Bus to Terracotta Warriors

Planning your Xian tour? Of course, the site of Terracotta Army will be definitely on your Xian travel plan. Though most of the highlights in Xian are easily accessible on foot since they are largely centrally located within the old city wall, there are still a handful of tourist attractions lying a bit far from Xian city center, including Terracotta Warriors.

The site of Terracotta Warriors is located approx. 50 km to the northeast of Xian city center. Given the distance, many of the foreign travelers would arrange their own transport by either taking a taxi or renting a private car, or joining a local Xian tourist group to visit Terracotta Warriors. Taking a taxi or renting a private car costs quite a sum of money and probably your cab driver would avoid the expressway to save toll fees and charge more for a longer drive; a local group tour takes unexpected stops at a store or factory, which may consumes your valuable time.

Some oversea tourists know there must be a official public bus line bringing them from downtown Xian to the place of Terracotta Warriors, but they are just afraid to do so simply because they seldom making use of the public transport even back at home, so catching a local bus in Xian is somewhat unthinkable for them.

The reality is that the tourist shuttle bus for Terracotta Warriors in Xian is easy to handle and the buses run along the expressway, only a one-hour bus ride from the downtown depot to the site of the Terracotta Army.

Tourism Bus 5 (306) Tourism Bus 5 (306)

There are two major railway stations in Xian – Xian Railway Station ( basically for overnight trains ) and Xian North Railway Station ( basically for high speed trains ). The Tourism Bus 5 (306) starts from the east square of Xian Railway Station though Xian North Railway Station has its own free shuttle buses going to Terracotta Warriors if you have a arrival high speed train ticket on the same day.

Xian Railway Station is just located outside the city wall in the northeast of Xian. There are many buses going to the train stations from the major areas in Xian.

Bus Timetable and Where to Get Off First Bus: 07:00; Last Bus 19:00 Line Length: 50 Km Drive Time: One hour Leave the Bust Terminal every 10 minutes Bus Stops: Totally 12 stop on route Bus Stop No.01: Xian Railway Station Bus Stop No 08: Huanqing Hot Spring Bus Stop No 12: Terracotta Army

Be sure to get off at the last destination – Terracotta Army Museum since the Bus 5 (306) is scheduled to stop at over 10 stops s including Huaqing Hotspring and Qin Shihuang’s Mausoleum.

Get off at at the final stop near the Terracotta Museum Get off at at the final stop near the Terracotta Museum

You get off at the big car park at the end with all the tour buses – the very last stop ( the 12th stop ). Just stay on the bus until you get to the last stop. Remember where you get off the bus terminal, so after finishing your visiting the museum, come to the same parking lot and take the exact bus No 5 (306) since there are some other “fake” bus 306 which eagerly push you to take their buses.

The Terracotta Warriors Buses run everyday since the Terracotta Army Museum is open 365 day in a year.

As for how to visit Terracotta Warriors ( entrance fee, guide etc.), you may visit my previous travel article below:

Xian Car Rental with a driver

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