Beijing Daxing International Airport

Being built to release the burden of Capital International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport now operates over 150 air routes which take you to most of big cities in China and popular cities in the world. With four runways and over 80 boarding gates, its terminal building is the biggest one in the world.
 

 Daxing Airport Location: between Lixian Town and Yufa Town of Daxing District, 53 kilometers (33 miles) south of Beijing city center. Daxing Airport is 46 kilometers (29 miles) to Tian'anmen Square, 67 kilometers (42 miles) to Beijing Capital Airport (PEK), 26 kilometers (16 miles) to Langfang City in Hebei Province.
 

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 Time for Taking Flights:
→ Arrive at the airport 2-3.5 hours before flight departure
→ Close Time for Check-in: Domestic Flight: 45 mins. before take-off; International Flight: 75 mins. before take-off
→ Close Time for Boarding: Domestic & International Flight: 20 mins. before take-off

 Transfer Guide in Beijing Daxing Airport:
→ Minimum Connection Time: D refers to Domestic; I refers to International
D ⇒ D: 30 mins.
D ⇔ I: 60 mins.
I ⇒ I: 45 mins.

Beijing Daxing International Airport Terminal covers an area of 780,000 square meters (193 acres), with 104 boarding bridges. The terminal building has five floors on the ground and two underground floors. The detailed functions of each floor is as below.

 Functions of each floor
1F: international arrival, international baggage claim
2F: domestic waiting hall, domestic arrival, transit hall, domestic baggage claim
3F: domestic check-in, domestic security check, international wating hall
4F: domestic and international check-in, international security check, custom inspection, immigration inspection
5F: catering
B1: domestic check-in, domestic security check, rail transit
 

Take the centrally located Tian'anmen Square for example, here are four transportation methods for you. You can weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each one and make your choice.

As a well-equipped international airport, Daxing Airport has facilities like Free WiFi, banks, hotels, the parking lot, restaurants lounges silent office places, etc. It also offers services such as baggage packing, mailing, currency exchange, etc.
 

There are ten international airlines like British Airways, Finn Aur and Royal Brunei Airlines and around 20 domestic airline offering service. The popular domestic destinations include Xi’an, Chengdu, Changsha, Hangzhou, Kunming, Nanjing, etc. and International destinations of Amsterdam, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, etc. and there will be more international flights operating.
 

 Caoqiao City Terminal
Location: Caiqiao MRT Station of Daxing Airport Express
Service Hours: 7:00 – 20:00
Passengers with luggage can check in 2 hours before departure; passengers without luggage can check in 1.5 hours before the departure.

 Gu'an City Terminal
Location: on the first floor of Gu'an Science and Technology Innovation Center in Langfang, Hebei.
Service Hours: 5:00 – 21:00 every day;
Time for check-in: 7:30 – 19:30
Shuttle buses:
Gu'an City Terminal to Daxing Airport: first bus at 05:30, last bus at 21:00.
Daxing Airport to Gu' an City Terminal: first bus at 07:30, last bus at 22:00.
Price: CNY20
Passengers can check in 3 hours before the departure.

  Zhuozhou City Terminal
Location: Zhuozhou Vocational Education Park in Zhuozhou High-tech Zone, Hebei Province, northeast of the intersection of Pengcheng Street and Yanyi East Road.
Service Hours: 5:20-20:00
Check-in time: 7:30-19:30
Shuttle buses:
Zhuozhou City Terminal - Daxing Airport: first bus 05:30, last bus 19:30
Daxing Airport - Zhuozhou City Terminal: first bus 08:00, last bus 22:00
Price: CNY30
Passengers can check in 3.5 hours before the departure.

 Langfang City Terminal 
Location: Langfang City Terminal, Jinyuan Road, Langfang Economic and Technological Development Zone
Service Hours: 5:30-20:00
Check-in time: 5:30-19:30
Shuttle buses:
To Daxing Airport:
Langfang City Terminal to Daxing Airport: first bus 05:30, last bus 20:00
Daxing Airport to Langfang City Terminal: first bus 08:00, last bus 22:30
Departure interval: every 30 minutes
Price: CNY25
To Capital Airport:
Langfang City Terminal to Capital Airport: first bus 05:30, last bus 19:30
Capital Airport to Langfang City Terminal: first bus 08:30, last bus 22:30
Departure interval: every 60 minutes
Price: CNY 50
To Tianjin Binhai Airport:
Langfang City Terminal to Tianjin Binhai Airport: first bus 05:45, last bus 19:45
Tianjin Binhai Airport to Langfang City Terminal: first bus 08:00, last bus 22:00
Departure interval: every 60 minutes
Price: CNY50
Passengers can check in 3 hours before the departure.
 

How to Travel from Beijing to Daxing Airport
Beijing Capital Airport: It is one of the busiest international airport laying in the northeast of the city center.
Nanyuan Airport: It is 13 kilometers (8 miles) away from downtown Beijing, only operating domestic flights.
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