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How to go to the Great Wall Mutianyu by public bus

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This video shows how to get to the Great Wall at Mutianyu in Beijing by public bus.
Here is a summary of how to do it:
- Take the subway line 2 to the Dongzhimen station
- Take exit C and follow signs to the Transport Center
- Enter the transport center (next to the KFC) and look for bus 916 Express
- 916 Express is written as 916块
- bus fare is 12RMB or 6RMB if you have the transportation card (Yikatong)
- The bus takes a little over one hour to reach the village of Huairou. In Huairou you get off at the Huairou Bei Da Jie stop. Stops are announced in Chinese only. Let the driver know that you are getting off at Beijing-based Da Jie.
* *One or two stops before Bed Da Jie, someone will stick their head in the bus and yell Mutianyu Great Wall and wave you out. Do not pay attention to the scammers. The will overcharge you to take you there.**
- At Bei Da Die, cross the street to take bus H23 or H24 (5RMB). The ride will be about 15-20 minutes.
- Near that bus stop there will be some drivers with mini vans who will offer to take you to Mutianyu. It is ok to take these vans but negotiate a rate of 5RMB per person.
- Note that when returning to Beijing, you will take bus 916 at this bus stop.
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@angelofialho6787 6 лет назад

I have been at the Great Wall today (September 2018) and followed this way. It’s still exactly as showed in the video and I can ensure it really works! Thanks so much for your help 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@joddiedogan 5 лет назад

Thank you for this video. I followed your instructions exactly. Really cost saving and have more time to enjoy the place too! I was in Mutianyu Great Wall on 8/3/2019. 👍👍👍

@jasminewhite7628 5 лет назад

How long did it take you

@joddiedogan 5 лет назад

Jasmine White from dongzimen bus station to Huairou is about more or less 1 hour. And from Huairou to the Great Wall is about 30 mins.

@jasminewhite7628 5 лет назад

@@joddiedogan omg thank you

@joddiedogan 5 лет назад

Jasmine White good luck! And enjoy Beijing!

@Altomeniss88 5 лет назад

what is better from mutianyu or badaling ?

@houdaballaji3252 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for the detailed instructions.. Very very useful 😊

@grzegorzg740 4 месяца назад

Is it still valid? Have you tried to use it step by step? I’m going to China next week and I was wondering if I can follow the instruction..

@GraemeBray 6 лет назад

Be aware that in August 2016 on the 916 Express bus, I was approached by a man dressed in a Beijing Transport uniform, he came directly to me (the only westerner) to tell me that this was my stop and I needed to get out and use a taxi for the Great Wall. As he pointed to two burly looking guys standing outside the bus. This was on the first stop off the expressway from Beijing and on the outskirts of Huairou. I told him to get lost and ignored him, as I used to live in the area and know the city, plus my destination was not even the Great Wall that day. It was simply an attempted scam. Also as of December 31st, 2017 a new Beijing Suburban Railway opened to Huairou North station from Huangtudian station in Beijing (just south of Huoying Metro, Line 8 & 13), the same train station for rail access to Badaling Great Wall.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Yes, that was a scam. It happened to us as well. I just waived the guys off. When mention this in the text above. We will look into the Suburban Railway line. Thanks for pointing that.

@GraemeBray 6 лет назад

Technically the eventual Beijing terminus with be at Beijing North station (next to Xizhimen Metro) but that is currently being renovated for the 2022 Winter Olympics and the new high speed railway to Zhangjiakou. Also soon to open, a further extension from newly opened Huairou North station will go to Gubeikou, Miyun county, near to the Simatai Great Wall. Thus the three major Great Wall tourist sites will be accessible from Huangtudian station later in 2018.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Yes, this new train will be a game changer for visiting some places outside of Beijing.

@ockid84 6 лет назад

Any updates on this from the last 6 months? I will be visiting for the first time this September. Coming from Beijing of course.

@fred8456 Год назад

nearby Dongzhimen Station there's a Mubus station you can take the bus to greatwall directly. they charge 40rmb,really convenient.

@ChinaTravelkeerthy 11 месяцев назад

Is it still available?

@new2melbtango 6 лет назад

Thank you for the video/information!! My wife and I will be visiting Beijing in September 2018 and looking at visiting The Great Wall.

@jenniferguzmancortes6030 5 лет назад

How was your trip? :)

@anakarinabuairide5726 7 лет назад

wow thats fantastic

@laurencel9460 5 лет назад

Thank you, your informations were so helpful!!!!! 👍

@AlexRoseGames 5 лет назад

Went on Chinese New Year, I was the only one on the wall, literally not another soul in sight. Things to keep in mind: THE LAST BUS BACK IS 6:50PM. If you aren't going to make it in time for that, don't go, it will cost like 500 yuan to get a taxi back from there. 5 yuan might be possible for a negotiation if you are chinese and fluent in mandarin but there is absolutely no way you are going to be able to broker that deal as a foreigner. Especially on the way back, expect to pay double, because they know that it isn't obvious what time or where the buses run from, they always posture as if the buses have stopped running (and they are at least extremely infrequent). I had to pay 15 per person on the way there, 30 per person on the way back. And I jumped in the car with a chinese guy and his daughter on the way back who also paid 30 each to the dude.

@xz1891 5 лет назад

4:24, upper left on the mountain, reads "LOYAL TO CHAIRMAN MAO!".

@Ziketan 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for this video it was so usefull we were there today and it was beautifle

@BluesInAm 7 лет назад

Great information, thank you for this.

@carlosaponte611 6 лет назад

Thanks for the video! 👍🏽

@Dragon-gl1rw 6 лет назад

Tks for sharing. Blue sky and everything nice.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

December 2016

@alienscho5623 9 месяцев назад

Hi, i'm going to Beijing in May next year, are these instruction is still valid? Thank you

@sspaharu9983 4 года назад

thank you..in march 2020 i can follow your instructions...exactly!

@seapilot4042 5 лет назад

Great video. I know I'm not the first to say, I want to walk on the great wall. Hopefully this year.

@ebmozo 7 лет назад

Thank you!

@FromBrooklynTo... 6 лет назад

This video is GREAT!!! by chance could you do this show how to get there from the air port?

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

From the airport you need to go to town if you wish to use public transportation. You can take the airport Express . You get off at Dongzhimen which is where the bus departs. explorebj.com/subway/

@tiffanyamspacher8932 7 лет назад

THANK YOU!!!!!

@tll_thelightinside Год назад

Great video 📸 Please answer How do I get from Beijing Daxing Airport to Jiankou section of the wall and do the hiking/walking from Jiankou to Mutianyu then go down with Taboggan ?? Then return to the Airport How much time should one need on that kinda trip ?( I've 16hrs layover)

@dianadriggs7006 5 лет назад

We will be visiting the Great Wall next month on the last week of May. How is the weather? I hear there is a Marathon going on around that time. Shall I be concern?

@juan_p 5 лет назад

We went last year on early May and it was extremely hot; buy water in advance, once there it’s too expensive.

@ChinaDIYTravel 5 лет назад

It is very warm already in Beijing. Sorry, no idea about the marathon.

@AnnaLaViajera 6 лет назад

thank u so much for this! but last month when I was in Beijing, they charged me 20 RMB from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Could it be because you did not have exact change?

@AnnaLaViajera 6 лет назад

the Chinese guy who assisted said its 20RMB but anyway thanks for this info :)

@Tiendung0711 5 лет назад

Good direction !

@infinite3010rainbow6 7 лет назад

You are the best!

@royimantaka 7 лет назад

Great video! I'm planning to go there in December and will follow your helpful guide. How much does it cost in total for one person (Including entrance fee, cable car and tobbogan ride)?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Entrance fee is ¥45 for adults plus ¥25 for the shuttle bus, cable car one way ¥100, chairlift plus slide 125¥. For the slide down only, I forget how much. These prices are obviously subject to change.

@royimantaka 7 лет назад

China DIY Travel - China Train Ticket Booking nice, thanks a lot!

@bunkenishappy 6 лет назад

Very good info, thx, i try to make same trip in April this year. question : express busses go every day ? even saturdays and sundays?. i only stay in Beijing 4 days.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Yes, they run 365 days a year.

@jaredupton1967 7 лет назад

Thank you!!! I am going in August and this will be a big help. what are the bus hours so I don't get stuck?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

It runs all day long while Mutianyu is open, no worries. It runs from 06h00 to 21h00 from Beijing and from 04h50 to 18h50 to return.

@ronaldhalim3298 5 лет назад

Sooo cool!!!!

@webhelpbelambra5440 7 лет назад

Hello, Are all the ticket sold at visitor center ? (Like enter tickets, toboggan ticket?) Thanks!

@Djay_RX 6 лет назад

Hi, from PEK airport, is it faster to visit Badaling or Mutianyu great wall by public transport? I will have almost 24 hour of transit this winter, and plan to check out the great wall first during daylight and explore the city on the night. Thank you for your help.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

From the airport you first need to go to the city. Then going to Badaling is easier and faster.

@KarlaLopez-yh7is 7 лет назад

Hi! Thanks for the video! Approximately how lon does it takes to get there?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

About 1.5 hours.

@LimChingLiang 7 лет назад

Can make a video about going to Simatai Great Wall?

@fhs7838 5 лет назад

Here is more information about to MuTianYu. According to baidu map :(map.baidu.com/dir/东直门/慕田峪长城国家级旅游景区/@12980449.295385783,4891123.90176586,13.32z/index%3D1?querytype=bt&bttp=0&c=131&sy=2&en=1$$2fd2beabe34980517adbd221$$12974582.398,4899632.9179$$%E6%85%95%E7%94%B0%E5%B3%AA%E9%95%BF%E5%9F%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%BA%A7%E6%97%85%E6%B8%B8%E6%99%AF%E5%8C%BA$$$$$$&sn=0$$d600d97d2e2bce8caa059dde$$12962344.46,4830679.76$$%E4%B8%9C%E7%9B%B4%E9%97%A8$$$$$$&sq=%E6%85%95%E7%94%B0%E5%B3%AA%E9%95%BF%E5%9F%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E7%BA%A7%E6%97%85%E6%B8%B8%E6%99%AF%E5%8C%BA&eq=%E4%B8%9C%E7%9B%B4%E9%97%A8&exptype=dep&exptime=2019-05-22%2018:40&version=5&da_src=shareurl) Note Hxx is "定班车", unlike inner city buses, they only runs on a timetable. You have to look for their timetable first. Such as H24 (于家园YuJiaYuan:8:40、15:45|兴隆城XingLongCheng:9:40、16:50)

@pianoenylop9803 7 лет назад

Thank you so much. Are there lockers for our luggage in the 916 bus and at the base of the wall? Thanks

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Nothing at the bus station. I don't quite remember for the visitor center but I suspect not. Best place to leave luggage is a train station, airport or hotel.

@jamescc2010 5 лет назад

3 of us Will be in Beijing August 11-16. Since it will be hot , should we go independent or buy a private package. I have done a lot of research on subway and attractions. I am just worried about walking in the sun for my wife between places. With private tour you will be in a car. I guess we can always find a coffee place near by. Tour will cost a little more with convenience but give us less adventures and freedom.

@ChinaDIYTravel 5 лет назад

I guess that your question is about Beijing and general and not about the Great Wall specifically. I think that the subway is better than a car in Beijing. For one thing, traffic is very bad. Second, for many attractions, even with a car, you end up with a lot of walking. For example, cars cannot stop in front of the Forbidden city. With 3 people, it makes sense to hire a driver for the Great Wall though. To find a driver check the classifieds on www.thebeijinger.com

@jamescc2010 5 лет назад

China DIY Travel - China Train Ticket Booking I have a driver for Mutianyu wall already. From your answer I think subway will be the best transportation for Beijing attractions. We also plan to take bullet trains or to Tianjin as well. This be a lot of fun and memorable experience especially with the great wall. Hopefully you didn’t get caught into troubles In navigating through the city and places There too much. Thanks again for very valuable insight information.

@opensourceside 6 лет назад

Hi. Great video. Im preparing my trip. Chairlift not arrive to the top like cable car?

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Yes it does but at another place on the Wall that is lower than where the cablecar arrives. If you go up by cable car then you arrive at the highest point meaning that you will mostly go down the stairs instead of up.

@opensourceside 6 лет назад

China DIY Travel - China Train Ticket Booking very thanks!!

@girlenetrindade3512 6 лет назад

Great Video,sounds like very helpfull,i will take your advice in a few months ,i have 3 questions if you can help me with :is Mutianyu in the Beijing municipality as im on transit visa?can i fly a drone over there and last how crowed? Thanks

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

You are fine to go there. About the drone, probably not. For one thing, it needs to be registered. Here is how: www.thatsmags.com/beijing/post/19442/how-to-register-your-drone-in-china For less crowd, go early. Not so busy as you can see in the video.

@DavidisDawei 6 лет назад

Take a different bus to some non touristy sections of the wall in Jiankou if you are up for an adventure. There will be no other people around so you can fly your drone there. This is a bit more challenging if you do not speak Mandarin, but well worth it.

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

We plan of doing videos about buses to other sections of the Great Wall.

@DavidisDawei 6 лет назад

I did this in July, but I don't think most foreigners would make it out there without significant difficulty

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Right. That's why we make these videos!

@juanmagonzalez4631 7 лет назад

Thank you fro your valuable information, Helen. I want to go up by cable car to the wall top (I buy this ticket at visitors center); after walking dawn along the wall, I want to go down by chair-lift: where do I buy the chair-lift ticket? at the visitors centre too?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

You can buy at the visitor canter as well or at the top of the Wall where the chair-lift is located. You can also just walk down.

@juanmagonzalez4631 7 лет назад

ok! Many thanks.

@mcgyver2762 4 года назад

When returning to Beijing, do we use bus 916 Express, or bus 916 ? Please clarify this, a bit confusing.

@ChinaDIYTravel 4 года назад

Both work as they follow the same route. But it is better to take the 916 express at it has fewer stops so that the travel time is shorter.

@arnasratkevicius6516 7 лет назад

Hi, thanks for this video. Can you please pinpoint on the map where exactly to get off 916 express bus and where to get off H23 or H24 bus? Tried to find myself, but with no success. It would be so much easier to follow it by GPS when riding a bus.

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Go to this website: bus.mapbar.com/beijing/xianlu/916lukuaiche/ It shows the bus route for the 916Express. You get off at stop #15. In Chinese the stop is called 怀柔北大街 I think that the GPS coordinates are 40.336111, 116.633886

@arnasratkevicius6516 7 лет назад

Great! Thank you!

@tonymnla 5 лет назад

On the video it mentions getting off at stop 11. When do I start counting the stops?

@patriciamiller1553 7 лет назад

Thanks for the video. Tickets prices for chairlifts please.

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

It is 80RMB one way or 100RMB for a return ticket.

@liewpg2266 4 года назад

is toilet available on this bus?or most public bus in china have got toilet inside?

@Nafrialdi 5 лет назад

do you recommend taking chairlift down Mutianyu? will it be too cold for January 3rd?

@ChinaDIYTravel 5 лет назад

It is not bad. You can control the speed and go slower if it is very cold.

@fhs7838 5 лет назад

Now, you can also take "慕田峪旅游专线" directly from DongZhiMen Wai to there, non-stop, 30 RMB, only runs on weekends 8:30(To MuTianYu)/16:00(Back to city). But first you need to know how to read "慕田峪旅游专线"... Not recommend any foreigners who dosent know Chinese at all to use Beijing buses, especially beijing suburban/rural buses (Start with 8/9/H/Y/M/F/X/昌/兴/顺/房/密...+numbers, such as H11). Most of them lack service/stop signs and only have few service each day. (Do you know where to get correct timetable? First, search baidu map, google is not working at all, then for this case search 8684.cn(Chinese only) to check if baidu is correct, in extreme cases you may need to phone the bus company) Even beijingers have trouble taking rural buses... And most bus stops are only in Chinese, the stop signs may outdated/lost/covered with ads... Also most Beijing buses are self-service ticketing, no change, recommend to use YiKaTong card.(You may deal with Chinese only service again) Just use subways only...Or find a Chinese friends. If you have trouble with public transport, you can call 12328/96166(bus)/96165(subway).

@ChinaDIYTravel 5 лет назад

Just following the instructions this video is pretty easy.

@ivanzhu3670 7 лет назад

To return back to Beijing, Do I basically take bus H23 or H24 back to Huairou Bei Da Jie? Then take the 916 express bus from the same bus stop that I originally got off from?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Yes, same routine in reverse. You can take the H23 or H24 bus or hire one of the mini vans.

@sebastianarielburd3119 5 лет назад

Hi, do I need to take the 916 express to return to the city or I can take just the regular bus 916?

@sspaharu9983 4 года назад

I am going to Beijing in March 2020, are these instructions still valid? thanks.

@ChinaDIYTravel 4 года назад

Yes, still good.

@smh28168 4 года назад

How long does it take to reach The Great Wall with the instruction of this video?

@ChinaDIYTravel 4 года назад

I recall that it is about 1.5 hours. Could be a bit more.

@smh28168 4 года назад

@@ChinaDIYTravel Noted with thanks. I will follow this instruction.

@srfin24 6 лет назад

when i return from the great wall do i i take h23 on the same spot or opposite side?

@ChinaDIYTravel 6 лет назад

Opposite.

@sanishazi 7 лет назад

Is it easy to find the toboggan up there? I would prefer to ride it down, kind of fun

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Yes it is easy. Just look at the side of the mountain.

@ruhilrazak7230 7 лет назад

How far is the station for toboggan from where the Cable Car stop?

@sanishazi 7 лет назад

ruhil razak I like your idea to go up by cable car then walk on the wall till you reach the toboggan to go down. Let someone give us the info how far

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

The cable car (not the chair lift) is at the opposite end. You may know that the Wall is not flat. It made up of stairs. From the cable car you are going mostly downhill to the toboggan. It is about 1,000 steps, the majority is downhill.

@xt3461 7 лет назад

Isn't there another bus you could take there? Bus 936? Which is better?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

No, this is no longer a good alternative.

@sherarut 7 лет назад

So you have to take two buses to get to the wall, but you get back with one bus? What should be written on bus 916 when I go back?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

Right. Two buses or bus plus a taxi (or mini-van). Same bus numbers on the way back. The 916块 to return is just across the street from the one that you took from Beijing. We show in the video that you cross the street for bus H23 and H24, the 916 to return is also there. Hope this is clear.

@sherarut 7 лет назад

Yes, thank you! And do H23/H24 go back from the same place where they leave us close to the wall?

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

They drop you near the visitor center. Then you take their shuttle bus to the Wall as shown in the video.

@ChinaDIYTravel 7 лет назад

They leave you near the visitor center. You then take a shuttle to the Wall.