There are 6 ways to get from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo by bus, subway, taxi, or foot
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, line 1 subway, line 4 subway
best- Take the bus from West Gate of Forbidden City to Tiananmen Westbus
- Take the subway from Tian'anmen West Station to Xidan Stationsubway 1
- Take the subway from Xidan Station to Beijing Zoo Stationsubway 4
45 min¥17–22Line 6 subway
cheapest- Take the subway from Nanluoguxiang to Chegongzhuang Westsubway 6
52 min¥2–4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Forbidden City to Beijing Zootaxi 10.2 km
12 min¥40–50Walk
- Take the walk from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoowalk 8 km
1h 36mLine 1 subway, line 4 subway
- Take the subway from Tian'anmen East Station to Xidan Stationsubway 1
- Take the subway from Xidan Station to Beijing Zoo Stationsubway 4
53 min¥3–5Line 6 subway via Beihai North
- Take the subway from Beihai North to Chegongzhuang Westsubway 6
58 min¥2–4
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo is to line 6 subway via Beihai North which costs ¥2 - ¥4 and takes 58 min.
The fastest way to get from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo is to taxi which takes 12 min and costs ¥40 - ¥50.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Nanluoguxiang and arriving at Chegongzhuang West. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 min.
The distance between Forbidden City and Beijing Zoo is 12 km.
The best way to get from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo without a car is to bus and line 1 subway and line 4 subway which takes 45 min and costs ¥17 - ¥23.
It takes approximately 45 min to get from Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo, including transfers.
Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Nanluoguxiang station.
Forbidden City to Beijing Zoo train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Chegongzhuang West station.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Beijing Zoo.
What companies run services between Forbidden City, China and Beijing Zoo, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Nanluoguxiang to Chegongzhuang West every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥2–4 and the journey takes 8 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Tian'anmen West Station to Xidan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–3
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Xidan Station to Beijing Zoo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Nanluoguxiang to Chegongzhuang West
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Tian'anmen East Station to Xidan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–3
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Xidan Station to Beijing Zoo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1–2
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Beihai North to Chegongzhuang West
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Phone
- +86 10-96166
- Website
- bjbus.com
Bus from West Gate of Forbidden City to Tiananmen West
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥14–18
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Estimated price
- ¥40–50
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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