing Railway Station Shanghai South 18:58 09:53 14h55min 177.5/325.5/497.5
D701 Beijing South Shanghai Hongqiao 19:36 07:37 12h1min 247/432/627
T109 Beijing Railway Station Shanghai Railway Station 20:05 11:00 14h55min 177.5/325.5/497.5/919.5

 

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Beijing to Xian Trains

From Beijing West Railway Station to Xian / Xian North / Xian South Railway Station, there are 18 high speed trains and 9 normal trains. G427 in the morning at 06:20 is the earliest, G89 at 06:53 is the quickest, and K1363 at about 22:00 is the latest. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G89 Beijing West Xian North 06:53 11:24 4h31min 515.5/824.5/1627.5
T41 Beijing West Xian Railway Station 14:22 05:36 15h14min 156.5/288.5/440.5
Z75 Beijing West Xian Railway Station 15:57 03:39 11h42min 148.5/272.5/415.5
K1363 Beijing West Xian South 22:06 13:08 15h2min 152.5/279.5/427.5

 

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Beijing to Guangzhou Trains

All the trains are from Beijing West Railway Station to Guangzhou / Guangzhou South / Guangzhou East Railway Station. From 05:14 to 20:35, there are 13 trains a day (9 of them are high speed trains). G79 is the fastest (8 hours) and K599 takes the longest time. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
K599 Beijing West Guangzhou Railway Station 05:14 11:06 29h52min 251/456/784
G79 Beijing West Guangzhou South 10:00 18:01 8h1min 862/1380/2724
Z35 Beijing West Guangzhou Railway Station 11:49 09:16 21h27min 251/456/784/1445
G69 Beijing West Guangzhou South 13:06 22:29 9h23min 862/1380/2724
D901 Beijing West Guangzhou South 20:10 06:28 29h58min 709/1450

 

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Beijing to Guilin Trains

From Beijing West Railway Station to Guilin / Guilin North Railway Station, the G trains only need about 10 hours while the others need 20 or more hours. All the 6 trains are listed below (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G529 Beijing West Guilin Railway Station 07:08 18:16 11h8min 806/1290.5/2530
K21 Beijing West Guilin North 08:18 12:52 (+1) 28h34min 236/428/656
G421 Beijing West Guilin Railway Station 09:05 19:46 10h41min 806/1290.5/2530
Z5 Beijing West Guilin Railway Station 16:09 11:32 19h23min 428/656
K157 Beijing West Guilin North 18:12 21:24 (+1) 27h12min 236/428/723.5
Z285 Beijing West Guilin North 21:10 16:19 19h9min 236/428/656

 

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Beijing to Hong Kong Trains

Leaving at 10:00 from Beijing West Railway Station, G79 will transport you to Hong Kong West Kowloon Terminus safely within 9 hours. The schedule below is updated in March, 2019.

Train No. Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
Second Class First Class Business Seat
G79 10:00 18:58 8h58m 1077 1724 3369

 

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Beijing to Hangzhou Trains

From 07:15 to 23:20, there are 19 daily trains, among which 15 are G trains (as fast as 4.5 hours) and they transfer between Beijing South Railway Station and Hangzhou East Railway Station. The other four are from Beijing Railway Station to Hangzhou Railway Station which will take 13.5 ~ 21 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G19 Beijing South Hangzhou East 08:00 12:38 4h38min 538.5/907/1701
G35 Beijing South Hangzhou East 15:10 20:55 5h45min 538.5/907/1701
Z281 Beijing Railway Station Hangzhou Railway Station 18:58 12:23 17h25min 192/351/537
D717 Beijing Railway Station Hangzhou Railway Station 19:16 08:47 13h31min 277/485/704
K101 Beijing Railway Station Hangzhou Railway Station 23:20 20:39 21h19min 189.5/343.5/527.5

 

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Beijing to Suzhou Trains

Among the 23 trains from Beijing to Suzhou, 19 are G-trains. All the G-trains are from Beijing South Railway Station to Suzhou North Railway Station and the fastest only needs about 4 hours. The other 4 trains are all from Beijing Railway Station to Suzhou Railway Station and you will need to sleep overnight on the train. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G101 Beijing South Suzhou North 06:43 12:14 5h31min 523.5/883.5/1653.5
G145 Beijing South Suzhou North 14:35 20:08 5h33min 523.5/883.5/1653.5
Z281 Beijing Railway Station Suzhou Railway Station 18:58 07:51 12h53min 168.5/307.5/470.5
D701 Beijing Railway Station Suzhou Railway Station 19:22 06:34 11h12min 234/410/595
T109 Beijing Railway Station Suzhou Railway Station 20:05 10:02 13h57min 168.5/307.5/470.5/865.5

 

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Beijing to Nanjing Trains

Over 60 trains a day from 06:43 to 23:20. The number may tell you how convenient it is to transfer between these two ancient capitals, not to mention about 50 of them are G trains (the quickest only needs less than 3.5 hours). The trains will start from Beijing / Beijing South Railway Station and get to Nanjing / Nanjing South Railway Station. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G5 Beijing South Nanjing South 07:00 10:30 3h30min 443.5/748.5/1403.5
G11 Beijing South Nanjing South 15:00 18:21 3h21min 443.5/748.5/1403.5
Z281 Beijing Railway Station Nanjing Railway Station 18:58 05:24 10h26min 148.5/272.5/415.5
D707 Beijing South Nanjing Railway Station 19:36 04:57 9h21min 196/343/505
T109 Beijing Railway Station Nanjing Railway Station 20:05 07:43 11h38min 148.5/272.5/415.5/765.5
K101 Beijing Railway Station Nanjing Railway Station 23:20 13:47 14h27min 148.5/272.5/415.5

 

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Beijing to Chengdu Trains

From 06:53 to 22:06, the four G trains from Beijing West Railway Station to Chengdu East Railway Station only need about 8 hours and the other five normal trains arriving at Chengdu Railway Station will need more than 20 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G89 Beijing West Chengdu East 06:53 14:38 7h45min 778.5/1246/2417
K817 Beijing West Chengdu Railway Station 08:01 12:41 (+1) 28h40min 252/467/717
Z49 Beijing West Chengdu Railway Station 11:28 08:39 21h11min 254.5/464.5/717.5
G349 Beijing West Chengdu East 15:13 22:58 7h45min 778.5/1246/2417
T7 Beijing West Chengdu Railway Station 16:40 20:36 (+1) 27h56min 236/428/656

 

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Beijing to Lhasa Trains

With a distance of 3545km, you will need to stay 2 nights on the train. It is quite challenging, so the soft sleeper is recommended. Located on the Tibet Plateau, Lhasa has an altitude of about 3600m, so taking a train there will help you accommodate to the plateau environment in case of suffering the altitude sickness. If you don’t want to spend so much time on train, you can take a flight there. The schedule below is updated in March, 2019.

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
Z21 Beijing West Lhasa Railway Station 20:00 12:26 (+2) 40h26min 360/763/1186

 

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Beijing to Harbin Trains

Apart from the two G-trains leaving from Beijing South Railway Station, the other 17 trains all depart from Beijing Railway Station and they will arrive at Harbin / Harbin West / Harbin East Railway station. From 05:58 to 23:00, the trains will take about 7 ~ 19.5 hours. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G381 Beijing South Harbin West 07:55 14:49 6h54min 541.5/882/1019
D25 Beijing Railway Station Harbin West 10:28 18:47 8h19min 306.5/490.5
T297 Beijing Railway Station Harbin Railway Station 12:00 02:01 (+1) 14h1min 156.5/288.5/440.5
K265 Beijing Railway Station Harbin East 13:58 08:41 18h43min 156.5/288.5/440.5
Z17 Beijing Railway Station Harbin West 21:15 07:12 9h57min 152.5/279.5/427.5

 

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>> Beijing Harbin High Speed Train

 

Beijing to Qingdao Trains

From 06:21 to 22:42, there are 17 daily trains (16 high speed trains and 1 normal train) running from Beijing to Qingdao. The 15 G-trains are from Beijing South Railway Station and the D-train and K-train are from Beijing Railway Station. These trains will arrive at Qingdao / Qingdao North / Qingdao West Railway Station. Here is part of the schedule (updated in March, 2019):

Train No. Depart Arrive Dep. Time Arr. Time Duration Price (RMB)
G481 Beijing South Qingdao West 07:25 11:12 3h47min 343/561/1052.5
K709 Beijing Railway Station Qingdao Railway Station 14:48 08:35 17h47min 124/230/351
D335 Beijing Railway Station Qingdao North 22:42 06:37 7h55min 270/480

 

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Note: All the data above are for your reference, there may be slight changes sometimes, please feel free to contact us for the exact information.

 

Beijing Railway Stations

There are five train stations in Beijing, named Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station, Changping North Railway Station, and Beijing East Railway Station, so you need to pay attention to your ticket information to get to the right train Station.

Beijing Railway Station

Location: No.13, Maojiawan Hutong Jia, Dongcheng District, Southeast Beijing (北京市东城区毛家湾胡同甲13号)

Beijing Railway Station is built in 1901 in the Qing Dynasty. As one of the three main train stations of Beijing, Beijing Railway Station departs about 159 trains to Northern China, most of which are normal trains (Z, T, K trains) on Beijing Shanghai Railway, Beijing Harbin Railway and Beijing Chengde Railway. Meanwhile, it runs about 50 daily bullet trains to cities in northeastern China such as Dalian, Shenyang, Qiqihar, and Tangshan.

To Forbidden City: 30 minutes’ drive, or take Bus 1 or 52 which takes about 45 minutes.

To Tian’anmen Square: taking subway Line 2 is the fastest way, only 20 minutes

To Temple of Heaven: 20 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 5 which takes about 30 minutes.

To Summer Palace: 1 hour’s drive, or take subway Line 2 then transfer to Line 4 which also takes about 1 hour.

To Beijing Capital International Airport: about 1 hour, take subway Line 2 then transfer at Dongzhimen to take the airport shuttle bus.

Beijing West Railway Station

Location: No.118, East Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District, Beijing (北京市丰台区莲花池东路118号)

Beijing West Railway Station is one of the main train stations of Beijing, which runs both high speed trains and normal trains. Besides, it is the starting point of Beijing Guangzhou (High Speed) Railway and Beijing Kowloon (Hong Kong) Railway. If you want to take a Tibet train, you need to go to Beijing West Railway Station. Every day, it delivers 273 daily trains to other cities, and about 200 of them are high speed trains (G trains) to Xian, Chengdu, Chongqing, Taiyuan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Changsha and couples of D trains to Shenzhen.

To Forbidden City: 30 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 9 then transfer to Line 1 which takes about 45 minutes.

To Tian’anmen Square: 30 minutes, take subway Line 9 then transfer to Line 1.

To Temple of Heaven: 30 minutes by driving or taking subway Line 7

To Summer Palace: 30 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 9 then transfer to Line 4 which takes about 40 minutes.

To Beijing Capital International Airport: 1 hour’s drive, or take subway Line 9 then transfer to Line 4, and then transfer to Line 2 to Dongzhimen and take an airport shuttle bus which takes about 75 minutes.

Beijing South Railway Station

Location: No.12, Yongwai Avenue, Fengtai District, South Beijing (北京市丰台区永外大街12号)

Beijing South Railway Station is the largest train station and a principal pivot departing and receiving the most trains in Beijing, which is located at 7km southwest of Temple of Heaven for 20 mins’ ride. Initially built in 1897, it went through 2 years’ reconstruction and expansion, and opened again as a highly-modernized high speed train station with 13 platform and 24 rail tracks. Based on the link of Beijing Tianjin Intercity Railway and Beijing Shanghai High Speed Railway, it provides a well-developed transport network through the whole country.

To Forbidden City: 30 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 4 then transfer to Line 1 which takes about 45 minutes.

To Tian’anmen Square: 25 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 4 then transfer to Line 1 which takes about 40 minutes.

To Temple of Heaven: 20 minute’s drive, or take subway Line 14 then transfer to Line 5 which takes about 30 minutes.

To Summer Palace: 45 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line 4 which takes about 1 hour.

To Beijing Capital International Airport: 1 hour’s drive, or take subway Line 4 then transfer to Line 2 to Dongzhimen and take an airport shuttle bus which takes about 75 minutes.

Beijing East Railway Station

Location: No.118, East Lianhuachi Road, Fengtai District, Beijing (北京市丰台区莲花池东路118号)

Located next to the East 4th Ring Road, Beijing East Railway Station mainly serves for freight transportation and little passenger service. The station handles daily short-distance trains between Yanjiao Town and Beijing, Chengde and Handan, Beijing and Tongzhou.

To Forbidden City: 30 minute’s drive, or take bus No. 31 then transfer to bus No. 1 which takes about 1 hour.

To Tian’anmen Square: 30 minute’s drive, or take subway Line 1 which takes about 1 hour.

To Temple of Heaven: 20 minute’s drive, or take bus No. 87 then transfer to bus No. 54 which takes about 50 minutes.

To Summer Palace: 50 minute’s drive, or take bus No. 87 to Shuangjinqiaodong, then take subway Line 10 and transfer to Line 4 which takes about 1.5 hours.

To Beijing Capital International Airport: 35 minute’s drive, or take bus No. 87 then take subway Line 10 to Sanyuanqiao and take an airport shuttle bus there which takes about 75 minutes.

Changping North Railway Station

Location: North Ring Road, Changping District, North Suburb of Beijing (北京市昌平区北环路)

Beijing North Railway Station is closed for now for the construction of Beijing Zhangjiakou Inter-city Railway, an essential transport project for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing and Zhangjiakou. Thus, all the trains of Beijing North Railway Station were moved to Changping Railway Station temporarily. The Changping station is a small train station built in 1976, now departing 10 normal trains to the suburb and surrounding area.

To Forbidden City: 1 hour’s drive, or take bus No. 886 then transfer to bus No. 5 which takes about 2 hours.

To Tian’anmen Square: 1 hour’s drive, or take bus No. 57 then transfer to bus No. 889 and then take subway Line 2 which takes about 1 hour 45 minutes.

To Temple of Heaven: 75 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line Changping then transfer to Line 13 and then Line 5 which takes about 2 hours.

To Summer Palace: 50 minutes’ drive, or take subway Line Changping then transfer to Line 13 to Wudaokou and then take bus No. 331 which takes about 2 hours.

To Beijing Capital International Airport: 1 hour’s drive, or take the airport shuttle bus Changping Line which takes about 2 hours.

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