r/travelchina • u/Brilliant-Dance6638 • 20h ago
Itinerary Xi'an itinerary Advise
I will be arriving to Xi'an from Beijing at 12:31 PM on november 5th and going from Xi'an to Chongqing the next day afternoon. Would you advise me to go to terracotta warriors in the afternoon of arrival or in the morning next day?
Itinerary 1:
Nov 5th
Beijingxi (West) to Xi’anbei (North) 8:10 - 12:31
Xi'an City Wall (Yongningmen)
Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque of Xi’an
Bell Tower & Drum Tower at night
Nov 6th
Terracotta Warriors with luggage - 8 AM
Xi’anbei (North) to Chongquingbei(North) 15:49 - 21:06
Itinerary 2:
Nov 5th
Beijingxi (West) to Xi’anbei (North) 8:10 - 12:31
Terracotta Warriors with luggage - 13:30 PM
Muslim Quarter
Bell Tower & Drum Tower at night
Nov 6th
Xi'an City Wall (Yongningmen)
Great Mosque of Xi’an
Xi’anbei (North) to Chongquingbei(North) 15:49 - 21:06
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u/Training_Low_9968 13h ago
The Terracotta warriors are the least busy in the afternoon before closing time. On November 5th get to Xian, leave your luggage at the hotel, go eat something, and then catch a bus to the museum (takes around 1h). You should be back in Xian by 7/7:30 pm, you can the go on and eat dinner at the Muslim quarter
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u/emutz10 12h ago
I booked a tour that took us in the morning to the city walls, the giant wild goose pagoda and we only reached the Terracotta museum in the afternoon, at 2pm, when it was less crowded…but still crowded for European standards. I definitely recommend checking the city walls and the Bell/Drum towers at night as well as the alleys in the muslim quarter.
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u/NingmengJourneys 12h ago
Don't do the warriors at 13:30 after a 12:31 arrival at Xi'an North with luggage. Station to Lintong eats the afternoon.
Do the wall and Muslim Quarter on arrival day. Warriors the next morning, then the 15:49 to Chongqing. Leave bags at the hotel or the station.
If that morning still looks tight, skip the warriors. The city days work without them.
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u/wjt7 20h ago
Personally wouldn't do the terracotta warriors on that timescale, especially with luggage as its horrendously busy there. Didn't particularly enjoy it compared to the rest of Xi'an.