Beijing Subway 101
Posted by Dan on July 24, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Leave it to CNReviews to come out with a clearly written post on how to get around Beijing using Beijing's subway. The post is entitled, "Beijing Subway Guide: of Tickets and Faregates," and it does an excellent job setting out the dos and don'ts. If I might add one "do" of my own: do use the subway system as it is oftentimes the fastest way to get around: I truly cannot think of another city where I have consistently had to wait so long for a taxi as Beijing.
Comments
guess you've never visited Italy...lol
Posted by: Noemi Sacco | July 24, 2008 5:19 AM
You can get just about everything a backpacker could possibly want in the street stalls around the area. Except Febreeze for some reason. You'd have thought that was a fairly indispensable backpacking item.
Posted by: Mark | July 24, 2008 6:46 AM
People in Beijing have drivers Dan just like LA. You need to listen to more California clients, hire a local Zhonghuaren and buy a Red Flag, and pretend your en route to the Viper Club. No-one takes taxis in the Big Lychee.
Posted by: LAren | July 24, 2008 10:25 AM
I've been in Beijing this week, and I have yet to take the subway. I figured with half the private cars off the street, all of those drivers would be swamping the subway system.
The upside is that, after a taking several taxis a day for nearly a week, I have yet to wait longer than 30 seconds for a taxi. And taxi drivers don't require me to go through a metal detector or open my bag. (Oooops! Maybe I'm giving ideas to terrorists!)
Posted by: G.E. Anderson | July 25, 2008 4:21 AM
Try Shanghai on a rainy day or during rush hour. Taxi? Forget it! Beijing is easy compared to Shanghai.
Posted by: Laurentius Metaal | July 26, 2008 4:22 AM