Beijing Transportation - By Long-Distance Bus

City Guide - Beijing - Transportation
Beijing is without a doubt the largest junction of major roads in China, with twelve national highways radiating to the northeast, southeast, southwest, and south, and eight main expressways surrounding the city, totaling 20,000 kilometers.

Nineteen bus stations in Beijing operate thousands of buses every day to neighboring cities such as Datong, Chengde, and Tianjin, some departing hourly. Xianglong Zhaogongkou Long-Distance Bus Station is the largest one with good supporting facilities. Taking a long distance bus is a little more expensive than by train, but it is more convenient and less crowded. Travel China Guide suggests that long-distance travelers should not choose buses, but short bus journeys can be memorable experiences.

Bus tickets can be purchased 3 to 5 days prior to your departure, upon your arrival at the station, or even after you board the bus, if it is out of season.

Xianglong Zhaogongkou Long-Distance Bus Station
It has about 120 long-distance bus routes in all, heading to Harbin (Heilongjiang Province) in north, Lianyungang (Jiangsu Province) in south, Weihai (Shandong Province) in east and Jincheng (Shanxi Province) in west. Also, there are buses to neighboring cities like Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Chengde and big or middle sized cities in Shandong, Zhejiang, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan provinces, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Jinan and Qingdao.
Chinese name: 祥龙赵公口客运站（xiáng lóng zhào gōng kǒu kè yùn zhàn）
Location: No.34, Nan Sanhuan Zhong Lu, Fengtai District
Bus Route: 17, 43, 300, 368, 826, 741, 830, 730, 957, 971
Hours: 05:00 – 19:30

Dongzhimen Long-Distance Bus Station
Chinese name: 东直门长途汽车站（dōng zhí mén cháng tú qì chē zhàn）
Location: No.45, Dongzhimenwai Xi Jie, Dongcheng District
Bus Route: 44, 117, 359, 401, 404, 915, 916, 24, 106, 107 (get off at Dongzhimen Stop)
There are busses to Huairou, Miyun, Pinggu and Shunyi in eastern Beijing, and long routes to Chengde, Chifeng, etc

Liuliqiao Long-Distance Bus Station
Chinese name: 六里桥客运主枢纽（lìu lǐ qiáo kè yùn zhǔ shū nǐu）
Location: A1, Liuliqiao Nan Li, Fengtai District
Bus Route: 6, 50, 323, 300, 323, 324, 349, 368, 719, 730, 811, 822, 830, 836, 901, 944, 968, 977, T2, T7, T8 (get off at Liuliqiao Nanli Stop and walk westward 100 meters), Yuntong 201 (get inside the bus station)
Hours: 04:45 – 22:00
Coaches departing from this station can reach Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Luoyang, Shijiazhuang, Zhangjiakou, Qinhuangdao, Hohhot, Baotou, Tangshan, Shenyang, Dalian, Yinchuan, etc.