How to get from Beijing North Railway Station to Capital Airport(PEK)

Beijing Capital Airport(PEK) is located 30km northeast of Beijing North Railway Station. Public transports from Beijing North Railway Station to Capital Airport are subway line 2 + airport express train, and taxi. Subway line 2 + airport express train is mostly recommended. It just takes 50 minutes, and ticket price is RMB29 per person one way.

Option 1, Subway line 2 + Airport express train, 50 minutes, RMB29

First: Walk to Xizhimen station of subway line 2 through from Beijing North Railway Station underground passage, 300 metres, 5 minutes

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

Passing Stations: 5, Duration: 15 minutes, Interval: 4 minutes, Operation Hours: 05:30 - 23:00, Ticket price: RMB4

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

Passing Stations: 1, Duration: 20 minutes, Interval: 15 minutes, Operation Hours: 06:35 - 23:10, Ticket price: RMB25

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

Taxi is one convenient and fast, but also the most expensive way to get to Beijing Capital Airport(PEK).

Taxi pick-up areas are on station square.

The taxi fare from Beijing North Railway Station to Beijing Capital Airport(PEK) 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, 请带我去北京首都机场, 谢谢! (Please drive me to Beijing Capital Airport(PEK), thank you!)

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