Bus
Nowadays in Beijing, fixed price at RMB 1 is charged for a public bus numbered within 200, Traffic Cards are also accepted. Buses numbered between 300 and 599 charge by distance, i.e. RMB 1 for a ride within 12 (including 12) kilometers, and RMB 0.5 is accumulated for every additional 5 kilometers. Please make it clear that some buses have "Partial Route", "Branch" or "Extend" after their numbers.
Traffic Card
There are three types of short-term traffic cards: 3-Day Card valued RMB 10 which can be used for 18 times within 3 days; 7-Day Card valued RMB 20 which can be used for 42 times within 7 days and; 15-Day Card valued RMB 40 which can be used for 90 times within 15 days. Applicant should pay a RMB 20 deposit while buying a traffic card. When returning a card, only deposit is refunded, neither the left times nor cash is returnable. A short-term traffic card has no photograph and is not limited to the applicant. A short-term traffic card is only valid for ordinary buses. Duration of the card starts from the moment of buying, and the first day ends at 23:59 of the same day.
Bus information hotline: 96166
Bus transportation and transfer information: www.bjbus.com
