From the Beijing International Airport to the Campus
By taxi: after arriving at the Beijing International Airport, visitors can take a taxi to get to
PKU. The distance between the Airport and the campus is about 30 km and the trip takes about
45 min, costing about 120 yuan. Si Huan (the 4th ring road) is a preferable choice
of route ( Instruction to taxi driver: a) through the Northeast gate of PKU; b) through the Southeast gate of PKU; c)
through the Westside gate of PKU).
By subway: take the airport express train (station right across from the arrival levels in Terminals 2 and 3, RMB25) to
Sanyuan Qiao station (on subway line 10); transfer to subway there (RMB2). Consult the subway map to reach the east gate
of Peking University (linked by line 4). From the East gate, it's 10 and 15 minutes walk to Shaoyuan and KIAA,
respectively (both inside the campus), or about 5 minutes walk to Zhongguan Global Village (to the east of east gate).
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Local Subway Lines
The content of this part is taken from http://wikitravel.org/en/Beijing
The subway is a good way to quickly get around the city and is well-signed in English for travelers. However, be warned that during rush hour trains can be extremely crowded. The subway system shuts down around midnight, and opens again around 5 AM. Lines are currently as follows:
- Line 1 - Red runs from the industrial Pingguoyuan area in the west to Sihui East in eastern Beijing. It has 21 stops and follows Chang'an Dajie, the main avenue of Beijing. It links Xidan, Tian'anmen East and West, Wangfujing, Dongdan, Guomao, and Yong'anli. Transfer stations are at Fuxingmen (Line 2), Jianguomen (Line 2), and Sihui/Sihui East (Batong Line).
- Line 2 - Dark Blue is also called the Loop Line and follows the 2nd Ring Road. Major stops of interest include Qianmen, a major transportation hub as well as an attraction in its own right. Transfer stations are at Fuxingmen (Line 2), Jianguomen (Line 2), Xizhimen (Line 13), and Dongzhimen (Line 13).
- Line 5 - Purple is Beijing's first north-south subway line. Useful stops include the Temple of Heaven (Tiantan Dongmen).
- Line 8 - Green (Olympic Branch) connects Line 10 to the Olympic Village.
- Line 10 - Light Blue Connects the university district in Haidian with the embassy and CBD areas.
- Line 13 - Orange-Yellow does an extended northern semi-loop from Dongzhimen via Huilongguan through to Xizhimen. Transfer stations are at Xizhimen and Dongzhimen (both to Line 2).
- Batong Line - Red (aka Line 8T) runs east from Sihui to Tuqiao in eastern suburban Beijing. Transfer stations are at Sihui and Sihui East (both to Line 1). The Batong Line is not of much use for travelers.
- Airport line - Grey Runs from Dongzhimen to Sanyuanqiao, to Capital Airport Terminals 2 & 3. One-way fare is ¥25.
The subway station entrances are identified by a large blue stylized letter B wrapped around a smaller letter D.
Purchase tickets at the window. Note that if you want two tickets, do not show your thumb and index finger, the
Chinese way to signify numbers is different from the west, thumb and index finger mean eight not two.
The subway ticket costs 2 yuan since October 7, 2007. There is a pre-paid card system.
There is a 20 yuan payment for the card. It can also be used for reduced-price bus rides.
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