Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng
This is an alphabetical directory of Běijīng’s metro stations that lists for each one every nearby sight or useful service mentioned in this book, bus links (b) to sights further afield, and other practical information for that station. See…
Essential information on travel to and around Běijīng from A Better Guide to Běijīng
Before You Leave HomeEntry Formalities, Visa Types, Visa Requirements, Visa Applications in Hong Kong, Visa Extensions, CustomsTravel to Běijīng, By Air, By Rail, By Road, By SeaArrival and Travel into…
Part of the Travel section of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s Practical A–Z
200,000 vehicles enter Běijīng from surrounding areas every day to join over 5.5 million vehicles registered in the capital, or so local research says. In 2011, although it took China Daily…
飞机票 fēijī piào air tickets
Letter prefixes on train numbers indicate the type of train. With the exception of the short maglev line in Shànghǎi, the fastest trains in China, running on dedicated high-speed lines at…
火车票 huǒchē piào train ticket时刻表 shíkèbiǎo timetable来回票 láihuí piào return ticket硬座 yìng zuò hard seat软座 ruǎn zuò soft seat硬卧 yìng wò hard sleeper软卧…
Make sure you have a pen with you and complete an exit card, obtainable at tables on the approach to passport inspection. This is usually a formality, as are customs.
One way to pass the time while stuck in Běijīng’s all-day traffic jams is to look at who is stuck with you. Their licence plates will tell you.
