Great wall FAQ

[GoToSea]

anyone know how the tickets bought in mutianyu great wall?

I read from travelchinaguide website that the ticket prices are as follow:
- entry ticket is 45 yuan for adult.
- bus fare from ticket office to great wall entrance is 15 yuan (is this return? or 1 way?)
- cable car (diff with chair lift) is 80 one-way, 100 return.
- chair lift is 50 one-way and 65 both way (go up only chair lift and go down can choose chair or toboggan i assume?).

do I have to buy all the tickets on the ticketing office in front or i can buy cable-car/chair-lift ticket inside the premises?
if i wanted to buy cable car up and toboggan down, how is the best way to buy the tickets? I had a bad experience buying train tickets before in Guilin & Shiyan, this time I have to prepare lol.

 

[GoToSea]

let me answer my own questions. lol

in mutianyu, you have to buy entrance ticket and bus ticket (optional, u can walk) at the ticket office entrance.

cable car and chair lift tickets can be bought from the entrance or from the cable car/chair lift building itself before riding.
The price for both venues are same. Return ticket is 100 yuan, 80 for 1 way. cable car will drop u at tower 14, chair lift drop at tower 4. return from tower 4 can choose chair or toboggan (same price)

if u wan to ride cable car up and toboggan down, u have to chip in extra 60 yuan (160 rather than 100). because these are operated by 2 different company.

side note:
I notice the cable-car/chair-lift going and return ticket are not marked differently, so I think if you go in pairs, lets say 2 person, u can opt for cable car return ticket (100) and chair lift return ticket (100). so, in this case, u could theoretically use 2 cable car tickets to ride up to tower 14, walk down to tower 4 and use the 2 chair lift ticket to toboggan down. so u could enjoy both transportations cheaper. this need to be confirmed..