Beijing Transportation Smart Card

Beijing Transportation Smart Card is valid for nearly all means of transportation in the city, including city buses, subway, the Airport Express Train, S2 trains, taxis, and public bicycles. There are two types of Beijing Transportation Smart Card, Beijing Yikatong Card and Beijing Hutong Card (former Jingjinji Interconnection Card) marked with "China T-Union". 

 Yikatong Card can not only be used to take buses, taxis, subways and express lines in Beijing, but also widely used for payments at over 40 P+R parking lots, gas stations, supermarkets, convenience stores, fast food restaurants, municipal bill payment, welfare lottery, vending machines and many other fields. 

 Hutong Card can be used to take public transportation in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other over 300 cities in the country. You can travel in popular cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xi’an, Guilin, Chongqing, Kunming, Sanya, Chengdu and so on with just one card. 

  

Provinces, Autonomous Region, municipalities	Supported Cities
Beijing	Beijing buses & subways
Tianjin	Tianjin buses & subways
Hebei	Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Handan, Xingtai, Baoding, Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Cangzhou, Langfang, Hengshui
Shanxi	Taiyuan, Datong, Yangquan, Changzhi, Jincheng, Shuozhou, Jinzhong, Yuncheng, Xinzhou, Linfen, Lvliang
Inner Mongolia	Hohhot, Baotou, Wuhai, Erdos, Xilin Gol Meng
Liaoning	Shenyang, Dalian, Anshan, Fushun, Benxi, Dandong, Jinzhou, Yingkou, Fengxin, Liaoyang, Panjin, Tieling, Chaoyang, Huludao
Jilin	Changchun, Jilin, Siping, Liaoyuan, Tonghua, Baihsan, Songyuan, Baicheng, Yanbian Chaoxianzu (Korean) Autonomous Prefecture
Heilongjiang	Harbin, Qiqihar, Jixi, Hegang, Shuangyashan, Daqing, Yichun, Jiamusi, Qitaihe, Mudanjiang, Heihe, Suihua
Shanghai	Shanghai buses, metros & ferries
Jiangsu	Nanjing, Wuxi, Xuzhou, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Lianyungang, Huai’an, Yancheng, Yanghzou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Suqian
Zhejiang	Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Quzhou, Taizhou
Anhui	Hefei, Wuhu, Bengbu, Huainan, Ma’anshan, Huaibei, Tongling, Anqing, Huangshan, Chuzhou, Fuyang, Suzhou, Liu’an, Haozhou, Chizhou. Xuancheng
Fujian	Fuzhou, Xiamen, Putian, Sanming, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Nanping, Longyan, Ningde, Pingtan
Jiangxi	Nanchang, Jingdezhen, Pingxiang,Jiujiang, Xinyu, Yingtan, Ganzhou, Jian, Yichun, Fuzhou, Shangrao
Shandong	Jinan, Qingdao, Zaozhuang, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Jining, Taian, Weihai, Rizhao, Linyi, Dezhou, Liaocheng, Binzhou, Heze
Henan	Zhengzhou, Xuchang, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Pingdingshan, Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Jiaozuo, Puyang, Luohe, Sanmenxia, Nanyang, Shangqiu, Xinyang, Zhoukou, Zhumadian, Jiyuan
Hubei	Wuhan, Huangshi, Shiyan, Yichang, Xiangyang, Ezhou, Jinmen, Xiaogan, Jinzhou, Huanggang, Xianning, Suizhou, Enshi
Hunan	Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yueyang, Changde, Zhangjiajie, Yiyang, Bangzhou, Yongzou, Huaihua, Loudi, Xiangxi
Guangdong	Guangzhou, Foshan, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Shaoguan, Zhuhai, Shantou, Jiangmen, Zhanjiang, Maoming, Zhaoqing, Huizhou, Meizhou, Shanwei, Heyuan, Yangjiang, Qingyuan, Zhongshan, Chaozhou, Jieyang, Yunfu
Guangxi	Nanning, Liuzhou, Guilin, Wuzhou, Beihai, Fangchenggang, Qinzhou, Guigang, Yulin, Baise, Hehzou, Hechi, Laibin, Chongzuo
Hainan	Haikou, Sanya, Danzhou
Chongqing	Chongqing buses and rail transit
Sichuan	Chengdu, Zigong, Panzhihua, Luzhou, Deyang, Minayang, Guangyuan, Suining, Neijiang, Leshan, Nanchong, Meishan, Yibin, Guang’an, Dazhou, Ya’an, Bazhong, Ziyang, Aba, Ganzi, Liangshan
Yunnan	Kunming, Qujing, Yuxi, Baoshan, Shaotong, Lijiang, Puer, Lincang, Xhuxiong, Hehong, Wenshan, Dehong, Nvjiang, Deqing
Shaanxi	Xi'an, Tongchuan, Baoji, Xianyang, Weinan, Yan’an, Hanzhong, Yulin, Ankang, Shangluo, Yangling, Xixian New Area
Gansu	Lanzhou, Jinchang, Baiyin, Weiwu, Zhangye, Pingliang, Jiuquan, Qingyang, Longnan
Qinghai	Xining, Haidong, Huangnan, Yushu, Haixi
Ningxia	Yinchuan, Shizuishan, Wuzhong, Guyuan
Xinjiang	Urumqi, Hami, Altay Prefecture

  Buses: 50% off in downtown area, 20% off outside downtown area
 Subways: 
20% off for the rides when the total expenditure is CNY100-150;
50% off for the rides when the total expenditure is CNY150-400;
No discount for rides when the total expenditure is over CNY400.
 Note: The cumulative record of the expenditures is cleared at the end of each natural month and will be re-cumulated in the next natural month.
 The way to get and top up the two kinds of cards is mostly the same. It will be pretty convenient to use an e-card when you have a phone number of China’s mainland and a WeChat, Alipay or Apple Pay account, if you don’t, it is advised to apply for a physical one at the service centers by following the guide below.
 Users can take their passports and go to the customer service centers of subway stations to apply for a deposit card. A refundable deposit of CNY20 is needed and no less than CNY20 for the first top-up. 

To top up the physical card, users can go to the service centers and self-service machines at subway stations. The card balance should be less than CNY1,000. 
 Download “北京一卡通”(Beijing Yikatong) APP and apply for a card without any deposit or service fee. Users can top up online with Apple Pay, Alipay and WeChat Pay.
  Bus: Swipe the card or your phones when boarding the bus. If the door for disembarking has a card reader, it is necessary to swipe again when exiting the bus.
 Subway: Swipe when entering and exiting the subway station. 
 S2 Train to Badaling Great Wall: swipe when entering and exiting the railway station
 Taxi: swipe on the card reader near the taximeter. 
 

Subway Check-in Counter

Exit of Subway

 Return an e-card
Users can refund their cards online through the app. The card balance will be refunded to the accounts within 5 weekdays.

 Return a physical card
Card holders can go to the service centers to return the card. 
 Note: The card balance should not be more than CNY200 when returning the card.

The following are some picked service centers where passengers can apply for, top up and return a card there.
 

Service Centers	Location	Service Hours
Yikatong Dongzhimen Service Center	Dongzhimen Transportation Hub, Dongcheng District	8:30-19:30
Yikatong Xidan Service Center	No.45, Inside Fuxingmen, Xicheng District	8:30-19:30
Daxing Airport Subway Station of Daxing Airport Express Line	Daxing Airport Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Xinfadi Subway Station of Line 19	Xinfadi Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Jishuitan Subway Station of Line 19	Jishuitan Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Washousi Subway Station of Line 16	Washousi Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Jingtai Subway Station of Line 14	Jingtai Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Wangjing Subway Station of Line 14	Wangjing Subway Station	The same as the subway line
Haidian Hangzhuang Subway Station of Line 4	Haidian Hangzhuang Subway Station	The same as the subway line
East Andingmen	East Andingmen Bus Stop (Bus No. 328)	7:00-19:00
Wuluju	Wuluju Bus Station	7:00-19:00
South Liuliqiao	South Liuliqiao Bus Station	7:00-19:00