Beijing Capital International Airport

Airport Code: PEK

Location: Beijing Capital International Airport is situated in the Shunyi District of the city, about 25 km (about 15.5 miles) northeast of Tiananmen Square, and is China's busiest and most important international airport.

Beijing Capital Airport  Brief Intro: Beijing Capital International Airport was opened to public in 1958. With the development of civil aviation and the subsequent increase in passenger traffic, the airport has twice been extended, firstly in 1980 and then in 1999. Nowadays it has a 4E standard flight area, consisting of three terminal buildings, double control towers and three runways. Airport taxiways reaches 137 and parking stand has increased from 164 to 314. The high standard of services and facilities has attracted 66 airlines to operate here. Currently, the airport has flight connections to some 88 domestic and 69 foreign cities. The Capital Airport has become one of the largest airports in the world. 

 Airport Shuttle Bus & Airport Express: Getting out of the airport lobby, there are 6 airport bus lines running to the city proper. If wanting taxi, passengers can go to the taxi pick-up point beside the driveway out of Exit 1 of T1, Exit 3-7 of T2 and Exit A,B and C of T3., There are free-of-charge ferry push cars running every 7 minutes among the three terminal buildings.
 
Terminal 1 (T1)                 Terminal 2 (T2)                Terminal 3 (T3)

  Airline Companies in T1

Grand China Airlines Domestic (CN), Grand China Express (GS), Hainan Airlines Domestic (HU), Deer Air (JD)

  Facilities

A Passengers' Changing Room is located on 1F of the Terminal Building, on the west of the Baggage Claim Hall.

Business Center: This offers facsimile facilities, photo-copying, printing, mobile phone re-charging, on-line connection via PC as well as for personal laptop computers. Situated on 2F at the eastern end of the hall, the opening hours are from 08.30 to 20:00. (Note: we suggest you make prior inquiries should you require document binding or wish to purchase an IC phone card. As these are not available at all centers)

Smoking Room: Two rooms for smoking are respectively located in the west and east sides of the remote stands. 

Rest Room:
VIP 'red carpet' Rest Room: is located in the public region of the hall. Free rest room for mother and infant is inside the Domestic Isolation Area and the center of the connecting lounge, west side from A10-A16 boarding gates. Use of Time Rest Room is be charged by time. You can dial the phone number through 010 - 64598932 (domestic) or 010 - 64598943 (international) to communicate with the staff directly. In addition, there are rest rooms for honorable guests.
 
Children's Playing Space: It is located in the east of the Departure Isolated Area on 2F. 

Obstacle-Free Facilities: The airport provides free wheel chairs to the handicaps, accompanying service for those special passengers to enter and leave the airport. There are sidewalks for bind people beside the road and driveway in front of the terminal buildings, front halls, entries and non-obstacle elevators. Low counters, escalators, ramps, specially designed facilities in washrooms, low public phone stands, calls for help and so. 

Smoking Room: There are two smoking rooms in the lounge building, situated respectively in the west and east sides of the Boarding Gate for later flights.

Public Phone: the airport offers common IC phone and phone card sales on 1F of the arrival hall and 2F of the departures hall and also near the Boarding Gate in the lounge hall.

Water Fountain: water dispensers are placed at various locations in the lounge providing drinking water: These are both pure water with disposable paper cups and automatic machines dispensing cold and hot water.

Clinic: situated on 1F at the western end of the hall, it provides a 24-hour service for visiting patients in the terminal building, first aid, receiving and sending by ambulance, transmitting patients, etc. It offers for sale all kinds of first-aid and common use medicines from 07:00 to 21:00 daily. Passengers can dial 010 - 64591919 for first aid.

 Services

Inquiries: The information desk is in the central of 2F.
Airport Service Inquiries Tel.: 010 - 64541100

E-Ticket Service: China Southern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines have E-Ticket Desks in the center of the Leaving Hall at 2F to offer the service of transacting boarding procedure.
Check-in: The check-in counters will stop process check-in 20 minutes before the flight's takeoff. 

Lost and Found: Please contact police station located in the east of the hall at 1F. Tel.: 010 - 64540110

Stand-by Ticket Counter: if you want to buy a ticket after the normal time or transact other ticket matters, please refer to the central service counter on 2F of the Departures Hall, there are six stand-by ticket counters.

Luggage Service:
Left-luggage counters are located on 2F at the eastern end of the Lianlang Kou. The counters are open 24 hours and charges are by the hour or day.

Size The luggage with its length, width and height less than 65 cm The luggage with its length, width and height less than 200cm and more than 65cm The luggage with its length, width and height more than 200 cm
Cost 20 Yuan per day 30 Yuan per day 50 Yuan per day
Note: Excess time not exceeding 12 hours will charge half the daily rate.

Luggage carts can be found by parking lot in front of the terminal building, on 1F Luggage Hall, on 2F of Lianlang Kou, and on each side the security inspection gate in the isolation area on 2F. There is no charge for the use of luggage carts. Luggage packing service is available at the Left-Luggage Counters and the Luggage Packing Counters on 2F. The charge is about 10 Yuan per item. Luggage inquiries desk is situated on 1F of the Luggage Hall. Inquiries Tel. is 010 – 64540556.
 
Hotels and Tourism Advice: Services for hotel reservations and Beijing tourism advice, etc. is available at the service counter to the side of the Gates 1 and 5 on the first floor. It is open from 07:00 until the last flight of a day.
Inquiring Tel.: 010 - 64540989

Travelers' Voices on Beijing Capital International Airport

1.

Jun. 24,2009 12:38 Reply

Mrs.dani(spain) said:

I will be in beijing airport for 8hrs, is there any city tour to do from airport?
where can i find out about prices of hourly lounges?
is use of internet free at airport?
thanks

Jun. 25,2009 04:35
Mr.Qi replied:

Apart from the time you spend on the way and immigration, you do not have too much time in the city center. You can considerate to the TIan'anmen Square. Airport Bus to Dongzhimen (half a hour) chnage to Subway Line 2 to Qianmen. Get out from Exit A and walk north to the square. Or you can get to Xidan (40 minutes or so), then change subway Line 2 to TIananmen West, one stop only.

2.

Jun. 16,2009 04:02 Reply

Mr.Greg(USA) said:

I am arriving in T2 late on Wednesday evening, I will be flying out early from T3 the next morning - is there a lounge in which we can stay in T3 like there is in T2? We would need to spend the evening that one night.

Jun. 17,2009 22:09
Mr.Qi replied:

Yes, T3 is considerate. You can sit in the waiting lounge, stay in McDonald's. Rest room charged according to hours are also available here. :-)

3.

Jun. 1,2009 04:45 Reply

Ms.Nelson(Australia) said:

Hi, I am arriving in Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 2 the plane is due to land a few minutes before midnight, just wondering if the shuttle buses run this late?

Jun. 1,2009 20:52
Ms.Emma replied:

Yes, the airport shuttles of Line 2 to Xidan and Line 3 to Beijing Railway Station are in operation until to the last flight's arrival, so you don't have to worry too much. Well, for other bus lines, see here:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/transportation/airport-shuttle.htm

4.

May. 10,2009 14:37 Reply

Mr.Peter Ashlock(USA) said:

Attention LOST & FOUND!

I had a nine hour layover at the Beijing airport on May 1. I believe I may have lost my address book while using a pay phone there near where the stage with the performers and musicians is located. I am hoping someone might have turned it in and hope that someone will send it to me if it is found. It is black and has my name inside of it. It also has the names of my children and their addresses at the beginning written on slips of paper and on the pages for A as well. It was made by the Moleskin product line and I will pay what ever the postage is and be happy to give a reward as well.
I have to add that the new terminal is really beautiful. My address is 3104 Filbert Street Emeryville California 94608 USA

5.

May. 6,2009 08:28 Reply

Mr.Warren(Cambodia) said:

Greetings - I'll be arriving at T3 on Air Canada, making international connection to China Southern departing from T2 to Phnom Penh. We have 1 hour and 55 minutes to make the connection.

i) is it feasible?
ii) do we need to go out through immigration (and therefore need transit visa?), and
iii) can bags be checked all the way through to Phnom Penh from Vancouver, or we will need to claim and re-check them in Beijing (raising again question of time)

Thanks,

May. 6,2009 23:01
Ms.Wang lI replied:

T2 is a little far from T3 that it takes about 10 minutes by the airport ferry bus. Plus time for baggage claim, get through the customs and re-check, you should be quick~

May. 6,2009 22:54
Mr.Shan replied:

Well, 1. the time should be somewhat tight because the suggseted transfer time from T3 to T2 is 120 minutes. So, hurry up!
2. no transit visa is required.
3. it should be depend on whether you airline supplies the transit service withou claim again currently? If not, you have to claim and re-check.

6.

Apr. 27,2009 08:01 Reply

Ms.Niamh(Ireland) said:

Hello. I'm flying into Beijing Capitol airport on Sunday 17th May. I'm flying with Air France so I presume I'll be landing at Terminal 2. I'll be meeting a friend there, who'll be flying in from Shanghai. Is there a good meeting point at the aiport?

Apr. 28,2009 04:23
Mr.Shan replied:

Yes, there are some restaurants and cafe, such as Starbucks on 1F and 2F, located at T2. You could easily found one for your meeting with friend.

7.

Apr. 15,2009 05:48 Reply

Mr.Steven(Malaysia) said:

How long it takes the shuttle bus to travel from T2 to T3? I have about 1hr 40 min for the transit from the time of expected arrival time. with immigration and customs, the transit time will perhaps lesser than 30 min.

Apr. 21,2009 21:56
Ms.Emma replied:

The ferry push car from T2 to T3 will take 15 minutes. You must hurry. Usually, it needs two hours to process all the things ready from T2 to T3.

8.

Apr. 21,2009 07:44 Reply

Mr.Lange(Germany) said:

If I arrive from Europe in T3 Beijing Int. Airport and have to transfer International - International to Australia (Air China), do I have to claim my luggage or is it directly checked directly through from Europe to Australia?

Apr. 21,2009 21:48
Ms.Emma replied:

Here is the precedure for transfer between international flights in T3. Hope it can somewho help you: The air craft may stop at the boarding pass at T3-E area. After entering the international arrival hall on 3rd floor, there are special counters for visitors to handle transfer affair. Then your lugguage will be claimed in check-in passes there and then you can take escalator down to the 2nd floor. That is the international departure hall. Before you go to the waiting area for the coming flightm, you should have your lugguage reclaimed. The whole process from your arrival to departure will take you one hour.

9.

Apr. 15,2009 00:57 Reply

Mr.Steven(Malaysia) said:

How far from T2 to T3?

Apr. 15,2009 03:44
Mr.Shan replied:

Please don't worry, the Capital Airport has free shuttle bus bus runs from T2 to T3 about every 7 minutes. You could find it easily once out of T2.

10.

Feb. 18,2009 01:05 Reply

Mr.Holytree said:

A group of folk actors dressed in Chinese traditional attire are performing drums and Chinese acrobatics at the Beijing Capital International Airport on February 18. The performers are from Baoji city of Shaanxi Province. The cultural activities will be held till Mid-March.

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