Need info on car rental in Beijing
By ART4RE0 | 1/13/2009 2:54:06 AM
I am going to Beijing later this month. I heard driving in Beijing can be adventurous. Is it possible to hire a driver and a car for a day? Anyone can give a referral?
Thanks in advance.
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Beijing Subway
By MELODYNYELLOW | 7/15/2006 7:02:40 AM
The easiest way to move in Beijing is subway. There are 3 subway lines in beijing (and other 3 lines are on construction, they will be able to be used by 2008). You can get almost anywhere you "must see" by taking the subway. The price for each ticket is 3 RMB and you can only use it once. You can transfer between Line1 and Line2 just use one ticket, you do not need to buy two. But if you want to take the Line13, you cannot transfer directly from Line2 or Line1, you must buy another one. So if you know you will take Line1/Line2 then change to Line13, You'd better buy one 5 RMB ticket in the first place and then you will not need to buy the 3 RMB one again.
In this way, you will save your time of standing in lines and 1 RMB at the same time.
1 RMB saved is 1 RMB gained.
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price rise of Beijing taxi
By PEA28COCK | 6/1/2006 9:02:44 PM
Taxi price in Beijing has been changed.
The price for each kilometer has become CNY 2 instead of CNY 1.6. Nothing else is changed.
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Airport Shuttle Bus Service
By JABAROOTOO | 9/26/2005 12:27:47 AM
This is the Beijing Capital Airport Shuttle Bus Service website with details of bus routes, destinations, times and prices.
http://www.bcia.com.cn/en/passengers_Land_airport_page.html
All airports throughout China offer Shuttle Bus Services to the towntown, either to the CAAC office or similar downtown locaton in each city.
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Train Timetable all over China
By GAOTIAN917 | 4/3/2005 6:42:48 PM
Here's the most useful website I know:
http://www.gaocan.com/train2.jsp
Train Timetables... of all the train, all over mainland China. In Chinese Only...
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Train Tickets During Festivals
By PRVNK | 1/30/2005 5:39:42 PM
Generally its hard to get train tickets during festival season.
Check for other ways of getting train tickets from you chinese friends. Sometimes you get tickets by paying some extra amount. I dont know if this is reservation or some other thing.
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Taxi/Rickshaw Prices
By INTIANJIN | 8/5/2004 5:11:13 AM
In Beijing taxis and rickshaws try to get alot higher prices from foreigners. Generally you have to go thru 4-5 different ones to get a decent price.
If you take a taxi or rickshaw from outside the train station or airport you're going to get soaked. They know you need them and if you don't take their ride someone else will. Phone your hotel or ask someone which bus to take to get you to or closer to your destination. You'll find taxis and richshaws aren't so nuts when you aren't close to a super populated place so walking a couple blocks away could make your life easier.
The reason you try to use a set price rather than the meter is because taxi are known for taking long scenic routes to up the toll. Rickshaws you don't have to worry about because they don't feel like peddling around half the country to rip you off.
The fees for Rickshaw I paid were 5,6, or 8RMB. I used them daily. They asked 30RMB on average and as high as 50RMB.
The subway is 3RMB and the bus is 1 RMB.
Taxi meters start off at 10RMB in Beijing and go up 1.6RMB per kilometer and 1.6RMB per minute while stuck in traffic. From 23:00-05:00 the cost is more and after 15KM the cost per km goes up. Beijing traffic can be real bad during the day so if you don't set a price you can end up paying alot.
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try a bicycle
By JANVAN | 5/13/2004 4:11:51 AM
Whenever possible try to rent a bicycle. Within cities it's often the best way to see a lot and to cover the sometimes quite impressive distances. We went to the summerpalace from beijing downtown in about an hour and a half and have seen many different faces of the city.
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