Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) Terminal Map

Layout of Passenger Terminals 1, 2 & 3 (T1 & T2 are connected by walkway), Terminal-to-Terminal Connections and Procedures to follow for International / Domestic Flight Connections at T3; and Important Airport Telephone Numbers: 

NOTICES:
1. A one-stop check-in service program for transfer passengers is now in place. 
2. China now has a 72-hour no-Visa Entry Policy.
3. The Airport Service Hotline (tel. 86-10-96158 or e-mail: service@bcia.com.cn) - messages will be answered within two hours.
4. Terminal 3's transportation center has a light-rail station for the Airport Express Line of the Beijing Subway.

A.  Beijing Capital International (BCIA) has three passenger terminals - T1, T2 and  T3 ( the Dragon Terminal) .
Free inter-terminal shuttles run beween the three terminals 6am to 11pm (every 10 mins 8am-8pm; every 20 mins other times). They stop at T1 outside gates 3-5 on F1 (level 1); at T2 outside gates 9-11 at F1; and at T3 at gate 5 of level F1.  Its Route starts at T3, level 1, gate 5 to T2's departure level; T1's departure level;  T2's Arrivals Level, gate 11;  T1's arrivals level, gate 7; and T3's Departure level.  
Note that Each of the three terminals has its own parking garage.

Terminal 1 of BCIA handles all domestic flights by the HNA Group, which include Hainan Airlines, Grand China Air, Deer Air, & Tianjin Airlines.  (A walkway connects to T2 - a 10-15 min. walk - or you can take the shuttle bus).

Terminal 2 of BCIA houses China Southern, China Eastern, EkyTeam members & other domestic & international flights. 
(A walkway connects to T1 - a 10-15 min. walk - or you can take the shuttle bus).

Terminal 3 (the Dragon Terminal) of BCIA houses Air China, members of Star Alliance and OneWorld, as well as domestic & international airlines which are not represented in T1 & T2.  The terminal layout looks like two Y-shaped buildings are almost touching their base in the center, where the 'passenger express' connects the two buildings, taking four minutes between them.
T3 consists of T3-C, the domestic zone and main terminal, located to the left, and T3E, the international zone, located to the right;
This gigantic 'Dragon Terminal'' with 66 jetways and 120 gates, with natural lighting, has seven levels (2 underground and 5 above-ground), and is divided into three sections:
This terminal has a multi-level parking Garage 3 & Transportation Center with light-rail station for Airport Express Line subway, and  with designated traffic lanes for airport buses, taxis and private vehicles.
Satellite Concourse T3-E on level 3 is shaped like a Y with gates E01 - E19 (at right), and gates E20 - E36 at left.

What to do during Layover Time:  The Airport is a city by itself and its terminals, particularly T3, offer an infinite selection of food & drink and retail stores, duty-free stores & other services.  Furthermore you may want to consider:
1. T3-E has a lovely fish pond area with pagoda - the Suzhou & Royal Garden - with free fishfood to feed the fish. Open 9am-3pm.
2. T3-C, level 4 features exhibits.
3. T3-E, at the fountain, features entertainment 10am-2pm.

NOTE: The Tongli Bus Station located at Gate 3, level 1, has now a bus serving Langfang city (to No. 4, 6th Avenue North).

Services and amenities in the terminals:  A myriad of restaurants and fast-food establishments, as well as retail stores of every kind and description dot the 45,200 square-meter commercial center in Terminal 3, including duty-free shops, as well as service-related stores which include banking & currency services, and meeting facilities,. Internet access, business centers, postal services, public phones with e-mail capacity; IC & other electronic device card sales, nursing room, dressing room, childrens play areas, free power chargers, porters & luggage carts.
Lost & Found desk are in Terminal 3's domestic & international restricted areas.

B.  Terminal to Terminal Connections & Procedures to follow for International / Domestic Flight Connections at T3:
(a)  Inter-terminal shuttles run daily between T1, T2 & T3, 6am-10pm (every 10 mins 8am-8pm; every 20 mins other times);
(b) To get from T3C to T3D or T3E: Domestic and international travelers must first obtain boarding passes at T3C. International passengers to T3E need to board thereafter the intra-terminal train, which takes only 2 minutes.
(c) International Arrivals go through inspection & quarantine, exit and enter border inspection, go to bggage claim, pick up your bags, go through customs and (if continuing journey), re-checkin bag.
(d) Transfer from International to Domestic Flights - Pass inspection & quarantine; pick up your luggage at baggage claim, go to customs inspection, transfer, go through security check, proceed to your gate area & wait for your connecting flight.
(e) Transfer from Domestic to International Flights - Go through inspection & Quarantine; then  through Frontier (Border) Exit & Entry Inspection; then  through security check & customs inspection; and thereafter proceed to your gate area & wait for connecting flight.
(f)  Air China transfer passengers arriving at BCIA from either Frankfurt, Milan or Stockholm will only need a 'one-stop' check-in service for their baggage to the final destination - they will only need to go through customs procedure and head thereafter to their conneting terminal / gate.

IMPORTANT AIRPORT TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Airport Hotline - 0086-10-96158
Airport Inquiry or Complaint - 0086-10-96158
Airport Taxi Dispatch Station - 0086-10-64558892
Airport Shutte - 0086-10-64594375 /76
Customs -- 0086-10-12360 or 0086-10-85734500
E-ticket Authenticity Identification Service - 4008158888
Medical Services -  Parking Garage 1: 0086-10-64540999;  Parking Garage 2: 0086-10-64591919;  Parking Garage 3: 0086-10-64530120
Parking  - Parking Garage 1: 0086-10-64540814;   Parking Garage  2: 0086-10-64595535;   Parking Garage 3: 0086-10-64558552