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they’ll tell you when to lack city knowledge, or Bicycle Kingdom. Using
alight. Use your metro see foreigners as easy public bikes involves
card or cash; some fares marks. Never take an a regis tration process,
are set fees, and some unmetered taxi, and but it’s a good way to
are charged by distance: avoid parked cars outside save money.
¥2 for the first 10 km tourist attractions; flag Inexperienced cyclists
(6 miles), with ¥1 added one down instead. Black should take care: e-bike
every addi tional 5 km (illegal) cabs are regular riders and cyclists don’t
(3 miles). The Tour cars marked with a tend to stop at red lights,
Beijing and Beijing Trip horizontal red windshield and they frequently drive
websites have prices and light; these are not and ride on the wrong
other useful information. reliable for price or side of the road. There
safety. Uber is difficult are bike lanes every-
Tickets and unless you read Chinese. where, but cars use
Transport Cards Make sure you have the them as parking lots,
destination written in which forces the riders
You can purchase a Chinese, and a phone into the streets. Neither
Beijing Transportation number to call. Note cyclists nor pedestri-
Smart Card inside metro that taxis don’t accept ans look both ways
stations, bus stations, credit cards. before pulling out or
and some Chinese stepping into the road,
supermarkets for a ¥20 Getting Around and zebra crossings
deposit, then top it up as by Bicycle are nothing more than
needed. Unused money asphalt dec oration. It’s
can be refunded. Cycling is the ideal best to try a day or so
way to see Beijing, in the quieter hutongs
Getting Around particularly the hutongs to gauge your comfort
by Taxi and historical areas. You level. Once you’re out
can borrow a bike from in the city traffic, being
Although cabs are most hostels or rent one a proactive, defensive
comparatively affordable, from such organizations rider is the best course
many Beijing taxi drivers as Bike Beijing or of action.
DIRECTORY
ARRIVING BY AIR Elong GETTING AROUND
∑ elong.com BY SUBWAY
Air China
§ 4008 100 999 ARRIVING BY SEA Bus and Subway
∑ airchina.com.cn Schedule
Tianjin Port (Tianjin ∑ travelchinaguide.com/
Beijing Airport Express Xingang) cityguides/beijing/
∑ en.bcia.com.cn/ § (22) 2570 5239 transportation
traffic/express ∑ ptacn.com
Beijing Capital Airport GETTING AROUND
∑ en.bcia.com.cn ARRIVING BY TRAIN BY BUS
China Airlines Beijing Railway Station Beijing Trip
∑ beijingtrip.com
§ 400 888 6998 § 5101 9999
∑ china-airlines.com North Railway Station Tour Beijing
∑ tour-beijing.com/
China Eastern § 5186 6233 public_bus
§ 95530 South Railway Station
∑ en.ceair.com § 5183 6272 GETTING AROUND
China Southern West Railway Station BY BICYCLE
§ 4006 695 539 § 6321 6263 Bicycle Kingdom
∑ csair.com/en/ ∑ bicyclekingdom.com
index.shtml ARRIVING BY BUS Bike Beijing
Ctrip Dongzhimen Station ∑ bikebeijing.com
∑ ctrip.com § 6467 1346 § 0652 65857

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