Tianjin Tour
Tianjin is one of the four municipal cities under the direct jurisdiction of the central government and is the largest industrial and port city in north China.Tianjin is 120 kilometres southeast of Beijing, bordering on the Bohai Sea in the east. It covers an area of 11,300 square kilometers and there are 13 districts and 3 counties under its jurisdiction.
There are dozens of daily bullet trains as well as two expressways connecting Beijing and Tianjin. Tianjin Binhai International Airport is located 16 km east of Tianjin, connecting to 57 cities domestically and internationally with 71 airlines in operation.
Tianjin Port is the largest man made seaport and river port in mainland China, 70 kilometers from the city center of Tianjin. Tianjin Port has the largest cruise port in the Northern China - Tianjin International Cruise Home Port (docked by Voyager of the Seas，Diamond Princess, Holland America Volemdam, Oceania Nautica, Celebrity Millennium...).
Tianjin has rich tourism resources. Tianjin was once home to foreign concessions in the late Qing Dynasty and early Kuomintang (KMT) era builings. It has been left with a large number of cultural relics, especially the buildings with European style architecture. Huangyaguan Great Wall is located 137km north of Tianjin.
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 Attractions: North Jiefang Road Financial Street, Five-Avenue Area, Jing Garden, Mansion of Family Shi, Cultural Street and Tianjin TV Tower Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-01 Price: from US$79 p/p |
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Attractions: One hour cruise (the sparkling lights on both banks of the river) Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. one hour Tour Code: TJ-02 Price: from US$65 p/p |
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Attraction: Tianjin side trip to Huangyaguan Great Wall Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-03 Price: from US$95 p/p |
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Attractions: North Jiefang Road Financial Street, Italian Style Area, Five-Avenue Area, Jing Garden, Tianjin Museum, Cultural Street, Mansion of Family Shi, Tianjin TV Tower, Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + Meals as listed Hotel: Yes Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 2 days Tour Code: TJ-04 Price: from US$160 p/p |
Tianjin Tours from Tianjin Cruise Port
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Destinations: Tianjin Cruise Port, Tianjin Downtown Attractions: North Jiefang Road Financial Street, Five-Avenue Area, Jing Garden, Mansion of Family Shi, Cultural Street and Tianjin TV Tower Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-05 Price: from US$100 p/p |
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Attraction: Tianjin Cruise Port to Huangyaguan Great Wall Day Trip Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-06 Price: from US$105 p/p |
Tianjin Tours from Beijing
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Destinations: Beijing, Tianjin Attractions: North Jiefang Road Financial Street, Five-Avenue Area, Jing Garden, Mansion of Family Shi, Cultural Street Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch + Private Vehicle Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-07 Price: from US$75 p/p |
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Destinations: Beijing, Tianjin Attractions: North Jiefang Road Financial Street, Five-Avenue Area, Jing Garden, Mansion of Family Shi, Cultural Street Tour Type: A private tour Service: Personal Guide + Private car + entrance fees + lunch + Bullet Train Tickets Hotel: No Departure: Daily Duration: Approx. 8 hours Tour Code: TJ-08 Price: from US$110 p/p |
Tianjin Travel Information
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When to Visit
Tianjin has a distinctive four seasons with monsoon-influenced climate - cold and dry in winter, hot and humid in summer and a bit windy and dusty in spring. The best season to visit Tianjin is between September and early November. The rainy season falls on July and August. If you are going to drive along the expressway from Tianjin Port to Tianjin, or from Tianjin to Beijing, you need to check the weather report for the possible heavy fog on the way. Mostly in early spring and late autumn there is a great possibility of heavy fogs along the highway. So be ready for planning your road trip during the possible dense smog days.
Getting There and Away
Travel to Tianjin by train Tianjin has five major railway stations - Tianjin Railway Station (also locally called Tianjin East Railway Station), Tianjin South Railway Station, Tianjin West Railway Station, Tianjin North Railway Station and Tanggu Railway Station.
• Tianjin Railway Station: Located at 1 Xinwei Road, Hebei District in the downtown area of Tianjin. Tianjin Railway Station is mainly used for the inter-ctiy bullet trains ( "C" Trains ) between Beijing and Tianjin.
• Tianjin South Railway Station: Located in Xiqing District, far from the city center of Tianjin. Tianjin South Railway Station is one of the five stations along the Beijing - Shanghai high speed trains. Most of Beijing Shanghai high-speed trais will stop at the Tianjin South Railway Station.
• Tianjin West Raiway Station: Located in Hongqiao District in the urban area of Tianjin. Tianjin South Railway Station operates the high-speed rail service to Shanghai. It can be reached by Tianjin Metro Line 1. Some of the Beijing Shanghai high-speed trains also stop at Tianjin West Railway Station.
• Tianjin North Railway Station: Located in Hebei District in the north of Tianjin. This railway station is used mainly for K or slow trains.
• Tanggu Railway Station: Located in the important port area of Tanggu District to the east of Tianjin city center. Tanggu Railway Station handles the bullet train service both to Tianjin and Beijing, about 30km away from the Tianjin Cruise Port.
So, please pay special attention to your ticket and make sure you are on the right station in Tianjin.
Overland Travel to Tianjin
It is very convenient to travel to Tianjin by highway. Several pivotal expressways intersect at Tianjin including Jingjintang Expressway from Beijing through Tianjin's urban area, to Tanggu District / TEDA; Jinghu Expressway from Beijing to Shanghai; Jingshen Expressway from Beijing to Shenyang. Please note that the expressways to Beijing are sometimes closed due to dense smog in the Autumn and Spring. So be ready for planning your road trip during the time.
There are three major long-distance bus stations in Tianjin:
Tianjin Tongsha Long-distance Bus Station (通莎客运站): No.43 Zhenlidao, Hedong District, Tianjin Tel: (022)60531818
Tongsha Bus Station has buses to Beijing, Hohhot, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang
Tianjin Tianhuan Long-Distance Bus Station (天环客运站: Hongqi Road, Tianjin Tel: (022)23050530
Tianhuan Bus Station has bus service to Beijing, Shanghai and Xian
Tianjin West Long-Distance Bus Station （天津西客站客运站): 2 Xiqingdao, Hongqiao District, Tianjin Tel:(022)2732068
8 This bus station has buses to Jinan, Shijianzhuang and Qinhuangdao
Travel to Tianjin by Flight
Tianjin Binhai Internatioal Airport is about 16km in the northeast of Tianjin city. The Binhai Airport has direct domestic flights to the major cities in China including Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou Xi'an, Xiamen, Yantai, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou, and Zhuhai as well as international flights overseas to Hiroshima, Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Nagoya, Seoul-Incheon, Singapore, Taipei-Songshan, Tapei-Taoyuan, and Ulan Bator.
Airport Service: (86) 022-24906364
Airport Fax: (86) 022-24903355
Email: [email protected]
Add: Dongli District, Tianjin, China 300300
Airport code: TSN; Country Code: 86
Number of Terminal: 1 terminal in operation.
When you get out of the departure hall, go straight, on your left side, you will see the transit buses in front of you. Its only costs you RMB 10 for the shuttle bus ride for the downtown Tianjin. The taxi ride: approx.RMB 60.
Airport shuttle bus:
Tianjin Airport - Tianjin Railway Station: 6:00 - 19:30 ( every 30 minutes daily)
Tianjin Airport - Nanjing Road (Starway Champagne Town Hotel Tianjin: 10:00 - 19:30 ( every 30 minutes daily)
Airport Long-distance Shuttle
Bus Line 1: Tianjin Airport - Beijing Bawangfen Bus Station
Travel to Tianjin by Cruise Ship
The Tianjin International Cruise Home Port is the important port on your cruise to Beijing China or from which you start your Asia pacific cruise. It connects over 400 ports of more than 180 countries worldwide and has good cooperation with the ports such as America, the Netherlands, Japan and South Korea.
Today Tianjin Port contains the cruise home port both for "Costa Cruises" and "Caribbeans". The cruise home port is now used by Voyager of the Seas， Diamond Princess, Holland America Volemdam, Oceania Nautica, Celebrity Millennium, Azamara Quest, Arcadia, Ocean Princess and Sapphire Princess etc., which are the most innovative vessels offering passengers a unique way to visit a variety of ports throughout the Asia Pacific in complete style.
For transfer from Tianjin Cruise Port to Tianjin and Beijing, please check Tianjin Cruise Port Beijing Transfer.
Get Around in Tianjin
TaxiTianjin (downtown) currently has about 35,000 taxis with over 28 taxi companies. The present number of taxis in Tianjin is fairly enough to meet the increasing taxi market demand. It is very easy and convenient for you to take a taxi in Tianjin.
Tianjin Taxi Fares
Two kinds of Taxi Fares
First Kind
•RMB 8 just for getting in and for 3 km
•RMB 1.70 for each additional km
Second Kind
•RMB 8 just for getting in and for 3km
•RMB 2 for each additional km
Estimated taxi fares from Tianjin downtown:
Tianjin - Tianjin Cruise Port: Approx. RMB 220
Tianjin - Tanggu Approx. RMB 160
Tianjin - Tianjin Airport Approx.RMB 60
Tianjin – Beijing: Approx. RMB 600 – 800
Estimated taxi fares from Tianjin cruise port:
Tianjin Port – Tanggu Railway Station Approx. RMB 55
Tianjin Port – Tianjin Railway Station Approx. RMB 330
Tianjin Port – Beijing downtown Approx.RMB 600 – 800
Metro
Tianjin urban area plans to build 13 subway lines. Now Subway Line 1, 2, 3 and part of Line 9 have been put into operation. Tianjin Railway Station is reached by subway line 2 and 3; Tianjin North Railway Station by subway line 3 and Tianjin West Station by subway line 1. The line 9 is a light rail connecting Tianjin downtown to Tanggu. Other subway lines are under construction.
Subway lines are operated from 6:30 to 10:00pm with tickets from RMB 2 to RMB5．
Subway Hotline: 22 - 60288677
Public Bus
Most of the buses running in Tianjin have self-service ticketing and the passengers are expected to slot the money into the coin box on the buses. Tickets are priced at RMB 1.5 or 2.
The public buses in Tianjin operate from 5:00am to 11:00pm. Bus 50: Tianjin Railway Station - Binjiang Street - Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Bus 186: Tianjin Railway Station - Tianjin Foreign Study University; Bus 824: Tianjin Railway Station - Tianjin Department Store - Nanshi Food Street - Mansion of Family Shi; Bus 621: Tianjin Railway Station - Tanggu Railway Station;
Customer Service Hotline: 022 - 96196
Boating on Haihe River
Tianjin Eye - Jiefang Bridge (50 minutes): RMB 80 starting from Ancient Cultural Street, Tianjin Railway Station and Dabei Temple ( Daytime)
Tianjin Eye - Jiefang Bridge (50 minutes): RMB 100 starting from Ancient Cultural Street, Tianjin Railway Station and Dabei Temple ( Night Cruise)
Top 10 Attractions in Tianjin
• North Jiefang Road Financial Street: Used to be dotted with the foreign banks and nicknamed "the Wall Street in the East".• Five-Avenue Area (Wudadao): There are over 2,000 garden-style villas built in 1920s and 30s by different countries along the five avenues.
• Jing Garden: In July 1929, Puyi( 1906 – 1967), the last emperor of Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), moved here with Wan Rong, his empress, and Wen Xiu, his concubine.
• Cultural Street: A cultural street with the folk architectural style of Qing dynasty lined with hundreds of stores - calligraphy, antiques, embroidery, carvings...
• Tianjin TV Tower: A good spot to have an-eye bird view of the Tianjin City (415 meters in height).
• Mansion of Family Shi: It is a large civil residence kept well with unique features of Qing Dynasty in north China.
• Huangyaguan Great Wall: It was originally built in 556 in Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577). It was rebuilt with bricks and towers by Qi Jiguang (1528 – 1588).
• Tianjin Museum: It has a large collection of over 200 thousand pieces of relics, including unearthed, inherited relics and folk craftwork.
• Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park: it is a military theme park taking Carrier Kiev as its major scene.
• Dagukou Fortress: The Dagukou Fort was built in 1816 to protect Beijing, the capital of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a heroic symbol of China's fight against foreign invasion.
Where to Stay in Tianjin
Hotels in downtown TianjinTianjin Regency: 219 Jiefang North Road,, Tianjin Tel: 022 - 23301234
Raffles Tianjin: 219 Nanjing Road, Tianjin Tel: 022 - 23215888
Westin Tianjin: 101 Nanjing Road, Tianjin Tel: 022 - 23890088
Tianjin First Hotel: 158 Jiefang North Road, Tianjin Tel: 022 - 23309988
Home Inn: 32 Binjiang Road, Tianjin Tel: 022 - 58996888
Ariva Tianjin No.36 Serviced Apartment: No.36 Xikang Road, Heping District, Tianjin
Renaissance Tianjin Lakeview Hotel: No.16 Binshui Road, Hexi District, Tianjin
The Astor Hotel: No.33 Taier Zhuang Road, Heping District, Tianjin
Tangla Hotel: No.219 Nanjing Road, Heping District, Tianjin
Hotels in Tanggu (Binhai New Area of Greater Tianjin)
Ibis Hotel (Tianjin Tanggu Yanghuo Market): No.1015 Jintang Road, Tanggu District, Tianjin
Binhai Jianguo Hotel: No.1 Second Main Street, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Binhai New District, Tianjin
Huizhong Hotel: 3rd Avenue and Nanhai Road, (Tanggu), Tianjin
Teda Central Hotel: No.16 Third Avenue, Economic & Technology Development Zone, Tanggu District, Tianjin
Days Hotel Tanggu Tianjin: No.688 Guangzhou Road, Tanggu District, Tianjin
Where and What to Eat in Tianjin
Tianjin food features seafood, due to the coastal city of Tianjin. Tianjin also boasts a number of famous snacks such as Goubuli Baozi(steamed stuffed bun), Guifaxiang (fried dough twist) and Erduoyan Zhagao (fried rice cakes). Tianjin has a famous food street "Nanshi Food Street". Actaully Nanshi Food Street is more like a shopping mall than a food street. It is a huge complex built in a tradtional style with an area of 40,000 square meters, teemed with more than 100 restaurants. It is a food paradise where you can taste a thousand different types of food and enjoy the interesting cuisine culture. The most famous local food are Goubuli Steamed Stuffed Bun, Ear-Hole Fried Cake, and Fried Dough Twist (Ma hua).
The most famous local food restaurants in Tianjin:
Goubuli ( Steamed Buns ): 77 Shandong Rd, Heping District, Tianjin.
Guifaxiang Mahua (Fired Dough Twist): Limin Daokou, Dagu Nanlu 566, Hexi District, Tianjin
Erduoyan Zhagao ( Fried Rice Cakes): Yuanyin Dao 24, Wangdingdi, Nankai District, Tianjin
Shopping in Tianjin
Binjiang Dao Walking Street (Binjiang Ave) You cross the Liberation Briddge and follow your nose along Liberation Road to the southwest direction. Not far, you will get to an avenue called "Binjiang Dao - Binjiang Aenue" running from northest to southwest, you turn right and walk along Binjiang Dao to the south west direction. Keeping on walking, you will get to the walking street part of Binjiang Dao. This is the place to shop in Tianjin. Hundreds of retailors stores are assembled on the walking street. It is generally a pleasant experience shopping here due to less traffic and clean environment. The stores here sell almost very kind of stuff, clothing, shoes, jewelry, watches and accessories. The street is teemed with shopping malls, department stores, wholesailors, discout shops, speciality shops and street vendors. Generally speaking, things are a little cheaper here in Tianjin than Beijing.That's why many Beijingers come to Tianjin for shopping during the weekend.
Heping Road
To the end of the Binjiang Dao Walking Street, you turn back and walk to the original entry and turn left on to Heping Road, another crucial walking street in Tianjin runing northwest to southeast. If you feel tired, you can take the polution-free electric vehicles running on the streets for small money.
Nightlife in Tianjin
There are many bars and clubs catering to expats, international students and locals as well. Just name some of the popular pubs and clubs: • China Blue: Located at Raffles Hotel 49th Floor, Nanjing Road 219, Heping District, Tianjin
• Q Bar: Located at Westin Hotel 2nd Floor, Nanjing Road 101, Heping District, Tianjin
• Barbie Bar:Tsuiheng Square, the Third Avenue 39, Binhai New Area, Tianjin
• Le-Nest: Qiongzhou Road 103, Hexi District, Tianjin
• Rainbow Pub: 12 Yanhe Rd, Hexi District, Tianjin
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