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Asked by Ms.Ingrid from sweden | Mar. 29, 2010 10:31

About:Beijing Great Wall

Hello,
I m stopping in Beijing for 10 hours, between flights (connecting to bangkok). and i would like to visit the great wall, is there a fast tour of 1-2 hours that could take me to the wall, how far is it from the airport, and how much does it cost? or even better, does a tour pick up at the airport? how often per day does the tours go?

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Answered by Ms.Fiona | Mar. 30, 2010 03:45

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Hi, there is no tour pick you up at the airport if you have not book any. 10 hours are quite limited for a visit to the Great Wall. If you plan to go, I suggest you go to Badaling for easy traffic and do the visit by yourself. You can follow this transportation way,

Take Airport Express Train and get off at Dongzhimen Station, take Subway Line 2 and get off at Jishuitan Station, walk to Deshengmen Gate and take bus no.919 to Badaling Great Wall. The total journey takes about 2 hours.

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Answered by Ms.Ingrid | Mar. 30, 2010 06:14

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Thank you Fiona,
I was also recommended to take a taxi and do the tour myself, and then also a little city tour (to the old town/forbidden city). But i heard that the drivers are not very good in English, and that i would have to have all info translated into mandarin (canontese?). But would a taxi tour cost too much or is it as cheap as they say?

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Answered by Mr.Leo | Mar. 30, 2010 22:05

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Hi, Ms,Ingrid,

Is the bus transportation complicated? I also agree. So take a taxi is a good idea. It indeed costs too much than bus. But since you only have 10 hours to go, taxi is a better choice. You should take the officially designated taxis. At present, many taxi drivers are learning English and they can speak some simple English. But it is not bad if you also prepare the mandarin notes.

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