Beijing airport transfer

Beijing has two passenger airports, Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport. Beijing International Airport is located in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China, about 25 kilometres from Tiananmen Square, 25 kilometres south-west of Beijing city centre, and 67 kilometres south of Beijing Daxing International Airport; and Beijing Daxing International Airport, 46 kilometres from Tiananmen Square. Both airports are serviced by domestic and international flights and can be reached by airport bus, express train and taxi. Be sure to note which airport you are using! If you’re visiting Beijing for the first time, read on for the top 10 must-see attractions in Beijing! Here’s some information about transportation at Beijing Capital Airport.

Beijing capital international airport code: PEK

Beijing Airport Taxi

Taking a taxi is the most convenient way for newcomers to travel around a metropolis like Beijing. There are over 66,000 taxis running in every corner of the city. Most of the taxi drivers in Beijing can speak some simple English, which offers western visitors a great convenience of being able to communicate with them.

Beijing airport provides taxi stands at all three terminals. It is very convenient to take taxis at the Beijing airport if you want to go to the city. For example, from Beijing airport to Wangfujing, the taxi cost is around RMB 90 exclusive of toll gate fee and fuel surcharge.

The taxi charge standards are as following:

05:00—23:00, the taxi fare is RMB10 for the first 3KM, RMB 2 for additional 1KM after 3KM and RMB 3 for additional 1 KM after 15 KM.

23:00—05:00, the taxi fare is RMB 11 for the first 3KM, RMB 2.4 for additional 1 KM after 3KM and RMB3.4 for additional 1KM after 15KM.

Airport Taxi Service Hotline:

+86-10-64558892
Taxi Locations at Each Terminal:
Terminal 1: Outside Gate 1 to 5 on arrival hall
Terminal 2: Outside Gate 5 to 9 on arrival hall
Terminal 3: Please refer to the signs inside the terminal building

Tips for Taking Taxi at Beijing Airport

Illegal taxi driver may occasionally appear at arrival halls especially at international ones at each terminal. They will approach you and say “Sir, do you need a taxi?” please ignore them, otherwise, you’ll be over charged a lot more than a regular taxi. Please follow the signs to the taxi stand which lines outside the terminal halls.

Express toll fees will be afforded by passengers (RMB 10).

Please ask the taxi driver for invoices and write down the plate number if necessary.

Here’s how the legal taxi look like in Beijing:

When come to China at the first time, identify the legal taxies and the way to use it may very important. Illegal taxies occasionally appears at the airport, therefore, remember how it looks like and the way to use it. The video is from Beijingimpression.cn, we are the same company.

Travel Tips for taking taxi

1.Official taxis have a taxi sign on the roof, and on the dashboard on the passenger side is a placard with the drivers registration number. If this placard is missing then avoid it. At your destination, you should requrst a fappiao (a receipt, which is generated by the meter). If the meter isn’t working, you can refuse to pay, and if the driver threatens to call the police, encourage him to do so. At this point he will write a hand-written fappiao, but make sure he (or you) writes down the car registration and the driver registration before paying your money for the taxi.

2.Please keep the address card from your hotel or written by your hotel staff in Chinese to show the taxi driver. A hotel card with the Hotel’s name in Chinese for your return trip. So always carry a card from the hotel in the event you get lost in the city. Show the card to the driver and ask him to bring you there. Most of the drivers are not able to speak in English.

3.You can also charter a taxi ( as a private your own car ) for day trips to the Great Wall ( which is around 1.5 hour drive from city) or just to transfer you around various locations like Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Panjiayuan, Wangfujinging, etc. As long as it is within the city, most drivers are more than willing to let you charter their car for the day. A typical taxi will cost around RMB450 to RMB600 for an 8-hour day rental with driver. Each car can hold 4 comfortably. If you are sharing the car among 4, that is less than US$20 for a day.

4.Travelling around Beijing by taxi is quite easy. However, when it rains, it becomes a totally different situation. Keep in mind if you have a plane or train to catch, expecially if you have an unchangeable ticket! Firstly, cabs can be very difficult to find in the rain. Secondly, many taxis will simply refuse to take on longer journeys, especially to the airport and they also will refuse to go anywhere if it involves driving on the 3rd Ring Road which is jammed completely in the rain! So check the weather report and it is better to plan to get to the station or airport three hours before check-in time if your ticket is unchangeable.

5.The bridge and road tolls will be paid by passengers. For a journey that takes longer than 10 kilo or running after 23:00, the fares will be charged at 20% more.

Beijing Taxi rider’s rights

As a taxi rider, you have the rights below:
Direct drive to your destination;
The car pooling is legal in Beijing;
Booking a taxi on phone
Calling a taxi at a taxi stand;
Your car driver knows the streets in Beijing and the way to major destinations in Beijing;
Your driver should know and abide by all traffic laws;
Air-conditioning on demand;
A radio-free trip;
No Smoking
A clean passenger seat area;
A clean trunk
A driver uses the horn only when necessary to warn of danger;
No Tip.

Airport express

The airport express of the Beijing Subway, known as ABC (short for Airport Beijing City), is one convenient transportation connecting both the Beijing airport and the center of the city. The airport subway has only four stops: Dongzhimen, Sanyuanqiao, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 of the Beijing airport. The round-trip schedule of the airport express is listed below:

Beijing Capital Airport Express Train Schedule

Beixinqiao Station:
Surroundings: Dongzhimennei Avenue, Guijie Street, Dongcheng District People’s Court, Beijing No. 22 Middle School, Beijing No. 6 Hospital, People’s Art Building, Kelin Building, Beijing No. 5 Middle School
Nearby Bus / Subway Routes: 82, 107, 135, 612, 13, 84, 116, 117, Night Line 6, Subway Line 5

Dongzhimen Station:
Surroundings: Dongzhimen Long-distance Bus Station, Guijie Street, Dongzhimen Hospital, China Youth Daily Office, Overseas Chinese History Museum of China
Nearby Bus/Subway Routes: 401, 416, 980, 404, 106, 852, 918, 3, 418, Subway Line 2 & Line 13

Sanyuanqiao Station:
Surroundings: Xiaguangli Community, Phoenix City Community, Sanyuan Park
Nearby Bus/Subway Routes: 359, 401, 403, 404, 641, 847, 852, 915, 916, 980, Subway Line 10

At each of the five stations, passengers could purchase a card ticket by cash from the manual ticket office or the ticket vending machines which have Chinese and English services. Please keep the ticket safe since it will be reclaimed when exiting from the express train station. The ticket fare could also be paid using the Beijing transportation smart card with a balance of more than CNY 25.

1. Enter into Beixinqiao or Dongzhimen subway station at ground level and take the elevator downstairs to B1.
2. Purchase ticket and go through security check.
3. Take the elevator downstairs to B2 of Beixinqiao Station or B4 of Dongzhimen Station.
4. Wait and board the Airport Express Train.

1. Follow the signs to the Airport Express Train Station.
2. Purchase a ticket and enter into the waiting platform.
3. Take Airport Express to Sanyuanqiao, Dongzhimen, or Beixinqiao.
4. Get off the train and return the ticket.
5. Exit from the station or purchase another ticket to transfer to subway lines.

1. Tian’anmen Square & Forbidden City:
Plan A: Airport Express to Dongzhimen → Subway Line 2 to Jianguomen → Subway Line 1 to Tian’anmendong (Exit D)
Plan B: Airport Express to Beixinqiao → Subway Line 5 to Dongdan → Subway Line 1 to Tian’anmendong (Exit D)
2. Beijing Railway Station: Airport Express to Dongzhimen → Subway Line 2 to Beijing Railway Station
3. West Railway Station:
Plan A: Airport Express to Beixinqiao → Subway Line 5 to Ciqikou → Line 7 to West Railway Station
Plan B: Airport Express to Dongzhimen → Subway Line 2 to Xuanwumen → Line 4 to Caishikou → Line 7 to West Railway Station
4.  South Railway Station:
Plan A: Airport Express to Dongzhimen → Subway Line 2 to Xuanwumen → Line 4 to South Railway Station
Plan B: Airport Express to Beixinqiao → Subway Line 5 to Puhuangyu → Line 14 to South Railway Station
5.  North Railway Station: Airport Express to Dongzhimen → Subway Line 2 to Xizhimen (Exit A2) → Walk north around 350 meters.

Airport shuttle bus schedule

Local buses

Line 1

BCIA T2<=>Cherry Garden

BCIA T2 – Control Tower – Armed Police Force Contingent – Flight Team – Hangan Road – Airport Junction – Beipingli – Huayuan Crossing – The Ninety – four middle school – Nanpingli – Guotai Plaza – No.2 Gate – Yijing Road – Guantou – No.6 Zone – Cherry Garden

Operation Time: Departure: T2; First Bus: 5:20; Last Bus: 22:30; Interval: less than 15 minutes.

Cherry Garden – No.6 Zone – Guantou – No.2 Gate – Guotai Plaza – Nanpingli – The Ninety – four middle school – Huayuan Crossing – Beipingli – Airport Junction – Hangan Road – Flight Team – Armed Police Force Contingent – BCIA T2

Operation Time: Departure: Cherry Garden; First Bus: 4:40; Last Bus: 21:50; Interval: less than 15 minutes.

Line 2 (Transfer to Subway Line 15)

BCIA T2<=>Vocational training school, Shunyi District

T2 – Control Tower – BGS Site – Airport Beiku – Daxinhua – Free Trade Zone – Logistics Park – Nanfaxin – Wangquan Bridge East – Dongfeng Primary School – Hospital of Shunyi District – East End of Bianmin Street – Jinhanlvgang – Jinhanlvgang IIII – Fengbo subway station – Nancai industrial park – Hou Fengbo – Vocational training school

Operation Time: Departure: T2; First Bus: 6:00; Last Bus: 21:00; Interval: less than 30 minutes.

Vocational training school – Hou Fengbo – Nancai industrial park – Fengbo subway station – Jinhanlvgang IIII – Jinhanlvgang – East End of Bianmin Street – Hospital of Shunyi District – Dongfeng Primary School – Wangquan Bridge East – Nanfaxin – Logistics Park – Free Trade Zone – Daxinhua – Airport Beiku – BGS Site – T2

Operation Time: Departure: Vocational training school; First Bus: 5:10; Last Bus: 20:00; Interval: less than 30 minutes.

Line 3 (Transfer to Subway Line 15)

BCIA T2<=>TravelSky High – Tech Industrial Park

BCIA T2 – Control Tower – BGS Freight Station – Air China Cargo – Tianzhu Village – Tianzhu Health Center – Tianzhu Garden – Maliandian – Beijing International Exhibition Center Subway Station – Hualikan – Hualikan Subway Station – Airport Zone B – Tiejiangying – Vanke Garden – Dongzhuang – Houshayu – Vanke Garden North – Shuangyu Community – Huoshenying – Houshayu Subway Station – Kuomen – Greenland Freeport – Beijing Jade Horse Motor Coach Field – TravelSky High – Tech Industrial Park

Operation Time: Departure: T2; First Bus: 5:15; Last Bus: 20:45; Interval: less than 30 minutes.

TravelSky High – Tech Industrial Park – Beijing Jade Horse Motor Coach Field – Greenland Freeport – Kuomen – Houshayu Subway Station – Huoshenying – Shuangyu Community – Vanke Garden North – Houshayu – Dongzhuang – Vanke Garden – Tiejiangying – Airport Zone B – Hualikan Subway Station – Hualikan – Beijing International Exhibition Center Subway Station – Maliandian – Tianzhu Garden – Tianzhu Health Center – Tianzhu Village – Air China Cargo – BGS Freight Station – Control Tower – BCIA T2

Operation Time: Departure: TravelSky High – Tech Industrial Park; First Bus: 6:00; Last Bus: 21:45; Interval: less than 30 minutes.

Line 5 (Transfer to Subway Line 15)

BCIA T3<=>West Jiangzhouying Village

BCIA T3 – Capital Airports Holding Company – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Lvgang International Center – Air Central Business District – Air Central Business District North – Tou’erying South – Tou’erying – Sansiying – Suhuo – AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. – AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd. – Duyang North Street – Lanxiyuan 2nd Area – Primary School Affiliated to No.1 Middle School – Meigouying – Meigouying North – Siji Huacheng – Shimen Subway Station – Xixin Primary School – Zhuangtou – Jianhe North Road – Experimental School Affiliated to Beijing Niulanshan First Secondary School – Longyuan Villa – Daying – Xiangcun Race Course – Jinbao Garden – Mapo Garden – Xiangyue Siji – Huaxidu – Shunfeng Street – Xifengle – Qiaobo Ski Field – Longhu Villa – Niulanshan Community – Niulanshan Dongkou – Niulanshan – Niulanshan Junction – West Chen’gezhuang Village – Zhaoquanying – Beilangzhong – Beilangzhong West – Bakelite Factory – West Jiangzhouying Village

Operation Time: Departure: T3; First Bus: 4:50; Last Bus: 22:00. Interval: less than 60 minutes.

West Jiangzhouying Village – Bakelite Factory – Beilangzhong West – Beilangzhong – Zhaoquanying – West Chen’gezhuang Village – Niulanshan Junction – Niulanshan – Niulanshan Dongkou – Niulanshan Community – Longhu Villa – Qiaobo Ski Field – Xifengle – Shunfeng Street – Huaxidu – Xiangyue Siji – Mapo Garden – Jinbao Garden – Xiangcun Race Course – Daying – Longyuan Villa – Experimental School Affiliated to Beijing Niulanshan First Secondary School – Jianhe North Road – Zhuangtou – Xixin Primary School – Shimen Subway Station – Siji Huacheng – Meigouying North – Meigouying – Primary School Affiliated to No.1 Middle School – Lanxiyuan 2nd Area – Duyang North Street – AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd. – AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. – Suhuo – Sansiying – Tou’erying – Tou’erying South – Air Central Business District North – Air Central Business District – Lvgang International Center – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Capital Airports Holding Company – BCIA T3

Operation Time: Departure: West Jiangzhouying Village; First Bus: 4:30; Last Bus: 21:10. Interval: less than 60 minutes.

Line 5 (Shuttle line)

BCIA T3<=>Wangquansi Residential Community of Shunyi District

BCIA T3 – Capital Airports Holding Company – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Aero Engine Corporation of China – AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd. – Beijing Auto Manufacturing Base – Lanxiyuan – Meigouying – Shimen Subway Station – Wangquansi Residential Community

Operation Time: 17:00、17:15、17:30、17:45、18:00、18:15、18:30, depart every 15 minutes.

Wangquansi Residential Community – Shimen Subway Station – Meigouying – Lanxiyuan – Beijing Auto Manufacturing Base – AVIC Composite Corporation Ltd. – Aero Engine Corporation of China – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Capital Airports Holding Company – BCIA T3

Operation Time: 7:00、7:15、7:30、7:45、8:00、8:15、8:30、17:40、17:55、18:10、18:25、18:40、18:55、19:10, depart every 15 minutes.

Line 6 (Transfer to Subway Line 15)

BCIA T2<=>Beishicao, Shunyi

BCIA T2 – BGS Freight Station – Tianzhu Health Center – Tianzhu Garden – Bluesky Mansion – Hualikan Subway Station – Airport Zone B – Airport Hospital – Qinglan Town South – Ximagezhuang – Zhangxizhuang – Wanwanshu – Qianquhe – Yanjiaying – Gaoliying – Xishuiquan – Hezhuang – Houying – Xiaxishi – Xifangezhuang – Xifangezhuang East – Nanshicao – Beishicao – Beishicao East – Sishang – Lijiashishan West

Operation Time: Departure: T2; 21:00.

Lijiashishan West – Sishang – Beishicao East – Beishicao – Nanshicao – Xifangezhuang East – Xifangezhuang – Xiaxishi – Houying – Hezhuang – Xishuiquan – Gaoliying – Yanjiaying – Qianquhe – Wanwanshu – Zhangxizhuang – Ximagezhuang – Qinglan Town South – Airport Hospital – Airport Zone B – Hualikan Subway Station – Bluesky Mansion – Tianzhu Garden – Tianzhu Health Center – BGS Freight Station – BCIA T2

Operation Time: Departure: Lijiashishan; 5:00.

Line 7 (Transfer to Subway Line 15)

BCIA T3<=>Zhangzhen, Shunyi

BCIA T3 – BCIA T2 – Comprehensive Bonded Zone – Logistics Park – Testing field – Nanfaxin – Meigouying – Shimen Subway Station – Traffic Management Bureau – Shunyi Subway Station – Highway Bureau – Fengbo Subway Station – Fengbo – Hebei Village – Nancai Station – Yuxinzhuang – Dongjiangtou – Caiyuanzi – Xiaying – Xiapo – Yangzhen No.3 Street – Yangzhen Station – Yangzhen Industrial Park – Duzhuang – Dongjiaogezhuang – Shaling – Xinggong – Zhaogezhuang – Xiaocaozhuang

Operation Time: T3: 21:00.

Xiaocaozhuang – Zhaogezhuang – Xinggong – Shaling – Dongjiaogezhuang – Duzhuang – Yangzhen Industrial Park – Yangzhen Station – Yangzhen No.3 Street – Xiapo – Xiaying – Caiyuanzi – Dongjiangtou – Yuxinzhuang – Nancai Station – Hebei Village – Fengbo – Fengbo Subway Station – Highway Bureau – Shunyi Subway Station – Traffic Management Bureau – Shimen Subway Station – Meigouying – Nanfaxin – Testing field – Logistics Park – Comprehensive Bonded Zone – BCIA T2 – BCIA T3

Operation Time: Xiaocaozhuang: 5:00.

Line 8 (Transfer to Subway line 15)

BCIA T3<=>Longwantun, Shunyi

BCIA T3 – Liujing Road Intersection – Air CBD – Tou’erying – Sansiying – Suhuo – Wujiaying – Linhe Development Zone – Shiyuan South Street – Cangshang Community – Shunyi Hospital – Fengbo Subway Station – Houfengbo – Beicai – Liuxing – Huangjiachang – Maxinzhuang – Houliwu – Beixiaoying Community – Shangnian – Weijiadian – Dongyantou – Xiaode Intersection – Longwantun – Jiaozhuanghu West – Longwantun East – Liuzhuanghu North – Qilianzhuang Village – Shanlixinzhuang

Operation Time: T3: 21:00.

Shanlixinzhuang – Qilianzhuang Village – Liuzhuanghu North – Longwantun East – Jiaozhuanghu West – Longwantun – Xiaode Intersection – Dongyantou – Weijiadi – Shangnian – Beixiaoying Community – Houliwu – Maxinzhuang – Huangjiachang – Liuxing – Beicai – Houfengbo – Fengbo Subway Station – Shunyi Hospital – Cangshang Community – Shiyuan South Street – Linhe Development Zone – Wujiaying – Suhuo – Sansiying – Tou’erying – Air CBD – Liujing Road Intersection – BCIA T3

Operation Time: Shanlixinzhuang: 5:00.

Line 9

BCIA T3<=>Wuxiongsi, Shunyi

Terminal 3 – China Service Building – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Green Port International – Air – CBD – Wazinan – Xingang Station – Liqiao – Liqiao Middle School – Houqiao – Houqiao North – Yaopo – Shanzifen – Taojiafen – Linhe West Station – Shunyi No.1 High School – Shunyi No.1 High School East – China National Nuclear Corporation – Linhe North – Brewery – Henan Village – Jiulong Gas Station – Taiyangcheng North – Liugezhuang Bridge – Gedaizi South – Beijing Ditan Hospital Shunyi Branch – Goubei South – Pailou West – Pailou – Pailou East – Gaogezhuang North – Wangxinzhuang – Xiangwangzhuang North – West Huashan – East Huashan – Dasungezhuang – Jinlan Garment Factory – Xixinzhuang – Zongjiadian – Chaijialin – Gujiazhuang – Nanniezhuang – Xiaotang Village – Wuxiongsi Village

Operation Time: 21:00

Wuxiongsi Village – Xiaotang Village – Nanniezhuang – Gujiazhuang – Chaijiachang – Zongjiadian – Xixinzhuang – Jinlan Garment Factory – Dasungezhuang – East Huashan – West Huashan – Xiangwangzhuang – Wangxinzhuang – Gaogezhuang North – Pailou East – Pailou – Pailou West – Goubei South – Beijing Ditan Hospital Shunyi Branch – Gedaizi South – Liugezhuang Bridge – Taiyangcheng North – Jiulong Gas Station – Henan Village – Brewery – Linhe North – China National Nuclear Corporation – Shunyi No.1 High School – Linhe Development Zone – Linhe West Station – Taojiafen – Shanzifen – Yaopo – Houqiao North – Houqiao – Liqiao Middle School – Liqiao – Xingang Station – Wazinan – Air – CBD – Green Port International – Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – China Service Building – Capital Airport Holding Company – Terminal 3

Operation Time: 5:00

Line 10

BCIA T3<=>Shunyi International School

BCIA Terminal 3 – Guotai Plaza – Nanpingli – Huayuan Crossing – Beipingli – Airport Expressway Junction – Tianzhu Supply and Marketing Cooperative – Tianzhu Clinic – AirChina Headquarters East Gate – China Aviation Supplies – Airport Zone A North – Lihuakan – China International Exhibition Center Subway Station – China International Exhibition Center (New Venue) – Shunyi International School

Operation Time: Departure: T3; First Bus: 5:50; Last Bus: 20:00; Interval: less than 120 minutes.

Shunyi International School – China International Exhibition Center (New Venue) – China International Exhibition Center Subway Station – Lihuakan – Airport Zone A North – China Aviation Supplies – AirChina Headquarters East Gate – Tianzhu Clinic – Tianzhu Supply and Marketing Cooperative – Airport Expressway Junction – Beipingli – Huayuan Crossing – Nanpingli – Guotai Plaza – BCIA Terminal 3

Operation Time: Departure: Shunyi International School; First Bus: 6:10; Last Bus: 20:50; Interval: less than 120 minutes.

Line 11

BCIA T3<=>Cherry Garden, Shunyi District

T3 – No.1 Passage Door – Gate 2 – Gangshan – Gangshan South – Cherry Garden Zone 6 – Cherry Garden

Operation Time: Departure: T3; First Bus: 4:40; Last Bus: 01:00 of the next day; Interval: every 20 minutes.

Cherry Garden – Cherry Garden Zone 6 – Gangshan South – Gangshan – Gate 2 – CAH – T3

Operation Time: Departure: Cherry Garden; First Bus: 4:20; Last Bus: 00:40 of the next day; Interval: every 20 minutes.

Line 13

BCIA T3<=>Hualikan

No.3 Terminal – Yijing Road – Loutai Dongkou – Loutai Lukou – Lanhaiyuan – Tianzhu Jiayuan – Xiaotianzhu – Jichang Daokou – Tianzhu Gongxiaoshe – Tianzhu Weishengyuan – Tianzhu Huayuan – Shuimu Lanting – Maliandian – Subway Guozhan Station – Hualikan

Operation Time: Departure: T3; First Bus: 6:00; Last Bus: 20:00; Interval: 20-30 minutes.

Hualikan – Subway Guozhan Station – Maliandian – Shuimu Lanting – Tianzhu Huayuan – Tianzhu Weishengyuan – Tianzhu Gongxiaoshe – Jichang Daokou – Xiaotianzhu – Tianzhu Jiayuan – Lanhaiyuan – Loutai Lukou – Loutai Dongkou – Yijing Road – Jichang Jituan Gongsi – No.3 Terminal

Operation Time: Departure: Hualikan; First Bus: 6:00; Last Bus: 20:00; Interval: 20-30 minutes.