Tianjin Port, Transportation between Beijing and Tianjin

Tianjin Port

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Tianjin Port, approximately 160 kilometers (99.4 miles) from Beijing and 56 kilometers (34.8 miles) from Tianjin City, is the biggest artificial port and important foreign commercial port of China. It plays a significant role in the development of the nation's transportation and trading.

Although it became a port during the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD), the history of Tianjin Port can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Officially opened to the outside world in 1860, it was one of the earliest foreign trading ports of China. The present Tianjin Port was rebuilt in 1939.

Tianjin Port is the main hub of the Chinese coast and an important link in the transportation system connecting Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province. It links more than 400 ports of over 180 countries in the world and enjoys friendly cooperation with the ports of Japan, South Korea, America and the Netherlands.

The passenger depot of Tianjin Port, with modern facilities, has two main buildings equipped with 9 waiting halls and rooms. To the west of the main building there is a booking hall to purchase tickets and a dining room.

Service Number: 022-25707550

Sightseeing by Ship

Tianjin Port has three domestic-scheduled ship lines for passenger transportation to Longkou, Yantai and Dalian and two international scheduled ship lines to Kobe (Japan) and Incheon (South Korea). Tickets for domestic ship lines can be booked five days in advance, and those for international ship lines should be booked a month in advance.

The ship from Tianjin to Dalian departs daily from July to October, and during the other months, it departs on odd-numbered days. The ship to Kobe departs on Mondays at 11:00 and arrives in Kobe Wednesday at 14:00. It returns from Kobe on Fridays at 12:00 and reaches Tianjin on Sundays at 14:00. The ship to Incheon departs every four days.

Consulting Telephone Number: 022-25706752, 022-25706817

Going to Tianjin

Because of its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin may be a worthwhile side trip when traveling to Beijing. Here are two ways to get to Tianjin:

By Train

At the Beijing Railway Station and the Beijing West Railway Station, there are many trains to Tianjin, including nearly 20 bullet trains (D-trains) between Beijing Railway Station and Tianjin Railway Station or Tianjin West Railway Station.

By Coach

1. Take an airport bus in Beijing Capital International Airport.
Departure Time: 07:00, 08:00, 09:00, and the bus runs every 30 minutes from 09:00 to 23:00.
Ticket: CNY 70

2. Take a long-distance bus in these bus stations:
Zhaogongkou Long-Distance Bus Station (赵公口长途汽车站)
Lizeqiao Long-Distance Bus Station (丽泽桥长途汽车站)
Beijing Nanzhan Long-Distance Bus Station (北京南站长途汽车站)
Jiulongshan Long-Distance Bus Station (九龙山长途汽车站)
Sihui Long-Distance Bus Station (四惠长途汽车站)

Traveling to Beijing

By Train

In Tianjin Railway Station, Tianjin West Railway Station and Tianjin North Railway Station, trains can be taken to arrive at either Beijing West Railway Station or Beijing Railway Station.

By Coach

1. Take an airport bus in Tianjin
Departure Place: the junction of Nanjing Lu (南京路) and Shanxi Lu (山西路)
Departure Time: 04:00, 05:00, 06:00, and the bus runs every 30 minutes from 06:00 to 18:00.
Ticket: CNY 70

2. Take a long-distance bus in these bus stations:
Tanggu Long-Distance Bus Station (塘沽客运站)
Long-Distance Bus Station (天环客运站)
Tongsha Central Bus Station (通莎公司客运中心站)
Beijing-Tianjin Express Dispatch Center (京津高速分公司发车点)

Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway

On July 4, 2005, the traffic project of the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway officially commenced construction at the junction of the two cities. The light rail starts at Beijing South Railway Station and ends at Tianjin Railway Station, spanning up to approximately 115 kilometers (71.5 miles). There will be only three midway stations, Yizhuang (亦庄), Yongle (永乐) and Wuqing (武清).

In October, 2007, the main project of the track was completed, and by August 2008, people can take trains from Beijing South Railway Station and arrive at Tianjin within half an hour. The train will run at a speed of 350 kilometers (217.5 miles) per hour with a minimum departure interval of approximately 3 minutes.

Comments and Questions

hello i next monts going china im need bus transfer ticet how much is it . erlian-beijing and beijing-macau tkankyou bay

Reply7/25/2010 11:43:00 PMtsogtoo , Mongolia

Brenda :7/26/2010 8:52:00 PM

it cost CNY 100-180 from Erlian to Beijing by long-distance buses, but there's no direct bus from Beijing to Macau, i'm afraid you need to go there by air.

I wouls appreciate some help. I will end a cruise at tianjin port on the 7 Aug. and need to travel to Beijing Novotel Xinqiao in Dongcheng. Base don the emails I have read I plan to get a taxi from the port to Tanggu Railway station andget a fast rain to a Beijing station, then taxi to my hotel. What I would like to know is
1)approx cost of taxis.
2) What station should I go to in Beijing.
3) How do I communicate with the taxi drivers and people at the station (will they understand English?).
Any help appreciated.

Reply7/25/2010 5:47:00 AMAndy , Australia

Oliver :7/25/2010 8:50:00 PM

Hi Andy,
1.it costs about CNY 21 from Tianjin Port to Tanggu Railway Station, and about CNY 22 from Beijing South Railway Station to the hotel.
2. you will arrive in Beijing South Railway Station if you take the bullet train from Tanggu Railway station.
3. some of the taxi drivers knonw some English, but not all. for Tanggu Railway Station, you can tell them Tang Gu Huo Che Zhan, and from Beijing South Railway station, you can tell them you want to go to Xin Qiao Nuo Fu Te Fan Dian. you can also print the Chinese name of the Tanggu Railway Station and the hotel, and just show them to the taxi drivers.

thanks lilly,
can you tell me the name of the station i will go to ?
also if possible the part of the station that the bullet train will go from.
thanks again

jim

Reply7/22/2010 6:14:00 AMjim , United Kingdom

Lily :7/24/2010 9:03:00 PM

you're welcome jim,
the railway station you should go it Tanggu Railway station, it is in the same district with Tianjin Port, there are bullet trains to Beijing South Railway Station.

hi can anyone help an over fifty with four big cases getting off a cruise ship in tianjin on the 30th september 2010.
me and my wife would like to travel on to beijing by bullet train but are concerned about getting from the port to the train station, and how long it will take to get to the local station from the cruise ship. help !!!

Reply7/21/2010 12:29:00 PMjim , United Kingdom

lily :7/21/2010 8:43:00 PM

hi Jim,
since you two carry so much luggage, i advise you to take a taxi from the Tianjin Port to the railway station. it takes about 40 minutes to the railway station. for your four big cases, i think you may ask the some one on the cruise to help you, good luck.

Help! I need step by step instructions and approximate costs, please. We are 2 adults with 2 large luggage and 2 carry on type bags. We need to get from the Beijing Regents to the train station first. Second, a bullet train closest to Tianjin cruise port? Third, from the port to the Roy. Carib. cruise ship. Also if we are going by taxis, the specific type of taxi to look for and are they metered? Thanks again. Scott

Reply7/14/2010 4:12:00 PMScott , United States

Lily :7/14/2010 9:40:00 PM

hi Scott,
first, you need to go to Beijing South Railway Station to take the bullet train. you can walk for 230 meters to Dengshikou station to take subway line 5 to Chongwenmen Station, and chenge to Subway line 2 to Xuanwumen, and then subway line 4 to Beijing South Railway Station. if by taxi, it will cost about CNY 27.
second, you need to take the bullet train from Beijing South Railway Station to Tanggu Railway Station, which is close to Tianjin Port. the train schedule you may refer to this page http://www.beijingtrip.com/china-train/display.asp?tp=1&to1=Tanggu&from1=Beijing+South&tstop=&trainno1=
third, you can take a taxi from the Tanggu Railway Station to Tianjin Port, it costs about CNT 21. you can ask the taxi to take you to the entrance of Tianjin port or somewhere near the waiting room, then you just need to find the waiting room, it will be easy for you to get to your cruise. last, you can take the cars with a sign of "Taxi" on it, and those taxis are metered.

I too, am on the Sept 04 cruise. We are at the Beijing Regents and have been quoted 1100 CNY for 2 of us (private car) with luggage to get to the cruise ship. 1. Is that fair? I saw 450cny for a taxi. Was that 450 total or per person? 2. Is there anything to do or see on the drive from Beijing to Tianjin? Thanks for any responses!

Reply7/7/2010 7:13:00 PMScott , United States

Lily :7/7/2010 8:55:00 PM

hi,
1. i think CNY 1,100 is a little expensive. you may bargain with the driver.
2. CNY 450 is the total fare.
3. the car may travel through the express way, so i think there's nothing to see on the way.

Taxi fare from central Beijing to Tianjin Port. Your website is excellent. Thank you.

Reply6/26/2010 7:07:00 AMgeorge Lauer , United States

Bella :6/26/2010 8:43:00 PM

hi.
it takes about CNY 450 to take a taxi from Beijing To Tianjin Port.

Hi
I'm taking a cruise that ends in Tiajin Port on Sept,30 we are a total of 4 people and our hotel reservation is in the
Courtyard Beijing Northeast
101 Jing Shun Road, Chaoyang District Beijing,Beijing 100102

Any suggestions how to get from the pier to the hotel? this will be really helpful

Thanks in Advance

Reply6/23/2010 6:59:00 PMJanice , Puerto Rico

anna :6/23/2010 9:08:00 PM

hi Janice,
you need to get to the Tianjin Railway Station first. you can take a taxi or take buses No. 102 to Xin Mei Yuan, then change to NO. 805 to Zhong Xin Guang Chang. when you get to the Railway station, you can the train ticket to Beijing Railway Station, and after you get to Beijing Railway Station, you can take Subway Line 2 to Dong Zhi Men, and then take Bus No. 916 to Da Shan Qiao Dong, then Change to Bus No. 538 to Dong Xin Dian, when you get off the bus, it is not far from the hotel, you can either walk or take a taxi to the hotel.

Janice ( Puerto Rico ) :6/23/2010 9:23:00 PM

Thanks for your reply

but how much money will the ticket cost and the buses ? just to make a budget for this trip ?

anna :6/24/2010 5:49:00 AM

the ticket for a bus usually CNY 1-2, and the train ticket is around CNY 50. the subway ticket fare in Beijing is CNY 2.

Janice ( Puerto Rico ) :6/24/2010 10:23:00 AM

Thank You so much !!!!

my last question will be for the luggage ...there is no problem going on the train and the bus with luggage ?

anna :6/26/2010 8:37:00 PM

of course no, there's no problem. you can bring your luggage with you. but, too much luggage will be inconvenient for you, right?

I am staying at the Beijing Crowne Plaza and need to travel to Tianjin Port on 4 Sept to meet my cruise.There will be 6 of us.I have a few questions and would appreciate anyone's good advice.
1.Which is the closest Beijing station with a bullet train to Tianjin?
2.Any idea of cost of soft seat?
3. Having arrived at Tianjin station is it easist to catch a taxi to the port?
4. How long and how much approximately would that be?

Thanks in advance

Reply2/13/2010 6:52:00 PMTracey , Australia

Fred :2/19/2010 8:19:00 PM

1. you may go to the beijing South railway station to take the intercity train.
2. the soft seat is said to be CNY69.00.
3. I think it is easy.
4. it takes about CNY6.00 for about 1.5 hours.

glenis ( United Kingdom ) :4/13/2010 2:33:00 PM

Hi Tracy
sounds like we are on the same cruise. at the moment we have had a couple of qoutes for transfers for 4. airport to hotel and then hotel to port 300usd

Mick ( Australia ) :6/21/2010 8:22:00 AM

Tracey
Sounds like we are on the same cruise. we are staying at the novatel Xin Qiao Beijing. have you found satisfactory answers to your questions?

hi i m staying in tianjin and want to visit great wall can u sugest a way to go to the great wall the easiest and zheapest way , i have a day.

Reply6/19/2010 11:42:00 AMakanksha , China

anna :6/20/2010 8:48:00 PM

the cheapest way is to take public transportation, but will cost much time. so you may try to contact a travel agency in Tianjin, in that way, you d'not need to worry about the time and transportation.

anna :6/20/2010 8:51:00 PM

p.s. the cost of traveling with the travel agency and by yourself are almost the same.

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