Routes:
Currently, there are over 800 bus routes in operation in Beijing, supplied by the buses numbered 1~998. They are mainly divided into the following categories:
Numbered 1~100—Bus routes are within the 3rd Ring Road.
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, 118 and 124—Trolleys, most of them run within the 2nd Ring Road.
Numbered 201~215—Night routes, only in operation after 23:00.
Numbered 300~810—Offering bus routes from downtown area to suburban Beijing.
Numbered 900~998—Running long distances, such as from downtown area to the Great Wall.
Operating Hours:
Generally speaking, the buses in downtown area are in operation from 05:30 until to 23:00. Some suburban lines may stop as early as around 18:00. The night lines of 201~215 serve from 23:00 to the next 04:30 or 05:00.
Ticket Fare:
Self-service bus: CNY1 paid by cash, or CNY0.4 paid by a Beijing transportation smart card
Tips: If there are three gates on a bus, pleas embark using the middle gate and disembark from the other two gates. Over payment by cash into the coin machine will not be refunded.
Charged by distance: Except of these self-service buses, the other city-buses are equipped with conductors. The flag-down rate of the bus is CNY1 for the first 12 kilometers, and then charges CNY0.5 per additional 5 kilometers. The passengers, pay the bus fare by a Beijing transportation smart card, could enjoy 60% discounts on any routes.
Tips: If you pay the bus fare by a smart card, you have to touch the card to the reader machine when you embark on the bus and then again when you disembark from the bus.
In Beijing, coach busses are a common transportation alternative to trains. Beijing is a hub for ground transportation and has national highways which radiate to Shenyang, Tianjin, Harbin, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Kunming and other parts of China. Currently there are more than ten long distance bus stations in downtown Beijing and smaller stations in the suburbs. Among them, Zhaogongkou Long Distance Bus Station and Liuliqiao Long Distance Bus Station are the most highly rated. Keep in mind that you should arrive at coach stations early in order to purchase tickets without problems. Tickets are also sold on busses, which tends to be the most convenient way to buy your fare.
Liuliqiao Long Distance Bus Station (六里桥长途客运站)
Location: No. A 19, Liuliqiao Nanli, Fengtai District (丰台区六里桥南里甲19号)
Operation Hours: 04:45-22:00
Tel: (+86) 010-83831716, (+86) 010-83831717
Bus Route: No.67, 201, 205, 300, 323, 324, 349, 368, 483, 631, 687, 691, 698, 699, 836, 927 Zhuan (927专), 927 Qu (927区), 937 Zhuan (937专), 937 Zhi (937支), 944, 968, 977, 993, Te 2 (特2), Te 7 (特7) to Liuliqiao Nan (六里桥南).
Destinations: Hebei Province (Shijiazhuang, Chengde, Langfang, Fengning, Baoding, Handan, Qinhuangdao, Zhangjiakou), Liaoning Province (Dalian, Anshan, Jinzhou, Shenyang, ), Inner Mongolian (Baotou, Hohhot, Erlian), Shanxi Province (Datong, ), Henan Province (Anyang, Linzhou, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Nanyang, Hebi), Anhui Province (Hefei, ), Fujian Province (Xiamen, Fuzhou), etc.
Zhaogongkou Long Distance Bus Station (赵公口长途客运站)
Location: No.34, Nansanhuan Zhonglu (南三环中路34号)
Operation Hours: 05:00-17:30
Tel: (+86) 010-67229491, (+86) 010-6723 7328, 010-67229491
Bus Route: No.7, 43, 69, 525, 610, 803, 927 Zhuan (927专) to Zhaogongkou Qiaonan (赵公口桥南).
No.17, 69, 434, 654, 686, 741, 826, 927, 927 Qu (927区), 971 to Zhaogongkou Qiaoxi (赵公口桥西).
Destinations: Shanghai, Tianjin, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Hebei Province, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Hubei Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, and Liaoning Province.
Bawangfen Long Distance Bus Station (八王坟长途客运站)
Location: No.17, Xidawang Lu, Chaoyang District (朝阳区西大望路17号), to the west of Beijing East Railway Station.
Operation Hours: 06:30-22:00
Tel: (86)010-8771 8844-24
Website: http://www.bjalsa.com.cn
Bus Route: No.11, 30, 31, 486, 605, 608, 715, 852, 973, 985, 988 to Beijing Dongzhanbei (北京东站北).
Destinations: Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Liaoning Province, Inner Mongolian, Hebei Province, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province.
Muxiyuan Long Distance Bus Station (木樨园长途客运站)
Location: No.199, Haihutun, Yongdingmenwai Dajie, Fengtai District (丰台区永外海户屯199号), about 300 meters (328 yards) to the south of the Muxiyuan Bridge.
Operation Hours: 05:00-19:00
Tel: (+86) 010-67267149, 010-67234767
Fax: 010-67234767
Bus Route: No.2, 71, 210, 366, 678, 996, Yuntong 103 (运通103) to Haihutun (海户屯).
Destinations: Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province (Hangzhou, Leqing, Wenzhou, Ruian), Jiangsu Province (Gaoyou, Xinghua), Anhui Province (Anqing), Liaoning Province (Jinzhou), Shandong Province (Yantai, Jinan, Weifang, Zibo, Laizhou, Liangshan), Inner Mongolian (Jinshan, Jining, Erlian), Henan Province (Nanle), Hebei Province (Handan, Chengde, Tangshan, Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Langfang, Xingtai), etc.
Lizeqiao Long Distance Bus Station (丽泽桥长途客运站)
Location: to the east of Lize Bridge, Xisanhuan, Fengtai District (丰台区西三环丽泽桥东)
Operation Hours: 06:00-23:25
Tel: (+86) 010-63475092, (+86) 010-63403408, 010-63457839, 010-63470827
Fax: 010-6345 7839, 010-6347 0827
Website: www.lzcz.com.cn
Bus Route: No.63, 67, 300 Nei (300内), 300 Wai (300外), 323, 323 Kuai (323快), 368, 458, 459, 480, 604, 698, 937 Zhuan (937专), 958, 968, Te 8 Nei (特8内), Te 8 Wai (特8外), Yuntong 108 (运通108) to Lizeqiao (丽泽桥).
Destinations: Shanghai, Hebei Province, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Zhejiang Province, Liaoning Province, Hubei Province, Sichuan Province , Shaanxi Province, Erlian, etc.
Lianhuachi Long Distance Bus Station (莲花池长途汽车站)
Location: to the northeast of Liuli Bridge, Fengtai District (丰台区六里桥东北)
Operation Hours: 06:00-20:00
Tel: (+86) 010-63322354
Fax: 010-63282875
Bus Route: No.6, 38, 57, 201, 309, 321, 339, 340, 349, 390, 394, 477, 613, 620, 691, 704, 715, 917, 927 Zhuan (927专), 927 Qu (927区), 941, 981, 982, 993, Te 7 (特7) to Liuliqiao Dong (六里桥东).
Destinations: Hebei Province (Handan, Shijiazhuang, Baoding), Shandong Province (Heze, Jining, Juye), Henan Province (Anyang, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Sanmenxia, Kaifeng, Jiaozuo, Shangqiu, Zhoukou, Huaiyang), Erlian, etc.
Yongdingmen Long Distance Bus Station (永定门长途汽车站)
Location: No.37, Pengzhuang, Chonwen District (崇文区彭庄37号), to the northeast of Beijing South Railway Station.
Operation Hours: 06:00-21:00
Tel: (+86) 010-83109307
Fax: 010-83108007
Bus Route: No.20, 53, 63, 102, 106, 122, 203, 208, 377, 381, 454, 458, 485, 692, 741, 800 Nei (800内), 927 Qu (927区), 927 Yan (927延), 939, 943, 958, 986, Te 3 (特3), Te 5 (特5), Yuntong 102 (运通102) to Beijing Nanzhan (北京南站).
Destinations: Inner Mongolian, Hebei Province, Tianjin, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province, Henan Province, Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, etc.
Beijing Beijiao Long Distance Bus Station (北京北郊长途汽车站)
Location: No.A30, Huayan Beili, Chaoyang District (朝阳区华严北里甲30号)
Operation Hours: 05:30-17:00
Tel: (+86) 010-82846760
Fax: 010-82847445
Bus Route: No.305, 344 Kuai (344快), 345, 625, 909 to Jiandemen Qiaobei (健德门桥北).
No.55, 210, 315, 407, 618, 625, 670, 689, 695, 909, 919 Man (919慢), 919 Zhi (919支), 939, 949 to Qijia Huozi (祁家豁子).
Destinations: Zhangjiakou, Baotou, Shacheng, Weixian, Guyuan, Chengde, Longguan, Qingyun, Chongli, Chicheng, Gushi, Kangbao, Linhe, Changyuan, etc.
Sihui Long Distance Bus Station (四惠长途客运站)
Location: No.68, Jianguo Lu, Gaobeidian Village, Chaoyang District (朝阳区高碑店乡建国路68号)
Operation Hours: 06:00-19:30
Tel: (+86)010-65574804
Fax: 010-65574813
Bus Route: No.207, 495, 496 to Sihuizhan (四惠站).
No.496, 608, 628, 657, 715, 740 Nei (740内), 740 Wai (740外), 753, Te 9 Wai (特9外) to Sihuiqiao (四惠桥).
Destinations: Jilin Province, Liaoning Province, Hebei Province, Anhui Province, Henan Province, Inner Mongolian, Jiangsu Province, Tianjin, etc.
Xinfadi Long Distance Bus Station (新发地长途客运站)
Location: Fengnan Lu, Fengtai District (丰台区丰南路), about 100 meters (109 yards) to the west of Xinfadi Bridge.
Operation Hours: 06:00-17:30
Tel: 010-83727679, 010-83727241
Bus Route: No.377, 381, 410, 423, 434, 454, 474, 483, 497, 631, 646, 676, 679, 943, 977, 993, 996 to Xinfadi Qiaobei (新发地桥北).
Destinations: Henan Province (Gushi, Guangshan, Fanxian), Jiangsu Province (Shuyang, Jinhu, Xiangshui), Shandong Province (Gaotang, Dezhou, Dongying, Rongcheng, Weifang), Anhui Province (Taihe), Hebei Province (Fengning, Nangong, Qinghe, Bazhou, Anxin, Yanshan, Weixian, Dacheng, Pingxiang).
Dongzhimen Long Distance Bus Station (东直门长途汽车站)
Location: No.45, Dongzhimenwai Xiejie (东直门外斜街45号)
Tel: 010-64671346, 010-64608131
Bus Route: No. 24, 106, 107, 117, 123, 206, 413, 416, 418, 614, 623, 635, 688, 916 Kuai (916快), 934, 966 to Dongzhimen (东直门).
Destinations: Changyuan, Chengde, Chifeng, Fengning, Fengshan, Guanshang, Huairou, Jiaozhuanghu, Mafang, Miyun, Nanzhuangtou, Pinggu, Shunyi, Sishang, Wuxiongsi, Xinglong.
Xizhimen Long Distance Bus Station (西直门长途汽车站)
Location: No.2, Beixiaguan, Xizhimen (西直门北下关2号)
Tel: 010-62183454, 010-62173556
Bus Route: No.67, 201, 205, 300 Nei (300内), 300 Wai (300外), 323, 323 Kuai (323 快), 324, 349, 368, 483, 631, 687, 691, 689, 699, 836, 944, 968, 977, 993, Te 2 (特2), Te 7 (特7), Yuntong 103 (运通103) to Liuliqiao Nan (六里桥南).
Destinations: Anshan, Baotou, Baochang, Binzhou, Boshan, Changchun, Chengde, Chifeng, Fengning, Fengshan, Harbin, Hohhot, Jining, Jinan, Jinzhou, Longhua, Pinggu, Qinhuangdao, Shacheng, Shanhaiguan, Shenmu, Shenyang, Tangshan, Yinchuan, Zhangjiakou, etc.
Tianqiao Long Distance Bus Station (天桥长途汽车站)
Location: No.32, Beiwei Lu, Xuanwu District (宣武区北纬路32号)
Tel: 010-63033940, 010-63183451
Bus Route: No.2, 7, 17, 20, 35, 36, 69, 71, 105, 106, 110, 120, 203, 210, 692, 707, 729, 803, 826 to Tianqiao (天桥).
Destinations: Baigou, Fangshan, Hanying, Matou, Shengli, Xiangyang, etc.
Deshengmenwai Long Distance Bus Station (德胜门外长途汽车站, or 德外长途汽车站)
Location: Huayan Beili, Chaoyang District (朝阳区华严北里), to the east of Beijiao Long Distance Bus Station.
Tel: 010-63960088
Bus Route: No.305, 344 Kuai (344快), 345, 625, 909 to Jiandemen Qiaobei (健德门桥北).
No.55, 210, 315, 407, 618, 625, 670, 689, 695, 909, 919 Man (919慢), 919 Zhi (919支), 939, 949 to Qijia Huozi (祁家豁子).
