Buses at Beijing Daxing Airport (PKX): lines, fares and where to board
Ten city lines and six intercity ones — and one thing to get right: city buses leave from East Door 20, intercity from West Door 15.
In short
Daxing Airport has ten city bus lines and six intercity lines. City lines cost ¥30–45 and board inside East Door 20 on Level 1, running to Beijing railway station, Tongzhou, Zhongguancun, Beijing Chaoyang station, Fangshan, Yizhuang and Tiantongyuan; intercity lines cost ¥20–120 and board inside West Door 15, heading for Langfang, Gu’an, Zhuozhou, Baoding, Tianjin and Tangshan. Overnight, Night Bus 1 runs 23:15–03:00 via Beijing Fengtai and Beijing West north square, and Night Bus 2 runs 23:00–05:00. A separate inter-airport express serves Capital Airport Terminal 3.
Beijing Chaoyang station line→ Beijing Chaoyang railway station
¥35–45
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05:30–20:00
Fangshan line→ Fangshan Transport Bureau
¥35–45
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09:00–次日 00:30
Zhongguancun line→ Zhongguancun
¥35–45
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Yizhuang line→ JD.com headquarters, Yizhuang
¥30–40
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Tiantongyuan line→ Zianran Hotel, Tiantongyuan
¥40–60
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Night bus 1→ Zhongguancun via Beijing Fengtai, Beijing West N. Sq.
¥35–55
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23:15–次日 03:00
Night bus 2→ Agricultural Exhibition Hall via Chongwenmen
¥30–45
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23:00–次日 05:00
Inter-airport express→ Capital Airport Terminal 3
¥45–65
90 min
14:00–18:30
Intercity: Langfang→ Langfang city terminal
¥25
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08:00–22:30
Intercity: Gu’an→ Gu’an city terminal
¥20
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07:30–22:00
Intercity: Zhuozhou→ Zhuozhou city terminal
¥30
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06:30–21:00
Intercity: Baoding→ Baoding
¥70
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Intercity: Tianjin→ Tianjin Tongsha / Tianjin West coach station
¥75
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Intercity: Tangshan→ Tangshan West bus station
¥120
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How to take each option
Taking a city line
Go to Level 1, find East Door 20; the coach bays are inside it.
Buy a ticket at the counter and say clearly where you are getting off.
Put bags in the luggage hold and keep your ticket stub.
The Beijing Station line stops at Jixianqiao, Liuxiang Road South, Liujiayao Bridge South, Puhuangyu, the Temple of Heaven, Ciqikou and Chongwenmen — expect several stops on the way in.
Taking an intercity line
Go to Level 1, find West Door 15; the intercity bays are inside it.
Buy at the counter; intercity lines mostly terminate at a local city terminal.
Everything towards Hebei and Tianjin — Langfang, Gu’an, Zhuozhou, Baoding, Tianjin, Tangshan — leaves from West Door 15, not the east side.
Late at night
After 23:00, wait inside East Door 20 on Level 1 for a night bus.
Take Night Bus 1 for Zhongguancun, Beijing Fengtai or Beijing West.
Take Night Bus 2 for Chongwenmen, Beijing Station or Shuangjing.
Night Bus 1 runs at most every 20 minutes from 23:15 to 01:00 and every 30 minutes from 01:00 to 03:00, departing early once full.
Late-night and early-morning arrivals
Night Bus 1 runs 23:15–03:00 to Zhongguancun via Beijing Fengtai and Beijing West north square; Night Bus 2 runs 23:00–05:00 to the Agricultural Exhibition Hall. Both board inside East Door 20, and after they finish only taxis remain.
Questions travellers ask
How much are the airport buses?
City lines ¥30–45, intercity lines ¥20–120, night buses ¥30–55 and the inter-airport express ¥45–65.
Where do city buses leave from?
Inside East Door 20 on Level 1 of the terminal.
Where do I board for Tianjin or Hebei?
Inside West Door 15 on Level 1 — the opposite side from the city lines.
Which line goes to Beijing railway station?
The Beijing Station line to Beijing Station East Street, ¥30–40, first bus 06:30 and last 22:45.
Are there buses at night?
Two night lines: line 1 until 03:00 and line 2 until 05:00.
How do I get to Capital Airport?
The inter-airport express, three departures a day between 14:00 and 18:30, ¥45–65, 90–120 minutes.
Does the Tongzhou line reach Universal Resort?
It terminates at the Asia-Pacific Garden Hotel in Tongzhou; Universal Resort and Beijing Tongzhou station require a shuttle transfer there.
Is there a direct bus to Beijing Chaoyang station?
Yes — the Beijing Chaoyang station line, ¥35–45, first bus 05:30 and last 20:00.
Bus or the Airport Express?
The express is 19 minutes to Caoqiao for ¥35 with a guaranteed time; few bus lines are cheaper, but they reach railway stations and places like Tongzhou that the rail does not.
Can I pay by phone?
The counter takes cash and usually QR payment with Alipay or WeChat Pay; showing the Chinese name of your destination on your phone saves a lot of explaining.
Now find your train
Trains from Beijing West or Beijing Chaoyang can be booked here