Share your budget for a 6-day, 5-night trip to Beijing.

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For those on a budget who still want to explore everything: temples, palaces, cafes, museums, and the Great Wall. And some light souvenir shopping.



📌 Rough summary

Number of days: 6 days, 5 nights
Number of people: 1 person
Travel style: Budget-friendly / Focus on city tours + landmarks + some cafes
During: Assuming travel during peak season (spring/fall)



✈️ Round-trip airfare
• Low-cost airlines such as AirAsia or China Southern
• Price: Approximately ฿8,000 – ฿10,000 (if booked in advance)



🏨 Accommodation (5 nights)
• Hostel/capsule hotel in the city center or budget hotel in the Dongcheng/Wangfujing area
• Average ฿700 per night
• Total of 5 nights = ฿3,500



🚇 Transportation within the city
• Beijing Transportation Smart Card (similar to the MRT card)
• Top up approximately ¥20-30 (฿100-150) per day
• Total of 6 days ≈ ฿700



🍜 Food Cost (3 meals per day)
• Local restaurants, street food, 7-Eleven
• Approximately ¥20-30 per meal
• Average ฿300 per day
• Total for 6 days = ฿1,800



🎫 Entrance Fee (Highlights only)

Places: Approximate Price (THB)
Forbidden City ฿350
Temple of Heaven ฿200
Summer Palace ฿250
Mutianyu Great Wall + Bus ฿700
National Museum of China (Free)
Others (Temples/Gardens) ฿300

Total Admission = ฿1,800



☕ Drinks / Cafe / Milk Tea / Desserts
• 1 cafe per day, e.g. %Arabica / Hey Tea / White Pagoda
• Approximately ฿150 per cafe
• 6 days = ฿900



🎁 Souvenirs (Minimalist style)
• Magnets / Fans / Tea / Snacks / Cloth Bags
• Approximately ฿500 - ฿1,000



Total Budget

List: Price (THB)
Flight Ticket ฿9,000
Accommodation ฿3,500
City Travel ฿700
Food ฿1,800
Entrance Fee ฿1,800
Cafe/Dessert ฿900
Souvenirs ฿700
Total: Approximately ฿18,400



💡 Savings Tips
• Use your student ID/ISIC card to get discounts on admission to some attractions.
• Bring a refillable water bottle from your hotel.
• Use Alipay/WeChat Pay (available for tourists) to get discounts on service fees at some attractions.
• Visit multiple places in one day to save on travel costs.

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Post by หนีงานเที่ยวฉ่ำ | Jul 23, 2025

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