How to get from Beijing Capital Airport(PEK) to Beijing North Railway Station by Taxi or Subway

Beijing North Railway Station is located 30km southwest of Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK). Public transports are included airport express train, subway and taxi. Airport express train + Subway line 2 is mostly recommended. The duration is around 1 hour 10 minutes. And ticket price is RMB30 per person one way.

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Option 1, Airport express train + Subway line 2, 1 hour, RMB29

First: Take airport express train from Beijing Capital Airport T3 or T2 to Dongzhimen Station(东直门站)

Passing Stations: 3, Duration: 31 minutes, Interval: 15 minutes, Operation hours: 06:35 - 23:10, Ticket price: RMB25

Then: Transfer Subway line 2 to Xizhimen Station(西直门) from Dongzhimen Station(东直门站)

Passing Stations: 5, Duration: 20 minutes, Interval: 4 minutes, Operation hours: 05:24 - 22:45, Ticket price: RMB4

Last: Walk from Xizhimen Station(西直门) to Beijing North Railway Station via underground passege, 300 metres, 5 minutes

Option 2, Taxi, RMB98, 30km, 50 minutes

Taxi is one convenient and fast, but also the most expensive way to get from Beijing Capital Airport(PEK) T2 or T3 to Beijing North Railway Station.

The taxi fare is around RMB98 and the duration is around 50 minutes.

If you take the taxi, you can show the following Chinese sentence to Taxi driver:

司机, 请带我去北京北站, 谢谢! (Please drive me to Beijing North Railway Station, thank you!)

Tip: There always is serious traffic jam between 07:00am - 09:00am and between 05:30pm - 08:00pm