There are 4 ways to get from Beijing to Summer Palace by subway, taxi, or car
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Line 4 subway
best- Take the subway from Xisi Station to Xiyuan Stationsubway 4
35 min¥4–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Beijing to Summer Palacetaxi 18.8 km
17 min¥60–75Drive 18.8 km
- Drive from Beijing to Summer Palacecar 18.8 km
17 min¥16–24Line 4 subway via Xidan Station
- Take the subway from Xidan Station to Beigongmen Stationsubway 4
42 min¥4–6
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Summer Palace is to line 4 subway which costs ¥4 - ¥6 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Summer Palace is to taxi which takes 17 min and costs ¥60 - ¥75.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Xisi Station station and arriving at Xiyuan Station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 25 min.
The distance between Beijing and Summer Palace is 16 km. The road distance is 18.8 km.
The best way to get from Beijing to Summer Palace without a car is to line 4 subway which takes 35 min and costs ¥4 - ¥6.
The line 4 subway from Xisi Station to Xiyuan Station takes 25 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Beijing to Summer Palace train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Xisi Station.
Beijing to Summer Palace train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Xiyuan Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beijing to Summer Palace is 19 km. It takes approximately 17 min to drive from Beijing to Summer Palace.
There are 1103+ hotels available in Summer Palace.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Summer Palace, Beijing Municipality, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Xisi Station to Xiyuan Station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥4–6 and the journey takes 25 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Xisi Station to Xiyuan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4–6
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Xidan Station to Beigongmen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4–6
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- ¥60–75
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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