Sight Seeing Buses in Beijing

Sightseeing buses are a special public service providing convenience for tourists who want to visit the major Beijing attractions in or around Beijing. The former 18 different special tourist buses, which were usually designated with the Chinese character '游' have been replaced by the Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch since its birth in September, 2005.

Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch (Beijing Travel Distribution Center)

The Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch (北京旅游集散中心) is a Beijing government-run company to provide cheap rides to The Great Wall and other famous attractions including Forbidden City, Lama Temple, Ming Tombs, Tiananmen Square and Hutong. in and around Beijing city.

Dispatch Centers

Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch has 3 dispatch centers. One is at Xuanwumen (宣武门), and the other two are next to Tiananmen Square (天安门广场).

• Tiananmen Dispatch Center (天安门广场发车中心)

Location: the southwest corner of the Tiananmen Square

• Tiananmen Dispatch Branch Center (天安门广场发车分中心)

Location: the southeast corner of the Tiananmen Square

• Xuanwumen Dispatch Center (宣武门发车中心)

Location: the northeast corner of Xuanwumen Crossroads




How to get to the Dispatch Centers?




By Subway

• Tiananmen - Take subway line 2 to Qianmen Station (前门站). Get out at exit C to Tiananmen Dispatch Center and exit A will lead to the Branch Center.
• Xuanwumen - Take subway line 2 to Xuanwumen Station (宣武门站) and get out at exit B1 (B-east). On the way back the bus may stop at other subway stations such as Chongwenmen (崇文门) and Qianmen (前门) if requested by passengers.

By Bus

• Bus No.9, 67, 212, 301, 337, 673, 808, Te 2 (特2), Te 4 (特4), Te 7 (特7) to Qianmen Xi (前门西), or No.2, 20, 120, 126, 210 to Tiananmen Guangchangxi (the west of the Tiananmen Square, 天安门广场西), and then walk to the Tiananmen Dispatch Center.
• Bus No.8, 9, 210, 209, 673, 729, 744, Te 2 (特2) to Qianmen Dong (前门东), or No.2, 20, 120, 126, 203, 210 to Tiananmen Guangchangdong (the east of the Tiananmen Square, 天安门广场东), and then you can walk to the Tiananmen Dispatch Branch Center.
• Bus No.7, 15, 67, 212, 808, 826, Te 2 (特2), Te 4 (特4), Te 7 (特7) to Xuanwumen Dong (宣武门东), and then you can walk to the Xuanwumen Dispatch Center.r.

Routes of Beijing Sightseeing Bus

World Cultural Sites Packages (offered daily)

	Routes	Ticket Selling Time	Departure Time	Departure Place	Price
Route A	Badaling, Ding Tomb in the Ming Tombs	06:30-10:20	06:30-10:30	Tiananmen	RMB 160 (admission fees, round-trip tickets, lunch)
Route B	Juyongguan, Ding Tomb in the Ming Tombs	06:30-10:20	06:30-10:30	Tiananmen	RMB 125 (admission fees, round-trip tickets, lunch)
Route C	Badaling Great Wall	07:30-11:20	07:30-11:30	Tiananmen	CNY 90 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)

Sightseeing Packages (offered daily)

Routes	Departure Time	Departure Place	Price
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Huangchenggen Relics Park, Shicha Lake, Hutong, Quadrangle (courtyard), Prince Gong's Mansion	08:30	Qianmen (前门)	CNY 200 (round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides )
Central Television Tower, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Wangfujing	08:30	Qianmen (前门)	CNY 180 (Central Television Tower , round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides); CNY 190 (Taipingyang Underwater World, round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides)
China Millennium Monument, Summer Palace, Old Summer Palace, Peking University (or Tsinghua University), Olympic Stadium, Asia Games Village	08:30	Qianmen (前门)	CNY 190 (round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides)
Simatai Great Wall	06:00-09:00	Qianmen (前门)	CNY 95 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)

Holiday Tour Packages (available on the weekends and Chinese legal holidays from April 7 to October 15)

Routes	Ticket Selling Time	Departure Time	Departure Place	Price
Simatai Great Wall	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 95 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Mutianyu Great Wall, Hongluo Temple	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 110 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Eastern Qing Tombs	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 170 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Shihua Cave, Tanzhe Temple	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 145 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Huanghuacheng Great Wall	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 75 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Taoyuan Fairy Valley	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Peking Man Site, Shidu	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 80 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Jinhai Lake	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 65 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Yunmengshan National Forest Park	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Longqing Gorge	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 60 (round-trip tickets only)
Yougushentan, Yanqi Lake	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 95 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Qinglong Gorge, Hongluo Temple	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 105 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Black Dragon Pool (Beijing)	06:30-07:50	06:30-08:00	Tiananmen; Xuanwuman	CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)

Ticket Booking of Beijing Sightseeing Bus

You can buy tickets for the day before departure time, or make reservation for the next day by telephone.

• Telephone Booking: 010-6601-5622, 010-5298-0138
• Consultation Telephone: 010-8353-1111, 010-8353-5555

Tips for Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch

• You’d better buying tickets inside the ticket office of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch, so that your will not be cheated by the illegal tourist buses and tour guides.
• The availability of buses is unpredictable except for the very morning the buses depart. Even after buying a ticket, if there isn’t 15 or more people that purchase tickets, the bus will not depart and the ticket price will be refunded.
• They only speak Chinese. Nevertheless, if you are looking for a cheap way to visit some of the main tourist attractions around Beijing, we suggest you consider riding with Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch.