Badaling Railway Station

Badaling Railway Station, only about 800 meters (870 yards) to the Badaling Great Wall, is connected with suburb Beijing via S2 trains. A single trip by S2 train takes 2 hours or so and the ticket fare is CNY7 per person. Next to this station, is the Badaling Great Wall Railway Station for high speed trains with travel time of 20-30 minutes to/from downtown Beijing.

Address: At the junction point of Provincial Highway No. 216 and National Highway No. G6, close to Badaling Great Wall

The station only has a one-storey terminal building and three ticket windows. Passengers can buy tickets there and then enter the station to wait for train departure. Free shuttle buses are provided here to connect the station with the Badaling Great Wall and the Safari Park. The bus is available between 8:30 - 16:00 from the safari park and 7:00 to 17:30 from Cableway North Section.

Badaling Railway Station

Waiting Hall

 Badaling Railway Station operates S2 trains to/from  Nankou, Badaling, Yanqing, Kangzhuang, and Shacheng.
 (Last Update on Feb 10, 2026) 

No.	Badaling Departure	Beijing Nankou Arrival
Each Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun.
S202	--	07:40
S288	13:29 / 13:32	14:15
S206	16:41 / 16:45	17:28
Each Tue. Wed. & Thu.
S202	--	07:40
S206	16:41 / 16:45	17:28

 (Last Update on Feb 10, 2026) 

No.	Beijing Nankou Departure	Badaling Arrival
Each Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun.
S201	09:03	09:47 / 09:58
S287	10:28	11:11 / 11:14
S205	18:49	19:31 / 19:39
Each Tue. Wed. & Thu.
S201	09:03	09:47 / 09:58
S205	18:49	19:31 / 19:39

 

1. Since Oct 25, 2025, the S2 trains have been moved from Huangtudian Railway Station to Nankou Railway Station. Located in the North-west suburb, the Nankou Railway Station is so distant from downtown Beijing, even further than Beijing Capital International Airport, so it's not suggested to ride the S2 trains anymore. Instead, you can take high-speed trains from Qinghe/ Beijing North Railway Station to arrive at Badaling Great Wall Railway Station. It is uncertain that whether the S2 trains will be moved back to Huangtudian Railway Station or not in the future.

2. The tickets cannot be booked online or bought in advance. It is advised to go to Nankou early, especially when traveling in a peak season.

3. Seats on the train are not numbered. Passengers should get on as quickly as possible. Otherwise, no seat will be left and they may need to stand all the way to the destination.

4. Passengers holding a Transportation Smart Card can take this train by swiping the card. No paper ticket will be required then. The transportation card can be bought at many subway stations in Beijing.

Ticket Office

Platform

 After getting out of the station, passengers can follow the direction boards and walk 800 meters (870 yards) southeastward to the destination. The walk is about 15 – 20 minutes.

Or passengers can take the free shuttle bus and get off at the climbing entrance of the Great Wall. It takes about 15 minutes.

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 Passengers can take the free shuttle bus to the Safari Park. It takes about 15 minutes.
 From the station, take the free shuttle bus to Badaling Safari Park, then walk southwestward to the bus stop of 919. Take bus 919 to Shuitun stop, walk across the road to take bus 872 and get off at Nanxin Village, the ticket office of Ming Tombs is on the south.

Or passengers can take bus no. 879 and get off Dingling to the Ming Tombs directly. The bus stop is on the southwest of the east gate of Badaling Great Wall, about 350 meters (383 yards) away. The duration is about 1.5 hours and it costs CNY6.

A taxi ride takes 45 minutes and costs CNY120-170.