How to Travel from Beijing Capital Airport to Beijing West Railway Station

Best Way Beijing West to Capital Airport

How to Get from Beijing West Station – Capital Airport (PEK)

1. Beijing West Railway Station

2. Beijing Capital International Airport

Option 1: By Airport Shuttle Bus Line 7

If you are traveling between Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing West Railway Station with lots of luggage, then airport shuttle bus is the best transport option for you. The Beijing Airport shuttle bus line 7 runs between Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing West Railway Station every 30 minutes or when full from 05:00 am to 24:00 pm. A single full bus jounrey may take 77-100 minutes and the fare is about 30 yuan.

• Airport shuttle bus: Line 7 BCIA – Beijing West Railway Station
• Running time: 05:00 – 24:00
• Interval: Every 30 minutes
• Fares: CNY30
• Official website: http://en.bcia.com.cn/traffic/airbus/index.shtml

Where to buy airport shuttle bus tickets

From BCIA:

• T1: Gate No. 7 (inside) on F1
• T2: Gate No.11 (outside) on F1
• T3: Gate No.7 or No.9 (Outside) on F1

From Beijing West:

You can buy tickets at south square of the station.

PEK Airport to Beijing West Route
No.	Stops EN	Stops CN
1	Terminal 3	首都机场3号航站楼
2	Terminal 2	首都机场2号航站楼
3	Terminal 1	首都机场1号航站楼
4	Guangqumen	广渠门
5	Ciqikou	磁器口
6	Qianmen Nankou	前门大街南口
7	Caishikou	菜市口
8	Guanganmen Wai	广安门外
9	South Sq of Beijing West	北京西站南广场

Useful Resources

• Beijing subway website: https://www.bjsubway.com/en/
• Buy train tickets online: China Highlights or China DIY Travel (Promo code: ct123)
• Beijing Capital Airport: http://en.bcia.com.cn/

Option 2: By Subway

It requires you to make transfers if you want to travel between Capital Airport and Beijing West Railway Station by subway.

From Beijing West Railway Station to PEK Airport: Take subway line 9 from Beijing West Railway Station to National Library stop (Beijing West to National Libary, 4 stops), then change to subway line Daxing and get off at Xizhimen (National Libary to Xizhimen, 2 stop), then again change to subway line 2 to get to Dongzhimen (Xizhimen to Dongzhimen, 5 stops), then transfer to Airport Express Line from Dongzhimen to Capital Airport (T2 or T3, 2 stops). The journey time is from 70-90 minutes depending on the traffic. Use https://www.bjsubway.com/en/ to plan your journey.

From PEK Airport to Beijing West Railway Station: Just do it in a oppisite direction as explained above.

Beijing West Train Schedule

The following are destinations for trains to or from Beijing West Railway Station. If you want to travel between Beijing Capital Airport and the cities below, you can get a high speed train to Beijing West Railway Station first, then transfer to the PEK Airport.

For example, if you want to travel from Pingyao to Beijing Capital Airport, you can take a high speed train from Pingyao Gucheng Railway Station to Beijing West Railway Station first, then transfer to Beijing Capital Airport by airport shuttle bus line 7 or subway or a taxi.

Check more for live schedule, just refer to http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-trains/
Beijing West to or from	Price (CNY)	Duration	Frequency (Daily)	Train Type
Shijiazhuang	128.5	1h12	84	G train
Baoding East	63.5	45m	45	G train
Zhuozhou East	28.5	25m	17	G train
Zhengzhou East	309	2h40	55	G train
Handan East	209	2h20	35	G train
Luoyang Longmen	368	4h15	10	G train
Anyang East	236	2h33	40	G train
Taiyuan South	197	3h	25	G train
Pingyao Gucheng	225.5	4h	2	G and D train
Huashan North	470.5	5h10	9	G train
Xi’an North	515.5	5h30	28	G train
Chengdu East	778.5	7-9.5h	4	G train
Wuhan	520.5	5.5h	30	G train
Changsha South	649	7.5h	15	G train
Zhangjiajie	328	23h	1	K train
Hohhot	158	14h	6	K train
Yichang East	630	7h	2	G train

How to Buy Train Tickets in Beijing

1. Buy at train station

You can buy tickets and collect tickets in person with passenger’s passports at any train stations in Beijing, including Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Station, Beijing South Station, etc. You can buy tickets about 30 days ahead of departure date.

2. Buy tickets online

Foreigners cannot buy tickets on the official China Railway ticketing site www.12306.cn, which requires you a Chinese bank card and the ability of reading Chinese. You can turn to use a trusted ticket agent, who can buy tickets for you when tickets are released and even deliver tickets to your hotel. Besides, they offer you additional help, guiding you how to collect tickets, how to get to the station, etc. Below are two trusted agents who got positive reviews on Trip Advisor or Trust Pilot:

• Buy atwww.chinahiglights.com/china-trains/ (Sharon offers help)
• Buy athttp://www.china-diy-travel.com/en/ (Promo code: ct123. Helen offers help)
• Service time: 24/7 hoursPayments: Paypayl, Visa, MasterCard, Alipay, et

More Train Travel from Beijing to:

Pingyao, Datong, Hong Kong, Huangshan, Zhangjiakou

Beijing Daxing Airport to Train Stations:

Beijing West Railway Station to Daxing Airport, Beijing South Railway Station to Daxing Airport, Tianjin to Beijing Daxing Airport