beijing 72-hour visa-free transit - is it permitted to visit great wall?

Question

We are UK citizens (UK passports) and will be in Beijing for 65 hours, en route from Sydney to London.  We plan to use the 72-hours visa-free facility.  We understand that we must not leave the municipal area of Beijing  -  is this correct?  If it is, can we go to see a section of the Great Wall, or is all of it outside the area we must keep within?

Hank · Answer

Roddy, you can exit the airport to visit the wall. If you never visit the wall before, I think you may go to visit Badaling section because it's convenient for you to go there. You can take airport express to Dongzhimen, change subway line 2 and get off at Xizhimen Station. Then you can walk to the Beijing North Railway Station to take S2 train to reach Badaling directly.

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Beijing 72-hour visa-free transit - is it permitted to visit Great Wall?