What is the best area to stay in Xian? is it inside the wall or outside the wall? how much is it to take taxi from airport to the hotels area?

Hi, Ariel,

Thank you very much for your questions.
Xian is an ancient capital of China in Tang Dynasty. It was really well designed. Therefore, it is easy to find the central place of the city. Generally speaking, for the well-protected city, the part inside the ancient city wall is the center place. Therefore, when you travel to Xian and book hotels, it is better chose those inside the city wall.

The Bell & Drum Tower area and People’s Square area is the most central place. There are many different level hotels in these area, such as deluxe hotel, Sofitel on Renmin Square and Hilton Xian Hotel. 4 star hotels like Bell Tower Hotel, Ramada City Center Xian. You could make choice according to your budget.

It is around 40km from Xian Xianyang Airport to the People’s square area, takes around 50-60 minutes by taxi. It costs around RMB100 per way. The economic way is to take airport shuttle bus from the airport to Bell & Drum Tower Square. The bus fare is around RMB30 per person. Then you could take a local bus or take a taxi from the square to your hotel. It depends on your flight arrival time. If you hotel is just nearby the Bell & Drum Tower Square, it is convenient for you to go to hotel on foot.

Hope the above is clear and helpful.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know.

Best regards

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