Beijing Sightseeing Bus

Sightseeing buses in Beijing can be a wise choice for touring the downtown. The three city sightseeing lines cost only CNY20 for a full ticket, taking people to see splendid imperial buildings. The Dang-dang Sightseeing Buses have both day lines and night lines passing by the downtown highlights including Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City 
 

  Operating Hours: 9:30 – 17:00
  Fare: CNY20 for a Full Ticket; CNY10 for Beijing Transportation Smart Card holders
  Distance: 15km (9.3 miles)
  Route: 
Inside Yongding Gate (Gate of Beijing Outer City) – Xiannongtan (a sacrificial site of the imperial family) – Beijing Bridge – South Zhushikou (a bustling crossroad) – Dashilar (a cultural block) – East Tian’anmen Square – West Tian’anmen – Nanchang Street – Xihua Gate of Forbidden City – Beihai South Station – Shenwu Gate of Forbidden City – West Shatan Rd. – Qihelou – Nanheyan (a royal river bank) – East Tian’anmen - West Tian’anmen Square – Qianmen – Dashilar – South Zhushikou  – Beijing Bridge – Inside Yongding Gate – Inside Yongding Gate
 

  Operating Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
  Fare: CNY20 for a Full Ticket; CNY10 for Beijing Transportation Smart Card holders
  Distance: 10km (6.2 miles)
  Route: 
Qianmen - East Tian’anmen Square - West Tian’anmen – Nanchang Street – Xihua Gate of Forbidden City – Beihai South Station – Shenwu Gate of Forbidden City – North Beichizi – Donghua Gate of Forbidden City – Donganmen Street – New Dongan Market – North Wangdujing Junction - East Tian’anmen - West Tian’anmen Square – Qianmen
 

  Operating Hours: 
From Shenwu Gate: 9:15 – 17:00
From Beigongmen (Gate of Summer Palace) Subway Station: 9:00 – 16:30
  Fare: CNY20 for Full Ticket; CNY10 for Beijing Transportation Smart Card holders
  Distance: 26.5km (16.5 miles)
  Route: 
Shenwu Gate of Forbidden City – East Gate of Jingshan Park – North Gate Beihai Park – Inside Desheng Gate of Beijing Inner City – East Beichen Rd. (Bird Nest) – Water Cube – South Chengfu Junction - China University of Geosciences (Beijing Language and Culture University) – North Zhongguanyuan Community (Peking University) – South Gate of Old Summer Palace – Beigongmen (Gate of Summer Palace) Subway Station
 

  Ticket Fare: CNY50
  Operating Time: 09:30 – 17:00
  Interval: 30min
  Duration: 50min
  Distance: 10km (6.2 miles)
  Route:
Qianmen - Tian'anmen Square East – Xihua Gate – Beihai South – Shenwu Gate – Donghua Gate – Dong’anmen Street – Wangfujing – Tian'anmen East – Tian'anmen West - Qianmen
Boarding Point: the first bus station on the east of Qianmen Street's north end
   Ticket Fare: CNY50 
  Departure Time: 10:00 – 17:00
  Interval: 30min
  Distance: 12km (7.5 miles)
  Main Route: 
Qianmen – Yongding Gate –Temple of Heaven – Tian'anmen Square – Forbidden City – Jingshan Park – Wanning Bridge – Bell & Drum Towers
Boarding Point: the first bus station on the east of Qianmen Street's north end
   Ticket Fare: CNY80 
  Departure Time: 19:00 
  Distance: 25km (15.5 miles)
  Route: 
Qianmen – Dashilar – Zhushikou – Yongding Gate – Temple of Heaven - National Natural History Museum of China – Tian’anmen Square – Forbidden City – Zhongshan Park – Beihai – Jingshan Park – Shenwu Gate – Shichahai – Wanning Bridge - Bell & Drum Towers – Desheng Gate – Di’anmen – Donghua Gate - Qianmen
Boarding Point: the first bus station on the east of Qianmen Street’s north end

 Note:
Where to buy a ticket: passengers can book the ticket online in advance or at the ticket office of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch at Qianmen which is 30 meters away from Exit I, Qianmen Subway Station.
 

  Ticket Fare: CNY128 for a single trip from Bird Nest; CNY 178 for a round trip (Snacks not included)
  Departure Time: 19:00 from Bird Nest; 20:30 from Liangmahe Wharf
  Duration: 60min
  Distance: 17km (10.6 miles)
  Route: The Bird's Nest, the Water Cube, the Beijing Olympic Tower, China Science and Technology Museum, China National Arts and Crafts Museum, and Liangma River.
  Price of snacks:
CNY 128 for dried fruit + a single trip bus ticket
CNY 298 for Western style fast food + a single trip bus ticket

  Note: This line has no stops.
How to Buy Tickets: Passengers can book the ticket online in advance or at the ticket office of Beijing Hub of Tour Dispatch at Qianmen which is 30 meters away from Exit I, Qianmen Subway Station.