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Tourist buses are a special public service providing a convenience for tourists who want to go directly to scenic spots. The Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch has replaced the former special tourist buses, which were usually designated with the Chinese character '游' prefixing the bus numbers.

Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch

The 'Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch' (北京旅游集散中心), set up in September, 2005, is a government-run company which provides special one-day tour package service to many famous attractions in and around Beijing City.

Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch has 3 dispatch centers in the Tiananmen Square (天安门广场) and Xuanwumen (宣武门). The founding of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch aims to provide a convenient service for tourists to Beijing, and to stop illegal one-day tour package runners. The scope of business of the company covers domestic tourism, tourist passenger transport, bus rentals, and advertising.

Important Reminder:
You are better off 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.

Detailed tourist bus information for one-day tour packages

World Cultural Sites Packages (daily)

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

Sightseeing Packages (daily)

Routes
Departure Time
& 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
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
CNY 190 (round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides)

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
06:00-08:50
(daily)
06:00-09:00 (daily)
Tiananmen
 (daily)
CNY 95 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Xuanwuman
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 110 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Eastern Qing Tombs
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 170 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Shihua Cave, Tanzhe Temple
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 145 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 75 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 80 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Jinhai Lake
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 65 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 60 (round-trip tickets only)
Yougushentan, Yanqi Lake
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 95 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Qinglong Gorge, Hongluo Temple
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 105 (admission fees, round-trip tickets)
Black Dragon Pool (Beijing)
06:30-07:50
06:30-08:00
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen
CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)

Tips for Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch:

1. Ticket Booking:
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

2. Consultation Telephone: 010-8353 1111, 010-8353 5555

3. Dispatch Centers:
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

4. Bus route:
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.

Comments and Questions

What time does the bus from mutianyu return? How far in advance can I make a reservation?

Reply3/11/2010 5:18:00 AMCooper ,   China

David :3/11/2010 7:59:00 PM

There isn't regular time for the bus to return from Mutianyu, and the ticket can't be booked in advance.

I will be in Beijing in Febuary and want to go to see the Terracota soldiers in Zian. Can I book a 2-3 day trip there or should I do it before - how much would it cost?

Reply12/17/2009 1:08:00 PMSue ,   Israel

Cherry :12/17/2009 7:37:00 PM

2-3 days are enough for you to take a trip to see the Terracotta solders in Xian.

Hello, I'm going to Beijing in the end of February and I want to know if it's to cold to visit the Great Wall? If not we are interested in:

Detailed tourist bus information for one-day tour packages
World Cultural Sites Packages (daily)
C Badaling Great Wall 07:30-11:20 07:30-11:30 Tiananmen, Deshengmen CNY 90 (admission fee, round-trip tickets)
Does it mean that we are supposed to buy tickets at a kind of office nearby Tiananmen or direct at a bus? Are there buses for departure at 07.30? When does the buses take us back to Beijing?

Greatful for your answer!
Best,
Pelle

Reply11/9/2009 4:54:00 AMpelle ,   Sweden

Hi, Sarah
Children less than 1.2 meters high can buy half price ticket. The tour guides speak both Chinese and English.

Reply8/26/2009 10:19:00 PMBeijinger ,   China

Hi,

Can you please tell me whether I need to pay full fare for a child who is 3 yrs old? Also, what language do the tour guides speak? Is it Mandarin, English or Cantonese?

Thank you,
Sarah

Reply8/25/2009 9:50:00 PMSarah ,   Canada

I am very interested to go to fragrant hill on the 18th of september. How long does it take from tian an men square to fragrant hill by bus? and I also want to go to kangxi grassland by 919zhi bus. do you know how long does it take?

Thank you very much.

Reply8/18/2009 7:46:00 AMWidya ,   Indonesia

BeijingTrip.com :8/18/2009 11:11:00 PM

It will take at least one hour for you to travel from Tiananmen to Fragrant Hill by bus. You will need to take the Bus No. 22 first and transfer to Bus No. 331 at Tieshizitou.

The No.919zhi Bus goes from Deshengmen to Kangxi Grassland. The journey usually takes around one and a half hours.

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I am a little confused. I have read elsewhere that I can catch the "Number 6 Tourist Bus" at Dong Si She Tiao (and other locations) to go to the Mutianyu section of the wall. Does this bus no longer run, or is it part of this new bus system? Can I still just catch the Number 6 Tourist bus at Dong Si She Tiao or do I have to go to a centralized location to buy tickets? Also, do the buses run all day long (like in Xi'an and other parts of China), or do I have to catch one specific bus at a specific time? Thanks for your help with these questions!

Reply8/4/2009 12:42:00 AMMichael ,   United States

BeijingTrip.com :8/4/2009 3:08:00 AM

Thanks for your questions.

As we know, the No. 6 Tourist Bus has been cancelled last year. Currently the highly suggested way to the Mutianyu Great Wall is taking the tourist bus operated by Beijing Tourist Distribution Center. The bus runs on weekend and public holidays at 7:30-8:30, departing from Xuanwumen. It is said the bus leaves when it is full.

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To mingyuan,
the No. 916 bus runs between Huairou and Yunmengshan from 6:00 to 20:00. i've just been there.

Reply5/25/2009 3:00:00 AMLi Xiaoteng ,   China

If I am taking the bus to yunmengshan, what time will the bus leave from yunmengshan?

Reply5/24/2009 10:00:00 AMMingyuan

When the Departure Place is 'Qianmen', does that mean Qianmen subway station?

How does a customer receive the tickets after booking them?

And how will the customer know which bus is their bus if they do not speak chinese?

I am interested in this tour as it looks like the best price I have found after hours of searching.

Reply4/28/2009 10:05:00 AMRosalie Milne ,   China

Hi, noda
there are various restaurants in Xidan area for you to choose. As i know, the Westine hotel also serves breakfast.

Reply4/23/2009 12:18:00 AMbeijinger ,   China

hello there, i would be going to xidan area directly from airport by bus and initially i was planning to have my buffet breakfast @ grand mercure, however i would still want to gather some suggestion as to where i could have a nice buffet breakfast from the surrounding hotel, coz i can't seem to find a nice review.. thank you

Reply4/22/2009 5:21:00 AMnoda ,   Saudi Arabia

hello... i'll be in transit in beijing for six hours.. is there any tourist spot near to the airport that i could checkout, so as not to waste so much time sitting.. thanks

Reply4/19/2009 9:52:00 PMLei

BeijingTrip.com :4/19/2009 11:15:00 PM

Hi, Lei

We are afraid that there is not any tourist attraction near the Capital Airport. If you like, you can take the airport bus to Xidan (about 40 minutes), where you can walk to the Tiananmen Square. If time is possible, you can visit the Forbidden City (for two hours).

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Hi There,

I am interested in the weekend bus to the Longqing Gorge. From what I understand I can book the tickets by telephone on the Saturday and then arrive on Sunday to pay for the tickets and take the bus. I am correct? What time does the bus leave Beijing? What time does it leave Longqing to return to Beijing? Just to be sure, is the Xuanwumen Dispatch Center on subway line 2? We have in the past used the Beijing Tourist bus service and have been very pleased with our adventure.

Cheers,
Joanne

Reply4/19/2009 4:03:00 AMJoanne ,   China

BeijingTrip.com :4/20/2009 2:21:00 AM

Hi,

We are sorry that we are not sure about your question. The only information we can offer is to take No. 8 Tourist Bus (Beijing-Longqing Gorge) at Qianmen Station or Andingmen Station (West Subway Entrance). The specific bus schedule is not available.

Thanks for visiting beijingtrip.com!

Hi,

I would like to go and visit the Longqing Gorge on Friday, the 17th of April. Would the Turist bus go there on that day?
Watm regards

Reply4/13/2009 3:56:00 AMKrzysztof ,   Poland

BeijingTrip.com :4/13/2009 11:59:00 PM

Hi,
The tourist buses run on Saturdays and Sundays. If you want to go there by bus, you can go the Deshengmen Gate (Jianlou) and take the No.919 bus to Longqing County, then you take No.920 to the gorge. If you would like to go by metro, you can catch the S2 Line at Beijing North Railway Station to the county then No. 920.

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My freind and I will have only 1 full free day and we must start our tour on the first day we aririve to Beijing which is Fri 6th Mar 2009. We will be arriving at Beijing airport around 6.50 am. Our hotel is Fujian hotel.
A must-see attractions are 1.Badaling Great Wall
2.Forbidden City

and if time allow : 3.Ming's Tomb

****how much will it cost with/without tour guide?
****would it be better for us to start our tour from Beijing airport and how much it will cost?

Reply2/22/2009 5:49:00 AMApiradee ,   Thailand

hi, i'd like to know if there is any way to get to badaling great wall from or near fangzhuang.

my friend and i will be arriving on 12 Feb09, at 1145hrs, and we would like to take half a day to be at the Great Wall.

Kindly direct us how we can make our way there on our own and also how to get back from there.

Thank you.

Reply2/6/2009 7:24:00 AMniki

TravelChinaGuide would like to offer Beijing Bus Tour to meet your needs. Usually, the tour guide will pick you up from your hotel(downtown area) directly. If you are interested in it, please visit the following Bus Tour page for detailed info. and submit the booking form online. The tour operator will reply you by email within 8 hours. Thank you.

http://www.travelchinaguide.com/package/bus-tour/

Reply1/6/2009 8:08:00 PMtravelchinaguide ,   China

Hi, I'm interested to take a city tour;Badaling and Ding tomb in the Ming tombs on 07th Feb 09. I would like to know
Do you have a city tour to there in that day?
How can I reserve this tour?
Where does a bus pick-up me?
And how much is the cost?
Thanks and best regards

Reply1/6/2009 5:30:00 AMPle ,   Thailand

i want to have one day tour, ho w can i contact you, i will be coming to bejing tommorw evening,

Reply12/12/2008 3:39:00 AMKuldeep ,   India

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