There are 3 ways to get from Beijing Station to Palace Museum by subway, bus, taxi, or foot
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Line 2 subway, bus
best- Take the subway from Beijing station to Qianmen Stationsubway 2
- Take the bus from Qianmen to Forbidden Citybus Beijing Tourist Line 2
32 min¥17–22Taxi
- Take the taxi from Beijing Station to Palace Museumtaxi 3.8 km
4 min¥23–29Walk
- Take the foot from Beijing Station to Palace Museumwalk 4.2 km
50 min
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing Station to Palace Museum is to line 2 subway and bus which costs ¥16 - ¥22 and takes 32 min.
The fastest way to get from Beijing Station to Palace Museum is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs ¥23 - ¥29.
The distance between Beijing Station and Palace Museum is 7 km.
The best way to get from Beijing Station to Palace Museum without a car is to line 2 subway and bus which takes 32 min and costs ¥16 - ¥22.
It takes approximately 32 min to get from Beijing Station to Palace Museum, including transfers.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Palace Museum.
What companies run services between Beijing Station, China and Palace Museum, China?
There is no direct connection from Beijing Station to Palace Museum. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Qianmen Station, walk to Qianmen, take the bus to Forbidden City, then walk to Palace Museum. Alternatively, you can then take the taxi to Palace Museum.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Beijing station to Qianmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Phone
- +86 10-96166
- Website
- bjbus.com
Bus from Qianmen to Forbidden City
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥14–18
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- ¥23–29
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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