Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Taken for a Ride
A well-established illegal taxi operation at the airport attempts to lure weary travel-
lers into a ¥300-plus ride to the city, so be on your guard. If anyone approaches you
offering a taxi ride, ignore them and insist on joining the queue for a taxi outside.
To/From Nanyuan Airport
The very small Nanyuan Airport
( Nanyuan Jichang; NAY;
Click here
Jingbeixi
Lu, Nanyuan Zhen, Fengtai District; ( ); 6797 8899)
south of the city, feels
more like a provincial bus station than an airport, but it does service quite a
few domestic routes.
The
shuttle bus
( jichang bashi) goes to Xidan ( ¥16; 2 hours; 11.15am to
12.50am), from where you can pick up the subway.
A
taxi
costs around ¥60 to the Tian'anmen Sq area.
Bicycle
See Activities (
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).
Subway
Massive, and getting bigger every year, the
Beijing subway system
( ditie;
www.bjsubway.com
;
per trip ¥2; 6am-11pm)
is modern, easy to use and
cheap. Get hold of a
travel card
( jiaotong yikatong; refundable deposit ¥20)
if
you don't fancy queuing for tickets each time you travel. The card won't make
subway trips any cheaper, although it will get you a 60% discount on all bus
journeys within the municipality of Beijing. You'll find a
pull-out subway map
in the back of this topic.
Taxi
Taxis ( chuzuche) are everywhere, although finding one can be a problem dur-
ing rush hour and rainstorms.
