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It sits a bit of a ways outside of Beijing, but is still close enough to serve the city. Figure a fifteen minute ride by cab from the airport to the city, factor another 10 to 15 to get to the city center. 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 Theme: AirplaneWebsite: http://www.bcia.com.cn/en/index.html
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| | | | Airport: Avoid the buses from the airport! | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
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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You can catch a bus from the airport into Downtown Beijing from the airport for a very cheap price. I took a bus from the airport to a stop near the Forbidden City (Xidan) for 16 yuan (which was about $2 in early 2006). Check out: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/beijing/0201030149.html for more info. Air-conditioned services, run by two different companies, leave from in front of the domestic arrivals area. The Airport Shuttle Bus runs three routes; the most useful, Line A, runs 24 hours a day, departing every 15 minutes from 8am to 10pm, less frequently through the night. The fare is ¥16 ($2). Destinations include San Yuan Qiao (near the Hilton and Sheraton hotels), the Dong Zhi Men and Dong Si Shi Tiao metro stations, Beijing Railway Station, the CAAC ticket office in Xi Dan, and Hangtian Qiao (near the Marriott West). Lines A, B, C, and D all pass through San Yuan Qiao, but only Line A lets off passengers at a location convenient for picking up taxis to continue to other destinations. Most hotels in the center of the city can be reached by taxi for under ¥20 ($2.50) from there. The Civil Aviation Traveler Regular Bus, to the left of the exit, runs the same routes, but it also offers stops at the CAAC ticket office at the north end of Wangfujing Dajie. Theme: Bus
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