HOW TO get to Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square (Tiān Ān Mén Guǎng Chǎng / 天安门广场) is very hard to miss. In fact, you could probably find your way there if you just asked random people on the street, said “Tiananmen” with a confused look on your face.
By subway
Taking the subway is bar-none the easiest way to get there. The Beijing metro will cost you 2 RMB (cabs start at 10 RMB) and will drop you off right at the square itself.
Take Line 1 to Tiananmen East (Tiān Ān Mén Dōng / 天安门东) or Tiananmen West (Tiān Ān Mén Xī / 天安门西).
Here’s an interactive subway map of Beijing.
By bus
Since Tiananmen is in such a central part of Beijing, it’s easy to find a bus that goes there. Here are some bus routes that will take you to Tiananmen.
Beijing bus numbers 1 / 2 / 5 / 10 / 120.
You may also want to view the post on how to learn bus routes in Beijing.
