There are 3 ways to get from Beijing East Station to Forbidden City by subway, taxi, or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing East Station to Forbidden City is to line 1 subway which costs ¥3 - ¥4 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Beijing East Station to Forbidden City is to taxi which takes 9 min and costs ¥35 - ¥45.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Dawanglu Station station and arriving at Tian'anmen East Station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12 min.
The distance between Beijing East Station and Forbidden City is 10 km. The road distance is 8.8 km.
The best way to get from Beijing East Station to Forbidden City without a car is to line 1 subway which takes 51 min and costs ¥3 - ¥4.
The line 1 subway from Dawanglu Station to Tian'anmen East Station takes 12 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Beijing East Station to Forbidden City train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Dawanglu Station.
Beijing East Station to Forbidden City train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Tian'anmen East Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing East Station to Forbidden City is 9 km. It takes approximately 9 min to drive from Beijing East Station to Forbidden City.
There are 1169+ hotels available in Forbidden City.
What companies run services between Beijing East Station, China and Forbidden City, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Dawanglu Station to Tian'anmen East Station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥3–4 and the journey takes 12 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Dawanglu Station to Tian'anmen East Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Estimated price
- ¥35–45
Beijing Beiqi Taxi
- Phone
- +86 010-87665998
- Website
- beiqitaxi.com.cn
Beijing Sanyuan Taxi
- Phone
- +86 010-56306666
Beijing Shouqi Taxi
- Phone
- +86 400-926-3131
- Website
- izuche.com
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