time of the trip from beijing

Question

Hello,I will be visiting soon and I would really like to see the dam with the dragon escalator.In one vlog I have read that the place is reachable by bus in one hour from the city, but when I insert the directions into googlemaps, I get a trip of 5 hours by bus  around 2 hours by car.Is it really that long?I can read here that it is possible to arrive there with a combination of train plus bus, is that faster?Can the trip to the dam be done in one day from the city?Thank you very much!

Ali · Answer

It is about 62 miles (100km) from the city proper. It takes about 1.5 hours by car, and about 2 hours by bus. You can take bus line 919 Express from Deshengmen to Shi He Ying Station. Then, change to bus line Y15 to it. The trip takes about 2 hours. Or, you can take S2 Train from North Railway Station to Yanqing (about 1.5 hours). Upon arrival, take bus line Y15 or Y40 to it (about 40 minutes).Yes, you can make a day trip if you set off early in the morning. :)

Nicola · Answer

Thank you, but I cannot find anywhere online buses Y15 or Y40. There are no buses with letters.I will manage somehow.Thanks again

Danny · Answer

Dear Nicola, the buses Y15 and Y40 exist. I took it last month. Don't worry! May you have a nice trip! :)

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Time of the trip from Beijing