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Chengde Taxi: Chengde Taxi Fares, Tips and Phones

Thursday, April 14th, 2022

Chengde Taxi

Plan your Chengde tour? At the time of my writing, generally the present number of taxis in Chengde is fairly enough to meet the market demand. So, it is relatively easy for you to hail a taxi on the streets in Chengde.

To rent a car with driver in Chengde, please check out the link: Chengde Car Rental.

Taxi Models in Chengde

The main types of taxi in Chengde are Elantra, Santana, and Suzuki.

Chengde Taxi Fares

● Flag down rate: the starting rate is 7.00 yuan, including 2 km;

● Rate per km: the fare for taxis below 1.4 L (including 1.4) is 1.4 yuan per taxi per km; Taxis above 1.4 L will be charged 1.8 yuan per vehicle per km;

● Waiting fare: every 5 minutes of waiting will be charged by 1 kilometer, less than 5 minutes will be free of waiting fee, more than 5 minutes less than 10 minutes will be charged by1 kilometer. More than 10 minutes less than 15 minutes will be charged by driving 2km, and so on.

● Night service charge: from 23:00 to 05:00 the next day, the rate will be 0.2 yuan added per vehicle kilometer.

● Empty driving charge: over 5 kilometers, 50% of the rate will be charged for each kilometer.

● Taxi through roads, Bridges, tunnels and other need to paid by passengers.

Chengde Taxi Company Bookings

If you need to book a taxi, please make the call as following:
Tel: 0314-2160073; 2082937

Hailing a Taxi in Chengde

The best places to hail a taxi is near the Station, Scenic Spots, Hotel.

It is very easy to hail a taxi on the streets. People prefer to hail a taxi near a bus stop instead of those taxi stands.

Chengde Taxi rider’s rights

As a taxi rider, you have the rights below:
Direct drive to your destination and no compulsory car pooling
Go to any destination in and beyond Chengde
Your car driver knows the streets in Chengde and the way to major destinations in Chengde;
Your driver should know and abide by all traffic laws;
Air-conditioning on demand;
A radio-free trip;
No Smoking
A clean passenger seat area;
A clean trunk
A driver uses the horn only when necessary to warn of danger;
No Tipping

Chengde Taxi Stands

There are no particular taxi stands in Chengde. People just hail a taxi anywhere it is safe.

Chengde Taxi Complaints

If you have any problem with a taxi in Chengde, pleas contace the following:

0314-2162222; 0314-2160073

Chengde Taxi Useful Information

Using a meter instead of bargaining with the cab driver
Refusing a forced pooling taxi

Downtown-The Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples: RMB10

Chengde Train Station to your downtown Hotel in Chengde RMB 10 -15

Chengde-Beijing: RMB800-900

Tip: Hassle-free Chengde Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for guided tours to Chengde:

Chengde tour
Chengde One Day Tour
Chengde 2 Day Private Tour Package with hotel
Chengde Car Rental with Driver

Beijing Chengde One Day Tour By High Speed Train
Beijing Chengde 2 Day Tour by Train
Beijing Chengde 2 Day Tour By Car or Van
Beijing Chengde One Day Tour by car or van

1. Travel From Beijing to Chengde by Train

At the time of my writing, there are two daily high speed trains running between Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station and Chengde South Railway Station.

The high speed train takes only one hour running from Beijing to Chengde or vice versa. If you are pressed for time, you might take the one hour morning high speed train from Beijing to Chengde, and return to Beijing taking the afternoon high speed train after your highlight visit in Chengde.

2. Getting from Beijing to Chengde by Bus

The bus service from Beijing to Chengde is more frequent, an easy and affordable option for travellers. The long-distance service for Chengde operates at two of the bus terminals in Beijing – Sihui Transportation Hub (四惠交通枢纽) and Liuliqiao Long-Distance Bus Station (六里桥客运主枢纽).

There are about 30 daily buses starting from Liuliqiao Long-Distance Bus Station ( first bus at 6:40 and last 18:20); 20 daily buses leaving from Sihui Long-Distance Bus Station (first bus at 7:10 and last 18:10). Just purchase your bus tickets in person at the two bus stations.

Liuliqiao Long-Distance Bus Station
Add: A1, Liuliqiao Nan Li, Fengtai District, Beijing

Sihui Long-Distance Bus Station
Add: No.68, Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District

3. Driving from Beijing to Chengde

You can drive directly from Beijing to Chengde along the expansive expressway – Jingcheng Expressway. Jingcheng Expressway is 209.1km in length with 132.4 km in Beijing and 76.7 in Chengde.

Its completion has made Beijing Chengde driving two hours, two hours less than previous old highway.

250 km northeast of Beijing lie two UNESCO world heritage sites – Eight Outer Temples listed 1994 and Mountain Resort listed in 1997 under the jurisdiction of Chengde, a prefecture-level city in Hebei province.

Tip: Hassle-free Chengde Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for guided tours to Chengde:

Chengde tour
Chengde One Day Tour
Chengde 2 Day Private Tour Package with hotel
Chengde Car Rental with Driver

Beijing Chengde One Day Tour By High Speed Train
Beijing Chengde 2 Day Tour by Train
Beijing Chengde 2 Day Tour By Car or Van
Beijing Chengde One Day Tour by car or van

Further Readings

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Apricot Blossoms at Jinshanling Great Wall

Wednesday, April 6th, 2022

Among the dozen of the notable Great Wall sections around Beijing, Jinshanling Great Wall has always been one of my favorites. It is less crowded than Badaling Great Wall and more original than Mutianyu Great Wall.

I’m crazy about Mutianyu Great Wall too, especially hiking from the broken and overgrown Jiankou Great Wall, a mecca for the Great Wall hiking enthusiasts. Beside its picturesque scenery, Mutianyu Great Wall is more entertaining with the exciting toboggan rides and comfortable cable cars or skiing lifts.

Mutianyu Great Wall has won the first place of all the attractions in Beijing according to the rated reviews posed by real travelers on Tripadvisor. In the past several years Mutianyu Great Wall has been very popular with the mass travelers, kids and seniors in particular. But, I often think that things would be slightly different if Jinshanling Great Wall were an attraction in Beijing.

As matter of a fact, administratively Jinshanling Great Wall doesn’t belong to Beijing. It is located in Luanping County, Chengde City, Hebei Province, 154km to the northeast of Beijing’s Tiannamen Square. The relatively longer distance further away from Beijing is maybe one of the reasons why Jinshanling Great Wall looks much more quieter.

As the old saying goes that “Good wine needs no bush.”, Jinshanling Great Wall has never been quiet for the Great Wall aficionados, especially the experienced travelers and hikers. It is a perfect combination of the Great Wall section, both restored and original.

Years ago people could hike all the way eastward from Jinshanling Great Wall to Simatai Great Wall. Unfortunately, at present the stretch from Jinshanling to Simatai is still unopen mainly due to the closure of the west section of Simatai Great Wall.

Personally I’m sorry for the magnificent Simatai Great Wall which has become a backdrop of Gubei Water Town, an over 4 billion yuan investment project – a replica of the Wuzhen Water Town in the Southern China.

Jinshanling Great Wall is open to the public all year round. Spring definitely is a good time for Jinshanling Great Wall hiking. Every mid-April sees Jinshanling blanketed by white elegant apricot blossoms, attracting a consistent flow of travelers.

Blooming apricot trees, fresh suburban air, and mesmerizing Great Wall of China. If you visit Beijing in mid April, visiting Jinshanling Great Wall is a smart choice!

Getting to Jinshanling Great Wall by public transport is still very tricky.
Take Bus No. 980 Express (980快) from Dongzhimen Transportation Hub
Destination: Jinshanling Great Wall 金山岭长城.
Very Important Notice: Actually the Bus 980 Express stops at Miyun County ( 密云汽车站 ), and then you take a mini bus from the downtown Miyun to Jinshanling.
Bus Fare: RMB 15
Minibus Fare: about RMB 50 ( you have to share a mini-bus for Jinshanling Great Wall)

Alternatively, you may join in the local group tour visiting Jinshanling Great Wall, Check Jin s hanling Great Wall Group Tour for more information.

See below the photos of the Jinshanling Great Wall with blooming apricot trees.