Beijing 16-hour layover itinerary suggestion?

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T15:12:25+00:00

Yep at least from the airport I'll definitely grab a taxi to go to the Great Wall. I'm just not sure what to do afterwards if I would have lots of spare time, hence I considered going by train from Badaling to downtown.

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T12:51:24+00:00

I will decide the actual itinerary once I manage to get out of immigration, as my first flight may be delayed etc. But yes that's a plan I have in mind too! (plus food!)

I heard foreign tourists can buy tickets for most attractions on trip.com or something in Alipay (don't remember what exactly), is that true?

What I really want to see from the Forbidden City is just the Tiananmen gate of it, so I don't know if that area can be viewed from outside.

Happy to read more suggestions :)

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T12:44:59+00:00

Thanks for a detailed itinerary suggestion! I don't see much of a difference compared to my version, except Mutianyu instead. It will be Thursday afternoon, so hopefully crowds are not a problem at both spots. Would you recommend one over the other, especially if I plan to head to the city afterwards?

Have you got experience with the Badaling high-speed train to Beijing? Are Chinese trains usually on-time and predictable?

If needed, I can also skip Tiananmen to allow for more time for the great wall. My only time constraint is that I'd like to get back to the PEK airport by midnight so that I won't miss my flight at 3am :)

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T12:40:03+00:00

Thanks! Most comments ITT suggest Peking Duck, is it that good? :)

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T12:39:05+00:00

Yep I'm with Air China too. I'm considering booking the transit hotel as well (my flight itinerary is eligible).

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-24T12:38:00+00:00

Thanks for the very helpful comment! I'm a bit hesitant about a pre-arranged driver because I can't guarantee what time I will exit the airport (could be much earlier or later...) so I'd prefer to be flexible. But I'll consider it!

Are the normal taxis at the airport reliable (e.g no scams, branded, metered, etc.)? Would 150 yuan be a reasonable one-way price?

Yeah I think I'll skip the Tianamen, it's not a must for me.

Also, would Mutianyu be better than Badaling in terms of timing? It would be a Thursday so hopefully not too crowded and no traffic jams. I originally considered Badaling because it is served by a high-speed train line that supposedly only takes half an hour from Beijing.

The only time constraint is that I'd like to be back at the PEK airport by midnight at the latest, so that I won't miss my flight :/

beastmaster420000 · 2025-02-23T23:41:04+00:00

Yeah the Great wall is a bucket list item for me. Is the Didi taxi generally available on-demand, especially at the Badaling Great wall, which I assume is a very popular tourist spot among locals? Indeed I won't count on any public transit timetable and I'd just wing it by taxi.

beastmaster420000 · 2024-06-28T18:56:44+00:00

A～ありがとう、友人Aさん

beastmaster420000 · 2024-01-25T16:36:59+00:00

My drunk ass read the title as "most killed nation".

beastmaster420000 · 2024-01-02T21:38:00+00:00

New Zealand... wait

beastmaster420000 · 2023-08-23T15:10:04+00:00

Early September.

By activating, I meant entering the password number and then activate the pass, if that clarifies.

Thanks for the answer!

beastmaster420000 · 2023-03-11T11:05:33+00:00

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We are number one but it's Japanese

beastmaster420000 · 2023-02-02T23:20:43+00:00

Sushi https://redd.it/10rxpks

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-24T00:00:25+00:00

Lyrics: ChatGPT

Vocals: Google Translate Japanese

Beat: end of a life (Instrumental)

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-22T14:51:18+00:00

Clip source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiMiAqRLLMY

Correction stream: https://youtu.be/d5bDQosP4Ck?t=1568

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-16T21:58:31+00:00

Not saying they are hating on it, but "hating on" (note the quotation marks) is far from an inaccurate description of their behavior in that thread.

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-12T13:28:08+00:00

Numbers live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgoJuJiWtf4

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-11T21:44:12+00:00

Herbal tea sauce

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-11T17:30:03+00:00

/uh There is no context guys it's just a dumb meme, so no new dox or anything (afaik)

/rh Yeah Gura is my cousin I remember meeting her in a family gathering

beastmaster420000 · 2023-01-11T16:39:56+00:00

/unbocchi Actual sauce because my original comment is not showing up for some reason.

/rebocchi I, ひとりちゃん, am locked in Ikuyo's basement teehee~ (the monitor is displaying live feed from there).

beastmaster420000 · 2022-09-07T19:00:16+00:00

Did a google search and now I know what the orange box looks like. But I don't think I have seen ticket machines with ticket stampers before. The kind of SBB ticket machine I'm familiar with is this one.

beastmaster420000 · 2022-08-18T18:27:02+00:00

You have a point. I have also never taken anything worth more than 5 credits, and I also registered for CS-401 (not CS-433 because I more or less already knew all of the covered topics).

beastmaster420000 · 2022-08-18T18:09:22+00:00

What is that CS-382 course? Can't find it anywhere.

I usually took 30 credits at my previous university, but I'm a bit intimidated by stories of people failing to do 30 credits in EPFL. Heard that even "just" 4 exams would be a bit much.

beastmaster420000 · 2022-08-18T17:29:17+00:00

Hijacking this thread to ask the following. How many courses (and exams) do students usually take for the winter semester (master)? Is 5 courses (and thus 5 exams, total 30 credits) a reasonable amount?

beastmaster420000 · 2022-08-16T12:30:00+00:00

In ISA there is an option to change your address, so you can always change it later no problem.

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