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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 has rated PEK as 'Best Airport' for the last 3 years; while ACI has given PEK in 2011 a number 2 ranking among world-wide airports with over 40 million passengers per annum, and also bestowed upon it its 'Airport Excellent Service' Award.

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 81.8 million passengers in 2012, 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 more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking Options at Beijing Capital International:  Each of the terminals has its own parking garage. (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

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 level 2 (F2)  of parking garages P2 & P3. The Airport Express runs every 15 minutes and makes 4 stops at Dongzhimen & Sanyuanqiao.
4. For Airport Shuttle service call 010 6459 4375 /6. (a) Bus Lines 1 to 11 serve 11 destinations:  Fangzhuant, Xidan, Beijing Railway, Golgzhufen, Shongguancun, Wangjing, Beijing West Railway Station, Shangdi, Tongzhou, BeijingSouth Railway Station and Yizhuang. (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, construction, starting 2014, of a new airport in Daxing has received final approval & is forecasted to be completed by 2018.  So far, it is planned that all SkyTeam member airlines  will move to the new airport.


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Beijing Capital PEK Airport Update History

  • Updated PEK Food & Stores page - May 15, 2013
  • Updated PEK Airports page - May 15, 2013
  • Updated PEK Official Website Links page - Apr 14, 2013
  • Updated PEK Main Terminals page - Apr 14, 2013
  • Updated PEK Airlines Served page - Apr 14, 2013
  • Updated PEK Airport Intro page - Apr 14, 2013
  • Updated PEK Terminal Map page - Mar 13, 2013
  • Updated PEK Lost Found page - Feb 14, 2013
  • Updated PEK Direct Flights page - Jan 25, 2013
  • Updated PEK Currency Exchange page - Dec 1, 2012
  • Updated PEK Internet page - Dec 1, 2012
  • Updated PEK Business Services page - Dec 1, 2012