There are 4 ways to get from Tiananmen Square to Houhai by subway, taxi, or foot
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Line 8 subway via Wangfujing Station
best- Take the subway from Wangfujing Station to Shichahaisubway 8
22 min¥3–4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Tiananmen Square to Shichahaitaxi 5.1 km
5 min¥27–33Walk
- Take the walk from Tiananmen Square to Shichahaiwalk 4.8 km
57 minLine 8 subway
- Take the subway from Qianmen to Shichahaisubway 8
23 min¥3–4
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tiananmen Square to Houhai is to line 8 subway which costs ¥3 - ¥4 and takes 23 min.
The fastest way to get from Tiananmen Square to Houhai is to taxi which takes 5 min and costs ¥27 - ¥33.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Qianmen and arriving at Shichahai. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Tiananmen Square and Houhai is 6 km.
The best way to get from Tiananmen Square to Houhai without a car is to line 8 subway via Wangfujing Station which takes 22 min and costs ¥3 - ¥4.
It takes approximately 22 min to get from Tiananmen Square to Houhai, including transfers.
Tiananmen Square to Houhai train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Wangfujing Station.
Tiananmen Square to Houhai train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Shichahai station.
There are 1175+ hotels available in Houhai.
What companies run services between Tiananmen Square, China and Houhai, Beijing Municipality, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Wangfujing Station to Shichahai every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥1 and the journey takes 7 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Wangfujing Station to Shichahai
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Qianmen to Shichahai
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Estimated price
- ¥27–33
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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