Badaling Great Wall Bus

Plan your Beijing tour? If you are thinking of using public bus transport to get to Badaling Great Wall, the Badaling bound Bus No.877 is your best choice. The Bus 877 starts from Deshengmen Bus Station which is located on the north square of Deshengmen Arrow Tower (德胜们箭楼) lying on the northern second ring road.

It is worth getting up earlier to catch an early morning Bus 877 for Badaling Great Wall and avoid a possible snake of people on the wall. Several buses can bring you to the Deshengmen Bus Station. But the bus system in Beijing could be daunting even for the local Beijingers. It is advisable to take the Subway Line 2 to reach Deshengmen Bus Station. The the closest subway station to Deshengmen Bus Station is Jishuitan (积水潭) of the loop-type Subway Line 2. You get off at the station of Jishuitan (积水潭), exit from the Exit A. Then walk along the sideway in the east direction for about 450 meters, soon you will see a high tower – the Deshengmen Arrow Tower. Deshengmen Bus Station is just below the northern side of the tower. The compound of Deshengmen Arrow Tower is within a roundabout. So you have to cross a road to reach the bus station. You have to be careful crossing the road since the road has no traffic light at the time of my writing.

By the way, on your 450-meter walk from the subway station of Jishuitan to the Deshengmen Arrow Tower, you will pass alongside the Deshengmenxi Bus Station (different from Deshengmen Bus Station) and you just ignore it! You will be also distracted by some privately owned buses or mini-buses operated in the name of official Badaling-bound buses. We strongly suggest you take the official buses within the Deshengmen Bus Station for safety and reasonable price.

Don't be surprised if you find the queue in front of the bus 877 could be very long, especially on the weekends or national public holidays.

Bus No.877 （Bus Fare: RMB 12）

To:
Deshengmen (德胜门）- Badaling (八达岭）

Operating Hours：

06:00-12:00(Apr.1-Oct.31)
06:00-12:30 (Nov.1-Mar.31)

Return:

Badaling (八达岭）- Deshengmen (德胜门）

10:30-17:00(Apr.1-Oct.31)
11:00-16:30(Nov.1-Mar.31)

The 877 Bus is a no-stop bus from Deshengmen to Badaling. When the bus arrives at the front hill of Badaling, you still have to take a 10-minute walk to the ticket office and then start your hike up to the Badaling Great Wall.

On the Deshengmen Bus Station, there are also some other useful bus lines like 919 for Yanqing (延庆）and 872 for Ming Tombs (明十三陵).

Next, follow me to have a familiarization virtual tour of how to take a bus to Badaling Great Wall.

First take subway line 2 and get off at the stop of Jishuitang （积水潭) and exit from Exit A (northeast).

First take subway line 2 and get off at the stop of Jishuita and exit from Exit A

You will pass alongside the Deshengmenxi Bus Station.

You will pass alongside the Deshengmenxi Bus Station

After walking for about 10 minutes, you will see the huge Deshengmen Arrow Tower.

Then you turn left and walk towards the northern square of the Tower. The compound of Deshengmen Arrow Tower is within a roundabout. So you have to cross a road to reach the bus station. You have to be careful crossing the road since the road has no traffic light.

Before getting to the Deshengmen Bus Station, you have to cross a road without traffic light.