Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
FACILITIES
All terminals have ATMs, money-changing facilities, information desks with English-
speaking staff, booths selling local SIM cards, plenty of eating options and shops galore
(although much less so at Terminal 1).
SLEEPING
If you need to stay by the airport,
Langham Place
( Lǎngháo Jǐudiàn;
6457 5555;
)
lays on a free
www.beijingairport.langhamplacehotels.com
;
1 Erjing Lu, Terminal 3; r from ¥1260;
shuttle bus and is well regarded.
AIRPORT EXPRESS
The
Airport Express
( jīchǎng kuàiguǐ; one way ¥25; 30min)
, also written as ABC (Airport
Běijīng City), is quick and convenient and links Terminals 2 and 3 to Běijīng's subway
system at Sanyuanqiao station (Line 10) and Dongzhimen station (Lines 2 and 13). Trains
times are as follows: Terminal 3 (6.21am to 10.51pm); Terminal 2 (6.35am to 11.10pm);
Dongzhimen (6am to 10.30pm).
BUS
There are 10 different routes for the airport
shuttle bus
( jīchǎng bāshì; one way ¥16)
, including
those listed here. They all leave from all three terminals and run from around 5am to mid-
night.
Line 1
To Fāngzhuāng , via Dàběiyáo for the CBD ( guó mào)
Line 2
To Xīdàn
Line 3
To Běijīng Train Station (Běijīng Zhàn), via Dōngzhímén, Dōngsìshítiáo and
Cháoyángmén
Line 7
To Běijīng West Train Station (xī zhàn)
Line 10
To Běijīng South Train Station (nán zhàn)
Coach service to Tiānjīn
, ¥80, 2½ hours, 8am to 10pm hourly)
TAXI
A taxi (using its meter) should cost ¥80 to ¥100 from the airport to the city centre, includ-
ing the ¥15 airport expressway toll; bank on 30 minutes to one hour to get into town. Join
the taxi ranks and ignore approaches from drivers. When you get into the taxi, make sure
