Beijing Flights

Beijing Capital International Airport locate at the east northern of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China that is 25.35 Km far to the center of Beijing -- Tiananmen square. It is at the most important location and is the largest scale and in which establishment is the most consummate. In 1999, the new four-storey terminal (including basement level) covers an area of 336,000 square meters--three times the size of the former terminal--and puts much more emphasis on passenger comfort. The complex also includes a large-scale public parking building and a cargo station. It attract 66 airline companies including 11 domestic companies and 55 national companies. To be open to navigation or air traffic cities are are 88 domestic and 69 international. Everyweek there are 5000 flight start from here to all over world.

My trip started with a 4 hour train trip from Belgium towards Schiphol, Amsterdam, Holland.

From Schiphol, Amsterdam we had a direct flight with KLM to Beijing, China.

At first the travel agency had said we would fly with Lufthansa via Frankfurt, Germany. Anyway I was happy when I heard that they changed it into a direct flight.

Flight time was about 9 hours.

It was a good flight, and there was plenty of beer on board.

Coming in from the west (Europe, Middle East) on a flight to Beijing the flight path normally takes you over Siberia and Mongolia. Thus as you approach Beijing and you cross the last rugged hills northwest of the city you may see the Great Wall down below. Quite impressive, and gives you a hint of what's awaiting you below.

There are many local carriers in China, air network is generally speaking quite good and it is one of the most important way of transportation.
The quality of local airlines are not bad, safe/reliable/ good service /relatively new aircraft.
The air fare can be very cheap in some season when traffic is not busy, Beijing-Shanghai one way can get 50% discount for 1:30 flight time, which is about RMB500, just give you an idea.

I would suggest you arrange your internal flight locally, for sure you get better price than you buy it in your country!

Have a nice trip!

Beijing's Capital International Airport is located just northeast of the city. It serves both international and domestic flights. Many world airliners fly to Capital Airport. The new terminal building is more convenient and efficient than the older one. If you are departing from the airport, you are required to pay an airport tax of 90 yuan per person.

There's a cheap shuttle bus that runs between the airport and the city for 16 yuan. You can buy tickets at a stand outside the terminal door. You can also take the taxi for convenience. For the taxi, you are responsible for an extra 10 yuan for the toll on the airport expressway.

Beijing is an easy city to start at, a lot of tourists fly in here, and start their China-trip from Beijing. The airport is called Capital International Airport and the distance to the city is 20km.
When you depart from the airport you have to pay 90yuan tax, so make sure you save that money for you flight back. You pay this money at the airport tax payment counter, you will get a receipt that you need to show with your ticket later.

Airport Arrival - A number of major European, North American, and Australian airlines fly directly into Beijing. The airport, which is also known as Capital International Central, is 26 kms (16 miles) northeast of the city and has a duty-free shop, bank, bar, and restaurant.
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You can get to the city by inexpensive shuttle bus (tickets are available at a counter inside the terminal), regular bus (90 minutes travel time; buses depart from the airport on Xi Chang'an Jie, opposite Air China), or taxi (40 minutes).
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Arrival at Beijing's International Airport: Welcome to china! After 2 days of traveling on plane and a few layovers in several airports, I finally made it to china. Here I am entering china at Beijing's airport border crossing. Hey, give me a brake will ya, I spent 2 days on the plane (Well, not exactly, but crossing the day line sure felt that way).