Mutianyu Great Wall – DIY Style

There are 12 notable sections of Great Wall in Beijing with Badaling and Mutianyu being the most visited by tourist. But since I learned that Badaling can be very crowded especially during holiday and weekends we decided to go Mutianyu Section instead. Unfortunately we were not able to hike the section as the government cancelled hiking due to bad weather conditions. I will share you on how to go to Mutianyu DIY-style.

1. Take Subway Line 2 or Line 13 and alight at Dongzhimen Transport Hub (东直门交通枢纽) . Follow signs going to Exit C ¬ Bus Transfer Hall. Proceed to North Bus Platform and you will find signs to Bus 916 Express (916 快).

Turn left to Northern Bus Platfrom

To Bus 916 快

Bus 916快     

2. Wait in line for the Bus 916 快. Fare is at 12 RMB if you will pay in cash and 6 RMB               if via Transportation Card (Yikatong Card).

  3. Get off at 15^th stop which is the Beidajie North Street (怀柔北大街) in Huairou                     District.

Be careful with a man wearing uniform similar to those of Dongzhimen Transport Hub because few stops before Beidajie North Street he would tell you that it is already the Bustop going to Mutianyu Great Wall but in fact they were taxi drivers  who will try to scam you.

 4. Cross the street and connect to Bus H23 for Mutianyu Great Wall. Fare is at 3 RMB          if  via cash and 1.5 RMB if via Yikatong Card.

Please show the bus driver this Chinese characters “慕田峪长城”(Mutianyu Great Wall) so that he will remind you when the bus arrives before the Mutianyu Roundabout.

5. Walk for more than 100 meters to Tourist Service Building.

6. Proceed to Ticketing counter found at the right of “The Great Wall Culture Exhibition Center”.

Opening Hours:

March – November: 07:30 – 18:00 from Monday to Friday and 07:30 – 18:30 from Saturday to Sunday

November – March: 08:00 – 17:00 from Monday to Sunday

Entrance Fees:

Adults: 40 RMB

Senior Citizens: 20 RMB

Children between 3.9 and 4.6 feet: 20 RMB

Children under 3.9 feet: Free

Note: Entrance ticket with postcard would cost additional 5 RMB.

Ride Fees:

Shuttle Bus Transfer fare: 10 RMB One-way and 15 RMB  for Roundtrip  (Shuttle bus from Tourist Service Building to Mutianyu Great Wall Scenic Area which is approximately 3 km. apart)

Cable car fare:

Cable car starting point is near the North Entrance and would take you all the way up to Watchtower No. 14.

Operating hours: 08:00 – 17:00 from March 16 to November 15 and 08:30-16:30 from November 16 to March 15

One-way: 100 RMB for adult and 50 RMB for children

      Roundtrip: 120 RMB for adult and 50 RMB for children

Chairlift/Toboggan fare:

Toboggan is located near Zhengguan Terrace (Watchtower No. 6) and would take you down near the South Entrance.

Operating hours: 08:00 – 16:50 from Monday to Friday and 08:00-17:00 from Saturday to Sunday

One-way: 100 RMB for adult and 50 RMB for children

       Roundtrip: 120 RMB for adult and 50 RMB for children

Note: Cable Car and Chairlift/Toboggan are from different company so you need to pay separate if you want Cable car up and Toboggan down.

Soute: www.travelchinaguide.com