TOUR 2GC2: Great Wall Camping By Bus or Bullet Train

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Transportation Option 1: 

Go to Beijing's largest public transportation hub DONGZHIMEN (东直门). Take the tourist bus to Gubei Water Town. It is a 2-hour ride. The cost is as low as only 48 yuan ($7) one way. To learn the direction to the Station, please visit the Dongzhimen Outbound Bus page. 

Currently, Beijing Dongzhimen Bus Station runs to Gubei Water Town at the following times: 9:00, 12:00, and 15:30. Please arrive at the Station at least 30 minutes before the departure to secure your seat. If you book the camping, please take the 15:30 bus.  If you want to book additional hours of hiking at Gubeikou, please take the noon bus. 

Transportation Option 2:
 

Take S503 bullet train at 2:20 pm from Beijing North Railway Station at Dongzhimen (东直门). The ticket is only 12 RMB. The train arrives at Gubeikou at 4:52 pm. You should take the morning train S501 at 6:58 am to arrive at 9:42 if you also  book the hiking for three hours before camping. 

Arriving at Gubeikou

Upon arriving at Gubei Water Town Bus Station or Gubeikou Train Station, our camping staff will meet you at the Station and transfer you to Gubeikou Great Wall village. Toward evening, we will treat you with a country-style dinner in our camping base. We will set up the camp for you to sleep on the Great Wall.  

The typical sunrise time is around 5 am in the summer, or 7 am in winter. You won't want to miss the moment. After breakfast, we'll send you to the bus terminal at Gubei Watertown to go back to Beijing. Or, you may take S502 train at 10 am to go back to Beijing by 12:30 pm.