Tourist buses are a special public service providing convenience for tourists who want to go directly to scenic spots. The former 18 different special tourist buses, which were usually designated with the Chinese character '游' prefixing the number, have left the historical stage since the birth of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch.
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 (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)) and Xuanwumen (宣武門(mén)). The found of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch aims to provide convenient service for tourists to Beijing, and combat illegal one-day tour package runners. The business scope of the company covers domestic tourism, tourist passenger transport, bus rentals, and advertisement undertakings and utilizing.
Important Reminder: You would better buy tickets inside the ticket office of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch or you will be easily 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
(前門(mén)) |
CNY 200 (round-trip-tickets, admission fees, fee for tour guides ) |
|
Central Television Tower (or Taipingyang Underwater World), 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 weekends and Chinese legal holidays from April 7 to October 15)
|
Routes |
Ticket Selling
Time |
Departure
Time |
Departure
Place |
Price |
|
Simatai Great Wall |
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 |
|
Mutianyu Great Wall, Hongluo Temple |
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) |
|
Huanghuacheng Great Wall |
06:30-07:50 |
06:30-08:00 |
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen |
CNY 75 (admission fee, round-trip tickets) |
|
Taoyuan Fairy Valley |
06:30-07:50 |
06:30-08:00 |
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen |
CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets) |
|
Peking Man Site, Shidu |
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) |
|
Yunmengshan National Forest Park |
06:30-07:50 |
06:30-08:00 |
Tiananmen;
Xuanwumen |
CNY 85 (admission fee, round-trip tickets) |
|
Longqing Gorge |
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 could 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
Last Update : 9/20/2007 11:48:16 PM
2. Consultation telephone: 010-8353 1111, 010-8353 5555
Last Update : 9/20/2007 11:52:33 PM
3. Dispatch centers:
Tiananmen Dispatch Center (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)發(fā)車中心):
the southwest corner of the Tiananmen Square (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)西南角)
Last Update : 9/20/2007 11:49:32 PM
Tiananmen Dispatch Branch Center (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)發(fā)車分中心):
the southeast corner of the Tiananmen Square (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)東南角)
Last Update : 9/20/2007 11:49:51 PM
Xuanwumen Dispatch Center (宣武門(mén)發(fā)車中心):
the northeast corner of Xuanwumen Crossroads (宣武門(mén)十字路口東北角)
Last Update : 9/20/2007 11:50:24 PM
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 (前門(mén)西), or No.2, 20, 120, 126, 210 to Tiananman Guangchangxi (the west of the Tiananmen Square, 天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)西), and then you could walk to the Tiananmen Dispatch Center.
Bus No.8, 9, 210, 209, 673, 729, 744, Te 2 (特2) to Qianmen Dong (前門(mén)東), or No.2, 20, 120, 126, 203, 210 to Tiananman Guangchangdong (天安門(mén)廣場(chǎng)東), and then you could 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 (宣武門(mén)東), and then you could walk to the Xuanwumen Dispatch Center.
(beijingtrip.com September 28, 2007)
