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Badaling Railway Station

Badaling Railway Station, only about 800 meters (870 yards) to the Badaling Great Wall, is connected with downtown Beijing via S2 trains. A single trip takes 1.5 hours or so and the ticket fare is CNY7 per person. Next to this station, is the Badaling Great Wall Railway Station for high speed trains with travel time of 20-30 minutes to/from downtown Beijing.

Address: At the junction point of Provincial Highway No. 216 and National Highway No. G6, close to Badaling Great Wall

The station only has a one-storey terminal building and three ticket windows. Passengers can buy tickets there and then enter the station to wait for train departure. Free shuttle buses are provided here to connect the station with the Badaling Great Wall and the Safari Park. The bus is available between 8:30 - 16:00 from the safari park and 7:00 to 17:30 from Cableway North Section.

Waiting Hall

S2 Train Schedule at Badaling Railway Station

Badaling Railway Station operates S2 trains to/from Beijing Huangtudian, Nankou, Kangzhuang, Shacheng, and Yanqing.

Badaling to Beijing S2 Train Schedule

(Last Update on Jul. 31, 2023)

No.	Badaling Departure	Beijing Huangtudian Arrival
Each Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays
S202	--	08:10
S252	09:22 / 09:34	10:55
S204	11:30 / 11:34	12:48
S288	13:22 / 13:24	14:37
S254	13:53 / 13:56	15:19
S206	16:35 / 16:41	17:54
S208	18:15 / 18:18	19:31
Each Tue. Wed. & Thu.
S204	11:30 / 11:34	12:48
S206	16:35 / 16:41	17:54

Beijing to Badaling S2 Train Timetable

(Last Update on Jul. 31, 2023)

No.	Beijing Huangtudian Departure	Badaling Arrival
Each Mon. Fri. Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays
S251	07:15	08:25 / 8:28
S201	08:40	09:54 / 10:04
S287	10:00	11:11 / 11:14
S253	11:15	12:25 / 12:27
S203	13:08	14:17 / 14:20
S207	14:54	16:00 / 16:02
S205	18:16	19:31 / 19:39
Each Tue. Wed. & Thu.
S201	08:40	09:54 / 10:04
S203	13:08	14:17 / 14:20
S205	18:16	19:31 / 19:39

Tips for traveling by S2 trains:

1. The S2 trains stop in Huangtudian Railway Station in downtown Beijing. It is close to Huoying subway station along subway line 8 and line 13.

2. The tickets cannot be booked online or bought in advance. It is advised to go to Huangtudian early, especially when traveling in a peak season.

3. Seats on the train are not numbered. Passengers should get on as quickly as possible. Otherwise, no seat will be left and they may need to stand all the way to the destination.

4. Passengers holding a Transportation Smart Card with a balance of more than CNY 18 can take this train by swiping the card. No paper ticket will be required then. The transportation card can be bought at many subway stations in Beijing.

Ticket Office

Platform

How to get to the Badaling Great Wall from Badaling Railway Station

After getting out of the station, passengers can follow the direction boards and walk 800 meters (870 yards) southeastward to the destination. The walk is about 15 – 20 minutes.

Or passengers can take the free shuttle bus and get off at the climbing entrance of the Great Wall. It takes about 15 minutes.

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How to get to the Badaling Safari Park from this station

Passengers can take the free shuttle bus to the Safari Park. It takes about 15 minutes.

How to get to the Ming Tombs from this station

From the station, take the free shuttle bus to Badaling Safari Park, then walk southwestward to the bus stop of 919. Take bus 919 to Shuitun stop, walk across the road to take bus 872 and get off at Nanxin Village, the ticket office of Ming Tombs is on the south.

Or passengers can take bus no. 879 and get off Dingling to the Ming Tombs directly. The bus stop is on the southwest of the east gate of Badaling Great Wall, about 350 meters (383 yards) away. The duration is about 2 hours and it costs CNY7.

A taxi ride takes 45 minutes and costs CNY120-170.

- Last updated on Sep. 12, 2024 by Gabby Li -

Questions & Answers on Badaling Railway Station

Asked by Adam from HUNGARY | Sep. 12, 2024 06:14

S2 alipay

Can I pay for the S2 with alipay or just cash?

Answers (1)

Answered by Keith | Sep. 12, 2024 19:44

You can pay by with Beijing transportation QR code on Alipay or Beijing Yikatong.

Asked by jc from CHING | Nov. 07, 2019 01:32

Badaling DIY

Hi, is there a chance for the S2 trains to be fully booked? are there any chances that when I go there and I cannot buy tickets? But, you mentioned that I can use the metro card as well? I read somewhere the issue hence i want to clarify.

Thank you very much.

Answers (1)

Answered by Franco | Nov. 08, 2019 01:59

I think there is no such limited. Seat can be fully occupied but you can still stand in the train.

Asked by Chris Cornelissen from SWEDEN | Sep. 01, 2019 07:02

Inquiry about from beijing airport to badaling great wall

Dear Sir/Madam,
My partner and I are will have a layover for 8 hours at beijing airport. It will be our first time to China.
Could I ask for some help as to how we can arrange from the airport to the greatwall by using the train service. Is it possible to buy the transportation smart card in beijing?
Can I ask also if possible for a time schedule with the trains. We arrive on 29th september at 9.45am and our flight goes again at 18,40pm.
Thank you very much for your help it is our dream to see the incredible great wall in our life once.

Answers (1)

Answered by Steve | Sep. 06, 2019 04:27

Personally speaking, I think 8 hours layover is not enough for visiting great wall by public transfer. Except the time you need to finish the transfer process at airport, you need at least 1 hour to go to train station and then about 1.5 hour on the way. You may only reach their around 2pm. To catch your flight, you may need to back at around 5:00pm. So you would have only 3 hours for visiting and on the way back to airport. If you do want to arrange this trip, you may need to rent a car instead.

Asked by Mónica da Mota Lemos from PORTUGAL | May. 21, 2019 02:32

Beijing Expo 2019

Dear all
Could you please inform me ways to get from Beijing center to Beijing Expo 2019?
I am interested going on the 31st may (Friday)
Many Thanks

Answers (1)

Answered by Kenny from SINGAPORE | May. 21, 2019 19:52

There are many ways. For example, you can take metro from downtown to Zhuxinzhuang metro station, exit B2. There are express bus to Expo directly running around every 30min. You can also choose to go to Huangtudian railway station from downtown first and then take S2 train to Yanqing. Then use shuttle bus there to Expo. You can also choose to go to Drshengmen to take city bus 919 to Dong Xing Yuan and then change to shuttle bus to Expo.

Asked by Philipp from GERMANY | Apr. 10, 2019 19:40

Current Timetable S2 Beijing-Badaling-Beijing

Dear all,
thanks for the great information provided here. Is there any website where I can check the timetable for this weekend? We are planning to go there on Saturday, but the timetables that are provided here in the comments are only valid for some days.

Thanks in advance!

Answers (1)

Answered by Mr. Annabel | Apr. 21, 2019 01:00

No exact idea about the S train. But I got the information from website, that shows the train is available every 1.5 hour from 06:30 to 21:30. Hope this is useful for you.