Passport is not required either you buy the ticket or enter the Mutianyu Great Wall. Only when you visit the Fobidden City or Beijing Musuems, such as the Military Museum, the Capitol Museum, the National Museum, you need to show your passport. But, you can bring your passport with you in the city just in case.

By Bus
1) Start from Beijing Tourist Distribution Center, end of Mutianyu Great Wall Parking Lot 1 (Mutianyu Shuttle Bus)
2) Start from Dongzhimen Wai Bus Station, end of Huairou North Rd by (Bus 916), then walk across the street and go straight for about 500 meters to find Huairou North Rd Stop to catch Bus h23,36,50,24,35 to Mutianyu Roundabout.
3) Start from Xuanwumen, Qianmen and Dongsi Shitiao and take Bus No.6. 

By Taxi
Mutianyu Great Wall is about 75km away from the Beijing downtown. You can hire a taxi from your stay in Beijing. Charge by meters.

Autumn is the best season to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall. The scenery is beautiful and it is not too hot nor too cold. In autumn, the leaves around the great wall of Mutianyu will turn golden and red, which will bring you the best visual effect.

If you enjoy climbing, you can spend about 6 hours on the Mutianyu great wall. If you don't want to be too tired, you can choose to take the cable car for sightseeing. Compared with other great walls, Mutianyu is not difficult to climb. Since the great wall of Mutianyu is about 2 hours' drive (one-way) from the downtown, please make sure to arrange your travel time reasonably.

The Mutianyu's cable car is used to help visitors ascend to the wall and go down from the wall. If you have plenty time and energy, it is not necessary to use it. If you want a relaxing travel experience and don't want to be too tired, you can choose to take the cable car. It is all up to you!

You can choose to rent a car, the price is 800-1000 / day, about 8 hours service time. Or you can choose to take a taxi separately for two times, with the price ranging from 280-300 yuan for one way.

Autumn is the best season. From Oct-Nov every year.

7:30am - 6:00pm (April-October) / 8:00am-5:00pm (November-March)

Almost all the great walls have stairs that are not very friendly to children. But compared with other sections of the Great Wall in Beijing, Mutianyu is the easiest to climb. We usually suggest that families with children choose to take the cable car when they go up and walk when they get down.

Compared with other great walls, Mutianyu is the best choice. It's not as crowded as Badaling, not as far as Jiankou Great Wall, not as steep as Simatai Great Wall. It's less than 70 kilometers away from the Beijing downtown. There are public transportation directly to it.