Badaling Great Wall Transportation:

 1. By Bus No. 919 to Badaling Great Wall 

Bus No. 919 to Badaling Great Wall

Station board of bus 919 to Badaling

To get to Badaling Great Wall, visitors can take Bus No.919 at Deshengmen Gate.

Buses to Deshengmen Gate: 210, 27, 315, 380, 305, 44(小), 44(大), 409, 5, 55, 625, 635, 800(内), 83…

Tips: Around Deshengmen Gate, many buses offer to take visitors to the Great Wall at Badaling. Some private bus owners even claim that their buses are no. 919 by putting a "919" sign in the window. Please ignore them without hesitation because these private "919" buses will certainly charge more, take more time and are less safe than the publicly-owned "919" bus. We suggest visitors take the publicly-owned No.919 to Badaling Great Wall for it is safe, fast and reasonably priced.

Some tips to help you find the right no.919 bus to Badaling Great Wall
1.  The no.919 bus station is located north of the gateway of Deshengmen Gate.
2.  Usually, there are many people in a long line (or two long lines) waiting for the next bus.
3. No one is trying to convince you to get on the bus, compared to the private 919 bus owners who would mince words to persuade you to get on the bus.
4. The no.919 bus is in green color. It doesn't look like a private bus or a coach company bus. It looks like a typical RTD type of bus.
5. It costs CNY 12 per person by cash and CNY 4.8 by using the public transportation IC card.
6. It runs non-stop between 06:30 and 18:30 from Deshengmen to Badaling Great Wall, and returns from Badaling Great Wall to Deshengmen from 12:00 to 17:00.

Ways of Entering the Wall

Badaling Great Wall Cable Car

Badaling Great Wall Pulley

The bus no.919 will take you about less than one hour to reach Badaling. It stops near the pulley at the front mountain of Badaling, and it takes about 25 minutes to walk from the 919 bus station to the ticket office of Badaling Great Wall. If you do not want to spend too much time and energy on climbing the wall, you can take the pulley to the top of the wall. The ticket office of the pulley is located at the parking lot in the front mountain. It costs CNY 30 for a single trip and CNY 60 for a round trip. The entrance of the pulley is located near to Badaling Bear Garden. The pulley will spend five minutes to take you to the North Fourth Tower of Badaling Great Wall. From the North Fourth Tower, you can continue to walk forward till you reach Hero Slope (Hao Han Po) at the North Eighth Tower.

Besides, the "No.919 (慢)" bus (meaning slow line) also takes visitors to the Great Wall at Badaling, but it will take more time and make stops. The bus station for this bus is also located at Deshengmen Gate. It stops near the cable car at the back mountain of Badaling Great Wall, and it takes about ten minutes to walk to the ticket office of Badaling Great Wall. The whole trip costs CNY 8 and takes about one and half an hour. You can decide between the "919" and the "919 (慢)" according to your time and plan.

 2. By Multiple Unit Train S2
You can take the multiple unit train S2 from Beijing North Railway Station to Badaling. It takes about one hour to reach Badaling. Tickets are available at the station ticket window. The first class ticket costs CNY 17, and the second class ticket costs CNY 14. The entrance to the Great Wall is a fifteen to twenty minute walk from Badaling Railway Station.

Timetable of Multiple Unit Train S2

Train No.	Start from	Time of Departure	Arrive at	Time of Arrival	Travel Time	Air-conditioned
Y563	Beijing North	07:26	Badaling	08:25	59m	Yes
Y567	Beijing North	09:33	Badaling	10:42	1h09m	Yes
Y571	Beijing North	11:08	Badaling	12:15	1h07m	Yes
Y575	Beijing North	13:19	Badaling	14:28	1h09m	Yes
Y579	Beijing North	15:01	Badaling	16:10	1h09m	Yes
Y587	Beijing North	19:32	Badaling	20:41	1h09m	Yes

 Badaling Dining and Accommodation

Badaling Great Wall Map

For visitors who prefer to linger in Badaling, a trip to the countryside for a farmhouse visit is strongly recommended. It is a good chance to experience rustic life by staying at a farmer's house, having a farmer's meal and sharing the experience of a farmer's life.

Located at the foot of Badaling Great Wall in Yanqing District, beside the exit 18 of Badaling highway, Chadao Minsu Village is an ideal place to view the Great Wall, experience country life and reflect on old times.

The village used to be a barracks site during the rule of Emperor Jiajing (1521-1566) during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Now cultural relics of the Ming and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties such as the Town God's Temple, the Temple of Guan Yu and the ancient courier station can be seen in the village. There are many good farmhouses in the village, such as Hongfu Hostel and Kangjia Laodian Farmhouse. They offer the authentic peasant dishes and comfortable accommodation at reasonable price.

 Surrounding Scenic Spots:
Water Pass Great Wall (Shuiguan)
Take bus No.919 at Badaling Station and ask the bus driver to stop at Shuiguan Pass.

Juyongguan Pass
Take bus No.919 at Badaling Station and arrive at Juyongguan Station. Badaling and Juyongguan are located quite near by.

China Great Wall Museum
Located at the foot of Badaling Great Wall, it should not be missed when you visit Badaling. Enter and learn.

Ming Tombs
How to get to Ming Tombs from Badaling Great Wall: You can take the bus no.919 (慢) from Badaling Station and get off at Ming Huang La Xiang Gong Station (The Ming Dynasty Wax Museum), and take bus no.314 and get off at Dingling Tomb (one of the thirteen Ming Tombs).

 Warm Prompt: Do not go to the Great Wall in bad weather (heavy rain, storm or thunderstorm), for there is no lightning rods on the beacon towers, and the stairways will be very slippery, which may put you in danger.

 Related Links:
 Badaling Great Wall Introduction
 Badaling Hiking Routes
 Badaling Great Wall Pictures

Badaling Great Wall Travel Review