There are 4 ways to get from Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun by subway, taxi, or foot
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Line 2 subway
best- Take the subway from Qianmen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Stationsubway 2
24 min¥3–4Line 1 subway, line 2 subway
- Take the subway from Tian'anmen East Station to Jianguomen Stationsubway 1
- Take the subway from Jianguomen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Stationsubway 2
24 min¥4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Tiananmen Square to Sanlituntaxi 7.9 km
8 min¥30–45Walk
- Take the foot from Tiananmen Square to Sanlitunwalk 8 km
1h 36m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun is to line 1 subway and line 2 subway which costs ¥3 - ¥5 and takes 24 min.
The fastest way to get from Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun is to taxi which takes 8 min and costs ¥30 - ¥45.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Qianmen Station station and arriving at Dongsi Shitiao Station station. Services depart every five minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13 min.
The distance between Tiananmen Square and Sanlitun is 7 km.
The best way to get from Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun without a car is to line 2 subway which takes 24 min and costs ¥3 - ¥4.
The line 2 subway from Qianmen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Station takes 13 min including transfers and departs every five minutes.
Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun train services, operated by Beijing Subway, depart from Qianmen Station.
Tiananmen Square to Sanlitun train services, operated by Beijing Subway, arrive at Dongsi Shitiao Station.
There are 1205+ hotels available in Sanlitun.
What companies run services between Tiananmen Square, China and Sanlitun, Beijing Municipality, China?
Beijing Subway operates a subway from Qianmen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Station every 5 minutes. Tickets cost ¥3–4 and the journey takes 13 min.
- Phone
- 86-010-96165
- Website
- bjsubway.com
Subway from Qianmen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Tian'anmen East Station to Jianguomen Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2–4
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
Subway from Jianguomen Station to Dongsi Shitiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1
- Schedules at
- map.bjsubway.com
- Ave. Duration
- 8 min
- Estimated price
- ¥30–45
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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