How far are the terracotta warriors from Beijing？
It is 1079.2 kilometers from Beijing to Xi’an
But now the distance is not counted by
kilometers, but by the time spent on the journey. So, it is a 2-hour-journey by
plane plus one and a half hours to the destination, a 5-hour-journey by
high-speed train plus one hour to the scenic spot and a night trip by common
train plus one hour to the attraction.
At present, the transportation between Beijing and Xi’an is so
convenient that one can easily make a day tour to Xi’an
from Beijing and return to Beijing
the same day. And there are so many choices. The best routes are introduced in
previous questions. The following will be the less chosen routes.
K4217 is the cheapest one with only hard
seats and soft seats, which takes RMB 83.5 and RMB 141.5 respectively. The
journey is undesirable because it takes 22 hours for the whole journey and one
has to get on the train at mid-night. It means that one has to get up at
mid-night or wait in the waiting room for half a night. Moreover, the arrival
time is 2:03 in mid-night. There is no overnight
public transportation, and the taxi will be the only choice. To add up, a hotel
is needed for the rest of the night. So, although it is the cheapest one in
ticket price, it ends the worst one and the journey will ruin the tour totally.
Moreover, other trains departing at
mid-night or arriving at mid-night should be avoided. Because there are no
overnight plane and overnight high-speed train, the problem referred above do
not exist.
Considering the problem of visiting
Terracotta Warriors and Horses the same day and make full use of the rest day,
airplane and common trains are the best choices. Moreover, ticket price should
be included. From the above 3 factors, the best routes will be listed.
Take the first flight CA1203 to Xi’an , visit Terracotta Warriors and Horses from Beijing in the morning and leave the rest day for
attractions in the downtown of Xi’an , for
example, the Ancient City Wall, Big Goose Pagoda, the Muslim Quarter, Shaanxi History Museum or visit Huaqing Hot Spring or Banpo Neolithic
village around Xi’an . And from the ticket price,
the first flight is usually the cheapest.
For overnight trains, T231, Z43 and Z19 are
three best ones. There are another advantage of taking trains, that is, there
is direct public bus to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, which costs only
RMB 7.
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