There are 4 ways to get from Summer Palace to Forbidden City by subway, taxi, or car
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Line 4 subway
best- Take the subway from Beigongmen Station to Xidan Stationsubway 4
1h 10m¥6–7Line 4 subway via Pinganli
cheapest- Take the subway from Xiyuan Station to Pinganlisubway 4
1h 14m¥5–6Taxi
- Take the taxi from Summer Palace to Forbidden Citytaxi 18.4 km
18 min¥60–75Drive 18.4 km
- Drive from Summer Palace to Forbidden Citycar 18.4 km
18 min¥16–23
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Summer Palace to Forbidden City is to line 4 subway via Pinganli which costs ¥5 - ¥6 and takes 1h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Summer Palace to Forbidden City is to taxi which takes 18 min and costs ¥60 - ¥75.
No, there is no direct train from Summer Palace station to Forbidden City station. However, there are services departing from Beigongmen Station and arriving at Tian'anmen West Station via Xidan Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 10m.
The distance between Summer Palace and Forbidden City is 22 km. The road distance is 18.4 km.
The best way to get from Summer Palace to Forbidden City without a car is to line 4 subway which takes 1h 10m and costs ¥5 - ¥7.
It takes approximately 1h 10m to get from Summer Palace to Forbidden City, including transfers.
Summer Palace to Forbidden City train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Beigongmen Station.
Summer Palace to Forbidden City train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Xidan Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Summer Palace to Forbidden City is 18 km. It takes approximately 18 min to drive from Summer Palace to Forbidden City.
There are 1176+ hotels available in Forbidden City.
What companies run services between Summer Palace, Beijing Municipality, China and Forbidden City, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Beigongmen Station to Xidan Station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥4–6 and the journey takes 31 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Beigongmen Station to Xidan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4–6
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Xiyuan Station to Pinganli
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4–5
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Ave. Duration
- 18 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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