HOW TO get to the Summer Palace
The Summer Palace (Yí Hé Yuán / 颐和园) is a really beautiful place to visit. I know because I went there in the winter, where the trees were barren and the lake was frozen, and I still thought it was amazing. There are two main ways to get there: subway and bus.
By Subway
Take Line 4 and get off at Beigongmen station (北宫门). Walk out of exit C2. You’ll know you’re walking in the right direction as the amount of people, vendors, tourists and tour buses increase.
By Bus
There are a ton of bus routes that serve the Summer Palace in Beijing. I’ve never taken a bus there, so the sampling below was shamelessly lifted from Travel China Guide.
Summer Palace bus routes: 209 / 330 / 331 / 332 / 346 / 394 / 683 / 690 / 696 / 718 / 801 / 808 / 826. Once you’re on the bus, look at the map and get off at (Yí Hé Yuán / 颐和园).
