Airport ↔ rail connections
Xi’an Xianyang International Airport西安咸阳国际机场
Xi’an Xianyang (XIY) has no railway station, but Metro Line 14 runs straight to the high-speed hub: from Airport West (T1–T3) it is 31 minutes to Xi’an North for ¥7, and the Airport (T5) station does the same from the new terminal. Xi’an North is the origin of the Zhengzhou–Xi’an, Xi’an–Chengdu and Datong–Xi’an lines; tickets from there can be booked on traintickets.travel.
Airport → city by rail
All international flights now use T5. The metro stops are “Airport (T5)” and “Airport West (T1, T2, T3)” — mind which one you need.
Metro Line 14
31min · Xi’an North Railway Station
Airport West (T1, T2, T3) → Xi’an North Railway Station
- Fare
- Airport West–Xi’an North ¥7 · Full line to Heshao ¥9
- First / last
- 06:00
- Headway
- 5 min 25 s at peak, 8 min 31 s off-peak
- Interchange
- Xi’an North: Lines 2 and 4, plus high-speed rail · Beikezhan North Square: Line 2
- Level
- Between T1–T3 and the car park, Exit A1
Metro Line 14 (T5 stop)
~33min · Xi’an North Railway Station · estimate
Airport (T5) → Xi’an North Railway Station
- Fare
- To Xi’an North ¥7
- First / last
- 06:04
- Level
- T5 transport hub, ground floor
The T5 stop opened with the terminal on 18 February 2025; the operator has not published the run time to Xi’an North, so this is an estimate.
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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Check whether you land at T5 or T1–T3
Terminal 5 opened in February 2025 and handles all international flights plus some domestic ones. The metro stations are “Airport (T5)” and “Airport West (T1, T2, T3)”.
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T5: walk east from arrivals, the concourse is one level down
The transport hub sits east of T5; the Line 14 concourse is on its ground-floor hall, under 5 minutes from the terminal.
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T1–T3: leave by Exit A1 at Airport West, 350 m on foot
Airport West sits between the terminals and the car park; Exit A1 is about 350 m, or 5 minutes, from the terminal doors.
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31 minutes to Xi’an North for ¥731 min
Since Line 14 was through-run, Airport West to Xi’an North costs ¥7 (the old airport intercity charged ¥16). At Xi’an North you can change to high-speed trains or to Lines 2 and 4 for the city.
Xi'an · The network
- Lines in service
- 12
- Stations
- 238
- City fares
- ¥2+
- Operating hours
- –
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
International flights arrive at T5; check your ticket for domestic terminals — a free shuttle links T1–T3 and T5.
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Walk to the Line 14 concourse
At T5 head east into the transport hub; at T1–T3 use Exit A1 of Airport West, about 350 m.
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Ride to Xi’an North, then board31 min
Line 14 reaches Xi’an North in 31 minutes, where you change to high-speed trains; for the city change to Line 2 at Beikezhan.
Airport → railway station
There is no railway station at Xianyang Airport: reach the high-speed hub by taking Line 14 to Xi’an North (31 minutes).
Xi’an North Railway Station
31min
Line 14 direct, 31 minutes, ¥7 — the same train from T5
- Xi’an North is the origin of the Zhengzhou–Xi’an, Xi’an–Chengdu, Datong–Xi’an and Yinchuan–Xi’an lines
International passengers
240-hour visa-free transit
- 240-hour visa-free transit
- Xi’an Xianyang International Airport is one of the 65 ports of entry listed for China’s 240-hour visa-free transit policy (National Immigration Administration), covering 24 provincial-level regions
- Length of stay
- 240 hours
- Eligible countries
- 57 countries
- Area
- Shaanxi province Cross-province travel is allowed within the permitted areas of those 24 regions — most are covered province-wide, while Sichuan, Guangxi, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Heilongjiang and Yunnan are limited to listed cities.
- Conditions
- Limited to nationals of the 57 eligible countries holding a passport valid for at least three months, plus a confirmed onward ticket to a third country or region departing within 240 hours; fill in the temporary arrival card and clear immigration on arrival. The 240 hours run from 00:00 the day after entry. Tourism, business, family visits and similar activities are allowed, while work, study and news reporting still require a visa obtained in advance.
Where you can fly
International, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan