Airport ↔ rail connections
Beijing Capital International Airport北京首都国际机场
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) has no railway station in the terminal — the only rail link is the Capital Airport Express: about 25 minutes from Terminal 3 to Dongzhimen for a flat ¥25, a little longer from T2. To catch a high-speed train you ride the express into town first: about 45 minutes to Beijing Chaoyang, 55 to Beijing South and 40 to Beijing station. Tickets from those stations can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
The Airport Express is priced separately from the metro: ¥25 for the express, then a second ticket for the metro.
Capital Airport Express
25min · Dongzhimen
Terminal 3 → Dongzhimen
- Fare
- Flat fare ¥25
- First / last
- 06:22
- Headway
- About 10 min (8 min 30 s at peak)
- Interchange
- Sanyuanqiao: Lines 10 and 12 · Dongzhimen: Lines 2 and 13 · Beixinqiao: Line 5
- Level
- Car Park 3, Level 2 / Car Park 2, B2
It runs one way in a loop: T3 → T2 → Sanyuanqiao → Dongzhimen → Beixinqiao. From T3 the next stop is T2.
Capital Airport Express (from T2)
30min · Dongzhimen
Terminal 2 → Dongzhimen
- Fare
- Flat fare ¥25
- First / last
- 06:36
- Headway
- About 10 min
- Level
- Car Park 2, B2
Getting here by metro
Follow these steps. The rail concourse is not directly under the terminal — head for the hub between the terminals.
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T3 arrivals are on Level 2 — look for the Airport Express signs
The corridor opposite International Arrivals Gate B leads into Car Park 3; the station entrance is on the right on Level 2. Allow 5–10 minutes on foot.
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From T2 arrivals on Level 1, go down to B2
Follow the Airport Express signs down to Level B2 of Car Park 2 — the concourse is at the bottom of the lift.
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Buy a ticket: flat fare ¥2525 min
The express is priced separately from the metro, so you buy a second ticket when you change. There is another security check at the station — allow 5 extra minutes with bags.
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Change at Sanyuanqiao for Line 10, Dongzhimen for Lines 2 and 13
Sanyuanqiao connects Lines 10 and 12, Dongzhimen connects Lines 2 and 13, and Beixinqiao connects Line 5 — three ways into the Beijing metro network.
Beijing · The network
- Lines in service
- 30
- Stations
- 440
- City fares
- ¥3–10
- Operating hours
- 05:00–23:30
From plane to train
Follow these steps in order. Note the middle one: the trains are not directly under the terminal.
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Land and collect bags
Clear immigration and customs first. T3 arrivals are on Level 2; T2 arrivals on Level 1.
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Walk to the Airport Express concourse
At T3 cross the corridor into Car Park 3, Level 2; at T2 go down to Car Park B2. Both have a security check at the station.
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Ride the express into town25 min
It runs one way in a loop: T3 → T2 → Sanyuanqiao → Dongzhimen → Beixinqiao. From T3 the next stop is T2; there is no Terminal 1 stop.
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To a railway station: one more metro ride45 min
Beijing Chaoyang: Line 10 at Sanyuanqiao to Tuanjiehu, then Line 3 — about 45 minutes. Beijing South: Line 2 at Dongzhimen to Xuanwumen, then Line 4 — about 55 minutes.
Airport → railway station
There is no railway station at Capital Airport — heavy rail cannot reach the landside, so every high-speed train starts with the Airport Express into town. Times below are estimates from Terminal 3.
Beijing South Railway Station
~55min · estimate
Airport Express to Dongzhimen, Line 2 to Xuanwumen, Line 4 to Beijing South — about 55 min, ¥25 + ¥5
- Taxi 45–60 min depending on traffic, around ¥100
- Most Beijing–Shanghai and Beijing–Guangzhou trains start here
Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station
~45min · estimate
Airport Express to Sanyuanqiao, Line 10 to Tuanjiehu, Line 3 to Beijing Chaoyang — about 45 min, ¥25 + ¥5
- Trains to the northeast (Shenyang, Harbin, Chengde) leave from here
Beijing Railway Station
~40min · estimate
Airport Express to Dongzhimen, then Line 2 straight to Beijing station — about 40 min, ¥25 + ¥3
- Conventional trains and some EMUs, handy for Tianjin and Tangshan
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan