The Complete Guide to Badaling Great Wall

🚕【Transportation】 High-speed train: Take about 30 minutes from Qinghe Station or Beijing North Station to Badaling Great Wall Station by high-speed train~ The ticket costs 20 yuan+ Bus: Take bus No. 877 from Deshengmen Subway Station to Badaling Great Wall. ⏰️It takes about 90 minutes and only costs 6 yuan+ 🚌Coach: There is a direct coach service to Badaling Great Wall from the Beijing Tourist Distribution Center 🏷The ticket price is 80 yuan per person~ 🔖【Luggage Storage】 There is a free luggage storage at the entrance of the scenic area, where you can safely store your luggage 📑【The Great Wall Condition】 North Great Wall: There are a total of 12 sections, with the highest point being the North Eighth Tower. Young people can challenge it, the scenery is spectacular South Great Wall: There are 7 sections, relatively flat, suitable for taking the elderly and children to play 📸Photo spots: The Hero Stone and Hero Stele are very photogenic. You can find them at the North Fourth Tower and South First, Second, and Fourth Towers of the Great Wall~ 🚠【Tickets & Cable Car/Slide】 🔖Ticket: 40 yuan per adult, 20 yuan per student Cable car: 180 yuan per person for a round trip, 140 yuan per person for a one-way trip, which can take you to the North Eighth Tower ▲Slide: 80 yuan per person for a one-way trip, 120 yuan per person for a round trip 📍【Route Choices】 🎊Recommended energy-saving route: Cable car version: Take the cable car up the mountain directly after getting off the high-speed train, then walk down the mountain▲ Route: North line mountain cable car station - North Eighth Tower (highest point) - (optional continue climbing) - walk down the mountain - South First Tower (Hero Stele) - Badaling Culture Street - Great Wall Museum (closed on Mondays) Slide version: Take bus No. 877 to Badaling Great Wall. Choose the slide to go up the mountain easily and also visit Bear Paradise. Then walk from the North Fourth Tower to the North Eighth Tower, enjoy the scenery, take photos. In the afternoon, follow the signs back the same way, take the slide down the mountain, and then take bus No. 877 back to Deshengmen.