Beijing Tour Guide

·       Beihai Park
·       Beijing Airport
·    Beijing Antiques Market
·       Beijing Attractions
·       Beijing Bus
·       Beijing Cuisine
·       Beijing Districts & Counties
·       Beijing Ditan Park
·       Beijing Facts
·       Beijing Driver's License
·       Beijing Foreign Embassies
·       Beijing Geography
·       Beijing History
·       Beijing Houhai Lake
·       Beijing Hot Spring Resorts
·       Beijing Map and Population
·       Beijing Night Entertainment
·       Beijing Olympic Site
·       Beijing Planetarium
·       Beijing Purple Bamboo Park
·       Beijing Railway
·       Beijing Restaurant
·       Beijing Ring Road
·    Beijing Ritan Park
·       Beijing Shopping
·       Beijing Subway System
·       Beijing Shopping
·       Beijing Taxi
·       Beijing Temple
·       Beijing Tourism
·       Beijing Traffic
·       Beijing transportation
·       Beijing Travel Tips
·       Beijing University
·       Beijing Weather
·      Beijing Zoo and Aquarium
·      Capital Museum
·       Drum and Bell Towers
·       Forbidden City
·       Ming Tombs
·       Summer Palace
·      Temple of Heaven
·       Tiananmen Square
·       Temple of Confucius
·     Prince Gong's Mansion
·       Yonghe Lama Temple
·       798 Art Zone

Beijing Tour Guide: Beijing Public Buses

Beijing Public Buses

While taxis may be way more convenient, taking the Beijing public bus system can allow you to meet locals as well as saving you many RMB. A typical ride costs 1 RMB. However, it is essential for you to know your Chinese, because all signs along the bus routes are in Chinese. You can find a bus stop anywhere in the city, making it very easy to access.

If you want to enjoy the life of the locals while on your Beijing tour or travel, try hopping on a bus and see where it takes you. It might be something you just need to enjoy your time off from your usual life and live in the chaos of Beijing life!

Nowadays, there are more than 500 bus routes throughout Beijing city. In other word, it is possible to travel to any destination in Beijing by using this huge and complex bus system. Buses in Beijing are numbered from 1 to 999 with different range of number means different type of service area as follow:

Lines	Bus Service Area	By Cash	By IC Transit Card
1-199	Inner city only. This is most suitable for travelers who would like to travel in Beijing city	1 RMB flat rate	0.40 RMB flat rate
200-299	Night services in inner city only.	2 RMB flat rate	0.40 RMB flat rate
300-399	Services in suburbs, outside of 2^nd ring road. Travelers could take this line to visit some attractions located not far from inner city such as the Summer Palace.	1 RMB for first 12 km; 0.50 RMB for each additional 5 km	0.40 RMB flat rate
400-599	Community Service in suburbs.	1 RMB for first 12 km; 0.50 RMB for each additional 5 km	0.40 RMB for first 12 km; 0.20 RMB for each additional 5 km
600-799	Services with longer routes in both inner city and suburbs.	1 RMB for first 12 km; 0.50 RMB for each additional 5 km	0.40 RMB for first 12 km; 0.20 RMB for each additional 5 km
800-899	Air-conditioned buses in both inner city and suburbs.	1 RMB for first 12 km; 0.50 RMB for each additional 5 km	0.40 RMB for first 12 km; 0.20 RMB for each additional 5 km
900-999	Services throughout inner city and suburbs, especially to some remote destinations of Beijing.	1 RMB for first 12 km; 0.50 RMB for each additional 5 km	0.40 RMB for first 12 km; 0.20 RMB for each additional 5 km

To find your way visit the official Beijing Bus website

Check our Beijing Bus Tour Programs. You can tour Beijing with our group bus tour programs for various routes.
Learn more about Beijing private and non-private tours.