Beijing Daxing International Airport
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Understand
Beijing Daxing opened in Sep 2019, and is the largest in the world by area. It has been designed to be the next international hub of the Beijing area and the country in general, with the goal of being able to serve up to 100 million passengers annually. In 2018 only two airports had seen that many passengers - Atlanta Airport and Beijing Capital Airport. However, because of this and incentives to develop the nearby area, the airport is far from the city center. It is 47 km south of the city center. It is partly in greater Beijing and partly in the surrounding province of Hebei. The sole terminal, with six arms radiating from a central nexus, is nicknamed "starfish" due to its shape and color.
While there is an official website for the airport, it is available only in Chinese.
While there is an official website for the airport, it is available only in Chinese.
Flights
Most flights are domestic. Budget carrier China United Airlines has established a hub here and dominates the airport. Several Chinese airlines, including the major players Air China, China Southern and China Eastern also have a significant presence. There are also a few other carriers from the rest of the world, with more gradually moving or adding flights in the future. SkyTeam and Oneworld members are more ambitious about operating at Daxing, while Star Alliance members tend to want to stay at Capital.
Ground transportation
While the airport is a long way away from the city, there are several transportation options that make it easy, and even fairly fast, to access.
The Daxing Airport Express connects the airport to Daxing (at Daxing Xicheng) and the subway at Caoqiao (outer loop line ). It is somewhat more expensive, costing to Caoqiao, and will require at least one more transfer to get into the city center. However, it also features city check-in for what seems to be all airlines flying into Daxing. There are also business class cars with separate faregates and entrances; these have a higher fare of .
In addition, the Daxing Airport North Line Expressway (Provincial Highway S3300) connects the airport to multiple highways and expressways. It is not directly accessible from the terminal — you must use S3501, which S3300 runs perpendicular to, to merge onto it.
By rail
Rail is probably intended to be how most passengers (or at least most tourists) will get to and from Daxing. serves all rail transport at the airport, with separate areas for the subway and high-speed trains.By high-speed train
The Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway provides high-speed rail service to the city center. From the airport, it goes to Beijing Daxing (next to Huangcun railway station, with connections to the conventional rail network and ) and Beijing West (connections to both HSR and conventional rail, as well as ) stations. A ticket to Beijing West costs . More high-speed railway lines are planned to pass through the airport, connecting it to the rest of Hebei and Tianjin.By subway
By bus
There is a counter at the east of level 1F for buying bus tickets for the Airport Shuttle Bus, with 5 daytime routes and 1 overnight route, all costing . It's the same operator that serves Capital.By car
The Daxing Airport Expressway (Provincial Highway S3501) is the main route to the airport. It runs through Daxing and terminates at Beijing's 5th ring road (S50). A toll is charged for vehicles traversing the route.In addition, the Daxing Airport North Line Expressway (Provincial Highway S3300) connects the airport to multiple highways and expressways. It is not directly accessible from the terminal — you must use S3501, which S3300 runs perpendicular to, to merge onto it.
Get around
Eat and drink
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address: S-AR05-007~009, 5th Floor, Terminal BuildingA Mediterranean-style restaurant brand under Beijing Exhibition Center Group, offering Spanish, Italian and French dishes.
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address: S-AR05-002~004, 5th Floor, Terminal BuildingA Chinese restaurant chain offering Hangzhou-style dishes.
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address: Domestic arrival hall, 2nd Floor, Terminal BuildingShanghai-style restaurant offering noodles, wonton, Xiaolongbao, etc.
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address: S-AR01-001 / S-G01-001, international arrival hall (near Airport Bus Ticket Office), 1st Floor, Terminal BuildingA branch of Western Mahua Beef Noodles restaurant, a halal restaurant chain in Beijing offering Lanzhou-style beef noodle soup.
Buy
Sleep
There is a hotel on the east of the terminal building.