• Location of Tsinghua University

• Transportation Near and Around Tsinghua University

• Buses

• Subway & Skytrain

• Taxi

• Bicycles

• Motor Vehicles

Tsinghua University is located in the northwestern part of Beijing, just outside of the Fourth Ring Road, in Haidian district. Situated on several former royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty, the university is surrounded by a few historical sites, including the Summer Palace, which is located near the university's west gate. The campus covers an area of 3.8 square kilometers with more than 50,000 people and students living on campus.

Tsinghua University is 16 kilometers away from Tian' anmen Square and the Forbidden City, 37 kilometers away from the Capital Airport, 18 kilometers away from the Beijing Railway Station and 12 kilometers from the Beijing West Railway Station.

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Tsinghua Univeristy is located in the northwest district of Beijing and boasts convenient public transportation. Students have easy access to buses, taxis, and skytrain as they are all found within close walking distance.

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The following buses makes stops at Tsinghua University's south gate: 331, 355, 365, 375, 809, 810, 816, and 951. 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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Tsinghua University is very close to the Wudaokou sky train station. By taking the sky train, you can transfer to the Beijing subway. Transportation fares costs between 3 to 5 RMB, depending on whether you transfer between sky train and subway.

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Taxis are easily found within and outside of the Tsinghua University 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 Tsinghua University to the Beijing airport takes about 45 minutes.

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The easiest way to get around the Tsinghua University 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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Foreigner students driving motor vehicles, including motorcycles and or scooters, must register with the Tsinghua University'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.

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