Airport ↔ rail connections
Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport深圳宝安国际机场
Shenzhen Bao’an (SZX) puts you on rails as soon as you leave arrivals: Metro Line 11 stops on B1 of T3 and reaches Futian in about 30 minutes for ¥7–8, while the Suishen intercity station — linked by a 400 m indoor walkway — runs to Guangzhou East in as little as 71 minutes and Xintang South in 53. For long-distance high-speed trains most travellers ride Line 11 to Futian and change; tickets from Shenzhen North can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
Metro Line 11 (Airport Express)
30min · Futian
Airport → Futian
- Fare
- Standard ¥7–8 · Business ¥6–30
- First / last
- 05:36
- Headway
- About 4.5 min at peak, 6.5 min off-peak
- Interchange
- Qianhaiwan: Lines 1 and 5 · Chegongmiao: Lines 1, 7 and 9 · Futian: Lines 2 and 3, plus the Futian HSR station
- Level
- T3, Level B1
At Futian the metro shares a complex with the Futian high-speed station, so you can also change for Hong Kong West Kowloon.
Getting here by metro
Follow these steps. From baggage reclaim to the express train, it all happens indoors.
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T3 arrivals are on Level 2 — turn right and go down to B1
Turn right after baggage claim, follow the signs and take the escalator down to B1; the Line 11 concourse is ahead on the right. About 5 minutes.
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Line 11 is the express: 30 minutes to Futian30 min
Standard carriages are distance-based, ¥7–8 from the airport to Futian; the business carriage runs ¥6–30 with 2+2 seating, easier with luggage.
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For the intercity, keep walking on the same level
On B1 turn right into the Suishen intercity entrance and follow the passage to the end — that is Shenzhen Airport station. About 400 m with travelators.
Shenzhen · The network
- Lines in service
- 16
- Stations
- 349
- City fares
- ¥2–15
- Operating hours
- 06:30–23:00
From plane to train
Follow these steps. The station is not in the middle of the terminal — you walk a signed indoor passage.
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Land and collect bags
International arrivals are on Level 1, domestic on Level 2. T3 is the only passenger terminal.
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Level B1: both the metro and the intercity
Line 11 is ahead and to the right off the escalator; the intercity is a further 400 m along travelators.
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Line 11 for the city, the intercity for Guangzhou30 min
Line 11 reaches Futian in 30 minutes and Houhai in about 15; the intercity takes 71 minutes to Guangzhou East and 53 to Xintang South.
Airport → railway station
Shenzhen Airport station is not inside the terminal: from B1 of T3 an indoor passage of about 400 m, with travelators, takes 6–11 minutes.On 12306 it is listed as “Shenzhen Airport railway station”.
Shenzhen Airport railway station
53min · Xintang South
Shenzhen Airport station is not inside the terminal: from B1 of T3 an indoor passage of about 400 m, with travelators, takes 6–11 minutes.
- Level
- Underground west of T3, via a 400 m walkway
- Scale
- Suishen intercity, 2 platforms
- Rail lines
- Suishen intercity
| To | Time | 2nd class | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xintang South | 53 min | — | — |
| Guangzhou East | 71 min | — | — |
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan