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From 1st September 2004, you do not need to pay airport tax for domestic or international tickets by buying a voucher. It is included in the ticket price.
From 20th September 2004, the old Terminal Building at Beijing Capital Airport reopens as Terminal 1 for China Southern flights. All CZ flights will operate from this terminal. It is 150 metres to the south-east of the existing Terminal 2. For transfers there is a corridor from the domestic wing of the terminal.
For code-share domestic flights you should double-check which Terminal will be used because I suspect that it will depend on who is operating the aircraft. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Beijing City Airport by kdoc13
The airport iteslf has two terminals, with a third one scheduled to open a year before the Olympics in 2008.
Getting around inside the airport is remarkably easy, and there is enough English writing to make sure foreigners don't get lost. Plenty of shops fill up the modern terminal 2, as do dining and ticketing centers.
Just a warning for first time travelers though. Getting into Beijing is easy, getting out is going to cost you. As with most airports in Asia, you must pay a tax to leave. Be sure to save some money to pay your way out. The airport will have more information about the current tax rate, but it was a lot more than I expected on my first trip back in 2001. Keep $50 on you (in Yuan) at the airport, and you should be able to make it through alright, with some dough to spare. Leave a Comment
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In most countries, you *can* check in with an e-ticket at any desk, although there are usually also special kiosks or check-in desks as well.
In China, you *must* use special e-ticket check-in desks. Don't bother queueing up at normal check-in counters...they will make you go to the special counter.
At Beijing airport, for Air China domestic flights, use counters G01 to G03 if you have an e-ticket. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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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. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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There are buses that take passengers to and from the airport.
At the airport, on the arrival floor, walk towards the domestic arrivals. Buses will be stationned outside and you need to buy tickets before getting on them. There are different destinations downtown such as Xidan (Min Hang Da Sha) or Beijing Zhan (Beijing train station in the south east).
If you don't know where to stop, the easiest way would be to ask the person who sells the ticket.
For Xidan, it's 16 RMB and it takes around one hour to get to the aiport.
For the aiport, I've only taken the bus from Xidan and there is a bus leaving every half an hour.
Buses are air conditionned and confortable. But if you are more than one travelling, sometimes, it may be cheaper to take the taxi. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Upon arrival in Beijing, we were processed through customs with superb efficiency. Get this – at each custom’s station, you were requested to rate your experience on an electronic keypad with buttons labeled with a happy face, straight face, or frown. Get the picture? You graded your arrival and the custom’s official processing experience. Just like in the States. NOT!
We were shocked that government employees were really conscientious about how they treated us? The best customs experience we've ever had. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Listen to other VT'ers here when they tell you to catch a taxi from the airport to your hotel!
Upon arrival at the Beijing airport, we avoided everyone trying to sell us a ride and headed straight for the taxis - but we were caught up by a lady selling bus tickets at an official-looking stand. We showed her the name of our hotel, and she informed us that a bus could get us all the way there for much, much cheaper.
So we got on the bus (one of the nice, long-distance style buses). We showed our hotel name again to the driver, who nodded as if it were no problem.
Well, this bus driver ended up dropping us off in the middle of the city. He just stopped, and everyone got off the bus. There were a ton of people crowded outside the bus, trying to sell a ride to us. This was our first experience in the city and kind of threw us off.
We ended up taking a rickshaw the rest of the way to the hotel, about a 15 minute ride. That was pretty fun actually, but it can be disconcerting being dropped off in the middle of nowhere.
So unless you're up for an adventure, listen to everyone when they tell you to take a taxi from the airport to your hotel. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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There are several lines going to different directions to the city from airport. Be sure to show the correct area of you hotel to the staff at the station and choose the most convenient line for you.
The ticket price should be less than RMB20 (fixed) Sorry, I have never tried , I always take taxi or someone pick me up!
It takes about 30minutes to 1:30 to arrive in city, all depends on the traffic and the area you go.
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As the new airport metro line is now starting to be constructed, the extension of the Airport Expressway down to Dongzhimen is being dug up and there is a lot of construction traffic day and night. This is adding to the journey if you are heading out to the airport from within the Second Ring Road area . Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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