Mutianyu Great Wall Tickets: Cable Car & Toboggan Options

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Duration2d

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Four Ways to Climb the Mutianyu Great Wall Without the Ticket Line

You pre-book one of four Mutianyu Great Wall packages online and skip the entry queue by showing your QR code at the gate. Choose between cable car rides, chairlift-toboggan combinations, or a hike between towers, with round-trip shuttle bus included. You arrange your own transportation to the site, but once you arrive, entry and movement within the wall are handled.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Mutianyu Great Wall with ticket

Pre-book Mutianyu Great Wall tickets
Arrive at Mutianyu Great Wall
Show passport or QR code for entry
Take round-trip scenic shuttle bus
Choose transport option: cable car or chairlift
Hike along Great Wall from Tower 14 to Tower 6
Descend by toboggan or chairlift

The Experience

The thing about showing up to Mutianyu without a pre-booked ticket is that you'll spend the first hour in the entry queue instead of on the wall. Pre-booking solves that — you arrive with a QR code on your phone or your passport, walk straight through, and start climbing while the crowds are still waiting. The site fills up fast, especially on weekends, so locking in your ticket ahead means you're not gambling on availability or wasting daylight on logistics.

The four packages let you pick how you want to move through the wall. The basic option gets you in with the round-trip shuttle bus that runs between the parking area and the entrance. If you want to ride up, the enclosed cable car takes you directly to Tower 14 — it's the gentler option, and the views from inside the cabin are worth the ride alone. The chairlift-toboggan package gives you more control: you ride the open chairlift uphill to Tower 6, then choose your descent — either the chairlift back down or the toboggan slide, which is faster and more of a rush if you're into that. The fourth package combines them: cable car up to Tower 14, a hike along the wall between Tower 14 and Tower 6 (the section most people actually want to walk), and then the toboggan for the descent. That one's the most popular because it hits all three experiences in one visit.

The shuttle bus is included in every package and runs continuously between the parking lot and the entrance, so you're not waiting around or paying extra for transport once you're at the site. What you do need to arrange is getting to Mutianyu itself — the wall is about 90 minutes north of Beijing, so you'll need your own car, a taxi, or a separate transfer service to get there. Once you're at the parking area with your QR code ready, the rest is straightforward.

What’s included

Your package includes Mutianyu Great Wall entrance ticket.
round-trip scenic shuttle bus between parking area and entrance.
and your choice of cable car round-trip, chairlift with flexible descent options, or cable car plus wall hike plus toboggan descent, depending on which package you select.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Discover Beijing Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to skip the on-site ticketing queue and have flexibility in how you experience the wall — the pre-booked QR code is what keeps you moving straight through entry instead of waiting, and the four package options mean you're not locked into one way of climbing.