4 Cable Car Tickets in Beijing Worth Losing a Morning To

1.Private Tour to Mutianyu Great Wall Lift Way Up & Toboggan Down

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 501 reviews · from $108Our pick

Take a private ride from your Beijing hotel to Mutianyu, then choose a chairlift or cable car to the wall. Guides such as Lucy, Maggie, Jerry, and Bobo explain the site, take photos, and let you set the pace. Walk between watchtowers before returning by toboggan or cable car.

“We had a great time at the Great Wall of China today! Highly recommend booking earliest time you can - we chose the 7:30am tour and had almost no wait time. Linda did a great job of telling the history and facts about the wall.”

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2.Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall Entry Tickets Chairlift Toboggan

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 142 reviews · 8 hours · from $50Best value

You get Mutianyu entry, the internal shuttle, a chairlift ride up, and a toboggan ride down. Add a private city transfer for a simpler day. Tickets arrive through WhatsApp, iMessage, or WeChat, and English instructions are required. Start around 6:30 AM in busy months to beat the lines. Driver Duan has escorted visitors directly to the chairlift and waited at the exit.

“I highly recommend booking this experience to make your journey to and from the Great Wall smooth and easy. Our tickets were sent to us the night before on Whatsapp with some helpful information and a map of the wall section. We also opted for a private driver and our driver Duan personally escorted us all the way to the chairlifts and was waiting for us when we were done. It meant we could enjoy our time on the wall with no stress. Highly recommend booking this experience for a hassle-free and enjoyable day. The chairlift and toboggan was such a fun highlight of our China trip!”

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3.Private Half-Day Mutianyu Great Wall Tour including Round Way Cable Car or Toboggan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $180

Visit Mutianyu on a private five-hour tour from Beijing with an English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, round-trip transport, and included cable car, chair lift, or toboggan options. Guides such as Jenny, Andy, and Jack are praised for clear explanations and helpful photos. Choose a morning or afternoon departure.

“Our guide, Jack, was very enthusiastic and helpful - a really nice guy. We had a great time, walked on the wall, saw some fantastic views and enjoyed the cable car both ways”

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4.Mutianyu Great Wall Private Trip with Toboggan Slide down

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $118

Travel from central Beijing to the quieter Mutianyu Great Wall with a private English-speaking driver-guide. Choose an early 6:30 am arrival for cooler weather and fewer people, ride the chairlift or cable car uphill, walk the Ming-era wall, then return by toboggan. Hotel pickup, drop-off, bottled water, and wall admission are included, while lunch and some lift charges may vary.

“Our driver was very friendly and had arranged everything fot us. He drove us to The Great Wall in his very comfortable car and waited for us while we visited the Great Wall. I recommend his services without any hesitation.”

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