Beijing Capital PEK Airport Overview

Beijing Capital International Airport PEK - or simply 'BCIA' - a 4-star rated airport (and its Terminal 3 has a 4.5-star rating), is the world's largest Airport, Asia's busiest and the world's third busiest, and Skytrax 2011rated it as the World's 5th best Airport.

The Airport s located in an enclave of Chaoyang District, 32 km northeast of Beijing, the capital city of the People's Republic of China, and is accessible by four express tollways, two of which run directly fom Beijing to the Airport, while the other two connect to nearby roads. The Airport Expressway, a 20-km road, leads straight to Terminals 1 & 2 while the 2d Airport Expressway runs directly to Terminal 3.

With three very long runways and an estimated 71 million passengers a year, Beijing Capital International Airport is a hub for Air China, China Southern, and Hainan Airlines, and is served by a host of domestic and foreign airlines offering numours direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.

The passenger terminal complex at Beijing Capital International consists of three terminals - T1, T2 & T3 - the 'Dragon Terminal'. (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.)

Parking Options at Beijing Capital International:  Each of the terminals has its own parking garage. (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

To get from Beijing Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus, or the Subway or train: 
1. The Airport Shuttle Bus: The new Airport shuttle bus route via Tongzhou to Yizhuang runs from north ring, west road station to the Airport.
2. The Beijing Subway Airport Express, which stops in T2 & T3, and at Sanyuanqiao and Dongzhimen in Beijing (when you look at the subway map, look for the purple color). The trip takes about 30 mins and the fare is 25 RMB (while the local service charges a flat rate of RMB 2).  Passengers can transfer to Lines 2 & 13 at Dongzhimen and to line 10 at Sanyuanqiao.
3. The Airport express railway stations are on Floor 2 (F2)  of parking garages P2 & P3. The Airport Express runs every 15 minutes 6:35am-11:10pm and makes stops at Dongzhimen, Sanyuanqiao, T3 & T2, and costs RMB 25.
4. For Airport Shuttle service call 010 6459 4375 /6. (a) Bus Lines 1 to 9 serve Fangzhuant, Xidan, Beijing Railway, Golgzhufen, Shongguancun, Wangjing, Beijing West Railway Station, Shangdi, Tongzhou. (b) Inter-provincial shuttles serve Tianjin, Qinhuangdao & Tanggu.
5. The inter-provincial bus service to Tangshan city covers 190 km, taking about 2 hrs 30 mins, available daily via a number of buses.
6. Beijing City has three railway stations - Bejing Railway Station, West Railway Station & the brand-new Beijing South Station.
7. The Tongli Bus Station located at Gate 3 of Terminal 3, level 1, has now a bus serving Langfang city (No. 4, 6th Avenue North).
8. Beijing to Shanghai:  The high-speed railway now connects Beijing south with Shanghai Hongquiao, taking a mere 4 hours.

Future Airport Developments: To relieve Beijing Airport, work on a new airport, 40 km south of downtown Beijing, in the Daxing District, has started and is scheduled for completion in 2015.



Beijing Capital PEK Airport Update History

  • Updated PEK Airports page - Dec 30, 2011
  • Updated PEK Food & Stores page - Dec 30, 2011
  • Updated PEK Airport Intro page - Nov 26, 2011
  • Updated PEK Main Terminals page - Nov 26, 2011
  • Updated PEK Parking On site page - Nov 26, 2011
  • Updated PEK Lost Found page - Nov 14, 2011
  • Updated PEK Official Website Links page - Nov 14, 2011
  • Updated PEK Direct Flights page - Nov 8, 2011

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