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Best coffee near Tiệm caffe MidWay Gejiu 2026
If you're coming on the weekend, buses 3 and 7 drop you closer than a taxi can get since the street's half pedestrian. Bring small bills, 20 yuan notes get refused a lot around there. Afternoon's fine too if you skip the 2pm rush.
bus 7 is the better of the two, it runs every 15 min or so while 3 can be a 25 min wait midday. the pedestrian stretch is only the last couple hundred meters so u still get dropped basically at the door. small bills tip is real, i'd break a 50 before u go
weekend buses fill by 9 too
afternoon's better for the sun on the alley but the 3pm school crowd jams that whole street so aim between 1 & 2
Honestly I'd go early, like 7:30, before the tour buses hit. From Gejiu railway station it's a short taxi ride, maybe 10 min and around 15 yuan, tell the driver Tiệm caffe MidWay. Card machines there are hit or miss so carry cash.
7:30 works but the alley it sits in gets sun only after 9, so mornings are chilly. grab a table inside unless u like shivering. also the taxi rank gets crowded around 8 with commuters so leave a bit earlier
yep cash for sure, the card reader's been down since spring
wechat pay usually works there tho, ask first
heard the owner just got a new reader in last week so cards might actually work now, worth asking before u pull out cash. no guarantees tho, that stuff breaks fast around here
cards been spotty there for months, ask first
Hot spring hotels in Gejiu: safe late-night areas 2026
the 10pm arrival is the real issue, not the walking. last buses from the train station wind down around then, so sort a ride before u get off. if ur hotel is up in the hot spring cluster, ask them to send a car and confirm the price in writing, legit ones do this for late guests. old mining streets are fine by day but quiet & poorly lit at night, so no detours there
ask them to text the plate number too
yeah and screenshot the chat, some drivers "forget" the agreed fare once ur bags are in teh trunk.
WeChat Pay records beat screenshots.
Agreed, and old mining streets lack lighting entirely on side lanes.
Old mining streets, even the main drag, no streetlights past 9
Stick to the Jianshe Road area near the hot spring hotels; the old tin district gets patchy after dark, so grab a taxi from Gejiu station rather than walking.
A taxi booked through the hotel is usually safer than hailing one outside the station at that hour.
fair point, though I'd say sort your ride before you even board, station taxi touts get pushy that late.
Jianshe Road works because it's flat and lit, but tell the hotel your train time so they hold a driver past 10pm.