Tickets price and open time of TOP 10 Beijing attractions

2018-02-18   Leo Kui      4

Beijing is the most popular tourist city in China. If you are independent travelers, you should know the open and close time and the tickets price. In case you miss the sights or be overcharged. Here are the open time and entrance fee of the main attractions in Beijing include Great Wall. If you feel I have missed something, and do share any of yours in the comments below.

1.  Forbidden City (Palace Museum / 故宫)

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 60RMB 40RMB
Student FREE Free
Senior 30RMB 30RMB
10 RMB for the Treasure Gallery;10 RMB for the Clock and Watch Gallery
Open time Open Stop tickets Stop-go inside Close
April to October 8:00 16:00 16:10 17:00
November to March 8:30 15:30 15:40 16:30

Note: 1. It is not open on Monday. But if it is the national holiday and Summer holiday, it is also open on Monday.
2. Students must show their Student ID and people over 60 can enjoy half-price.
3. Kids under 1.2 meters free
4. 10 days ahead online booking: http://gugong.228.com.cn/

2. Temple of Heaven(天坛)

The temple of heaven has the main gate ticket and the package ticket. The most impressive sights need the package tickets, so here are only the package tickets.

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 34RMB 28RMB
Half price 17RMB 14RMB
Students and people over 60 can enjoy the half-price tickets

The attractions inside:

Open time Open Stop tickets Close
April to October 8:00 16:00 17:00
November to March 8:00 15:30 16:30

3. Jingshan Park(景山公园)

It is always 2 RMB for students and 1 RMB for students. If there are activities such as the flower festival or science exhibition in summer, the price can be promoted to 10 RMB.
Open time:

Open time Open Close
April to October 6:30 21:00
November to March 6:30 20:00

4. Yonghegong Lama temple (雍和宫)

Ticket Price: 25 RMB /HALF PRICE:12 RMB)
Free for children no older than 6 (valid ID required) or no taller than 1.2 meters.
Half price for youth aged 6 to 18, and for elementary, middle school, and undergraduate students, seniors aged above 60.

Open time Open Close
April to October 9:00 16:30
November to March 9:00 16

5. Summer palace(颐和园)

Summer Palace has the main gate ticket and the package ticket. For some of the attraction tickets, you need a long day to visit; I recommend you buy the main gate tickets and go inside and buy the inside park tickets if you feel interested.

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 30RMB 20RMB
Half price 15RMB 10RMB

Main Gate:

Open time Open Close
April to October 6:30 18:00
November to March 7:00 17:00

The park inside:

Open time Open Close
April to October 8:30 17:00
November to March 9:00 16:00

6. Beihai Park(北海公园)

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 10RMB 5RMB
Half price 5RMB 2.5RMB

Open time: 6:30 to 20:30

7. Beijing Zoo(动物园)

Entrance fee for the main gate:

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 15RMB 10RMB
Half price 7.5RMB 5RMB

The entrance fee includes the panda park:

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 19RMB 14RMB
Half price 9.5RMB 7RMB

8. Tiananmen Square(天安门广场)

Free of Charge.
Open time: 5:00 to 22:00
Chairman Mao’s mausoleum is free to visit. Open from 8:00 to 12:00, close on Monday.
You are not allowed to bring any bags and cameras go inside.

9. Mutianyu Great Wall(慕田峪长城)

Entrance and shuttle bus

Opening Hours March 16 to November 15:
Monday-Friday: 07:30-18:00; Weekends: 07:30-18:30November 16 to March 15: 8:00-17:00
Admission Adults: 45 RMB
Seniors older than 60: 25 RMB (valid ID or passport required)
Children between 1.2 and 1.4 meters (3.9 and 4.6 feet): 25RMB for children under 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) are admitted free.

Cable car and Toboggan

Adults Children
Cable car   Round-trip 120RMB 60RMB
  One-way 100RMB 50RMB
Slide or Toboggan   Round-trip 120RMB 60RMB
  One-way 100RMB 60RMB
Open time   March 16 to November 15: 08:00-17:00
November 16 to March 15: 08:30-16:30

Note: Children between 1.2 and 1.4 meters (3.9 and 4.6 feet) can enjoy the student price. More than 1.4 meters should pay adults price. Children under 1.2 meters (3.9 feet) are admitted free.

10. Badaling Great Wall(八达岭长城)

Tickets price April to October November to March
Adults 45RMB 35RMB
Half price 25RMB 17.5RMB
Students and people over 60 can enjoy the half-price tickets

Open time:

Open time Open Close
April to October 6:30 17:00
November to March 7:00 18:00

Cable Car: RMB100 (single trip); RMB140 (roundtrip)

 

4 Comments so far

Ingrid VolbertPosted on1:04 am - Aug 6, 2018

Omg your blog is wonderful, so much useful information. Thanks so much!

AlexandraPosted on6:03 am - Aug 17, 2018

Can US students also receive the half price admission ticket benefits?

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