• Location of Peking University

• Transportation Near and Around Peking University

• Buses

• Subway & Skytrain

• Taxi

• Bicycles

• Motor Vehicles

The Peking University is located in the Bejing's convenient Haidian District, with campus area covering 3992.277 hectares, and a floor space of 2,661,581 square meters. PKU is 38 kilometers away from the Capital Airport, 18 kilometers away from Tian' anmen Square and the Forbidden City, 3 km away from Summer Palace, 20 kilometers away from the Beijing Railway Station and 13 kilometers from the Beijing West Railway Station.

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PKU is located in the northwest district of Beijing and boasts convenient public transportation. Students have easy access to buses and taxis as they are all found within close walking distance. The Skytrain is not as nearby the University and takes about 15 minutes by foot from the university's east gate.

Buses

There are 20 bus routes that pass by PKU, including 106, 206, 718, 726, 732, and 808 bus routes that go directly to downtown areas or to bus/subway stops where you can make transfers to other parts of the city. Fares for ordinary buses cost anywhere from 1 to 3 RMB, and the fares for smaller buses costs about 2 RMB.

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Subway & Skytrain

The closest skytrain station to Peking University is in Wudaokou, which is about a 15 minutes walk. Faster way to get from the campus to Skytrain station is to take a bus, taxi or ride a bicycle. You can transfer from the Wudaokou Skytrain to the subway lines or take a bus from the university directly to the Xizhimen Subway station. Transportation fares costs between 3 to 5 RMB, depending on whether you transfer between skytrain and subway.

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Taxi

Taxis are easily found within and outside of the PKU campus area. Taxi fares range from 1.20, 1.60 to 2.0 RMB per kilometer, depending on type of taxi cab chosen. A taxi trip from the Peking University to the Beijing airport takes about 45 minutes.

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Bicycles

The easiest way to get around PKU campus is to ride a bicycle. Bicycles can be rented or purchased at the bike shops on campus.

For people in Beijing, bicycles are one of the most popular forms of transportation. You can rent bicycles for 20-30RMB per day, or buy a pretty reliable one from 150-500RMB. Parking your bike is easy as there are many places to park bikes all over the city and the charge for this service is less than 1RMB.

Those purchasing bicycles are required to register their bicycles by showing their purchase invoice and passport to the transportation administration department and pay a bicycle tax in order to obtain bicycle licenses. Those buying second-hand bicycles are required to go through a transfer of ownership procedure. These processes may sound cumbersome, but don't worry, a PRC Study staff can assist you.

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Motor Vehicles

Foreigner students driving motor vehicles, including motorcycles and or scooters, must register with the PKU's Security Office with the student ID Card, valid driver's license and vehicle driving card to obtain a campus-driving permit.

Please note, when riding bicycles or driving vehicles, the vehicle operator must abide by Chinese traffic rules and refrain from speeding. Therefore, foreign students operating any vehicles are advised to pay special attention to transportation safety.

For more information regarding transportation in Beijing, please click here

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