Beijing Train Journeys: the 4 Rides Worth Booking

1.Beijing to Datong See YunGang Cave, Hanging Temple (Bullet Train)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 39 reviews · from $416Our pick

Leave your Beijing hotel around 6:15am, ride the 7:19am bullet train to Datong, and visit the 1,500-year-old Yungang Grottoes and cliffside Hanging Temple. Cathy handles pre-trip details, while guides such as George or Tracy may lead the Datong portion. Lunch, tickets, rail, and local transport are included.

“Cathy was fabulous in helping on all the details the same regarding the guide in Datong. A true experience of how beautiful and diverse China has to offer in terms of tourism. And now with the new high-speed train a very comfortable day trip from Beijing. Highly recommended.”

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2.Beijing to Xi’an Terracotta Tour by Roundtrip Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 13 reviews · from $180Best value

Travel from Beijing to Xi'an by 4.5-hour bullet train, then visit the Terracotta Warriors with a private guide and driver. Rosa is one guide named in the service, and Cindy helps arrange train tickets. Hotel transfers, museum entry, and Xi'an transport are included, but train fares and meals are extra.

“Since it was our first time in China, we were very excited about the program. Cindy was very helpful with booking the train tickets. Everything went smoothly. The transfers arrived on time, with nice, polite drivers. The tour guide was a fairy, very prepared and showed and explained everything in detail. We had a great time. If you want to entrust your trip to a professional team, I can only recommend them”

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3.to Xi’an Terracotta Day Tour by Roundtrip Bullet Train

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $212

You leave your Beijing hotel before sunrise, ride a high-speed train to Xi’an, and meet a private local guide such as Agnes, Tina, John, or Celeste. Your guide and driver take you to the Terracotta Warriors, arrange the museum visit, and return you to the station for the evening train back to Beijing.

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4.Great Wall Origins: Beijing Bullet Train to Qinghuangdao Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $348

Leave Beijing early with a private guide such as Nancy or Miss Li, then ride the bullet train about two hours to Qinghuangdao. See the Great Wall meet the sea at Old Dragon’s Head, enter Shanhaiguan Pass, visit the Great Wall Museum, eat a typical Chinese lunch, and possibly walk at Jiaoshan. Hotel pickup, trains, tickets, and return transport are included.

“I spent a wonderful day with Nancy visiting the initial part of the Great Wall nad enjoyed every minute of it. The day started with a ride on a high speed train whitch is an experience by itself and then going to the fascinating Wall.”

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