Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station Transfer

Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station transfer: the easiest way to get there

The best way to get from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station depends on what you are carrying and who you are travelling with, but for almost everyone arriving with luggage, family or after a long flight, a pre-booked private transfer is the answer. Haqqi Tours' Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station airport transfer is met at arrivals, priced in advance and driven by someone who does this route every week.

This page covers everything travellers ask about the Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station route: how far it is and how long it takes, whether an airport taxi, public transport or a private transfer is the better choice, what Beijing Railway Station in Beijing is like, where to stay and eat, when to travel, where you meet your driver at Beijing Airport, which vehicles we use and how the booking works.

How far is Beijing Railway Station from Beijing Airport?

The distance from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station is about 20 km by road, and the transfer usually takes around 25 minutes. Allow a little extra at peak hours; outside them the drive is relaxed and direct. Because the Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station transfer price is fixed in advance, a slow drive never costs you more, which is the first difference from an airport taxi on the meter.

The fastest road route runs via the S12, and your driver adjusts it on the day for traffic and roadworks.

The route follows the Airport Expressway south-west to the Third and Second Ring Roads, then into Dongcheng to the station square.

If you are asking "how long does it take to get from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station", the honest answer is 25 minutes in normal traffic, and your driver will tell you on the day if anything on the route has changed.

Arriving at Beijing Airport (PEK)

Beijing Capital (PEK) is about 30 km north-east of the centre with Terminals 1, 2 and 3; Daxing (PKX) is the newer airport about 50 km to the south - the two are 80 km apart.

A little knowledge of Beijing Airport makes the arrival calmer. Note which terminal or hall your flight uses, keep your phone charged for the WhatsApp thread, and expect the driver to be exactly where the confirmation said - by the arrivals exit with a name board, or at the airport's designated meeting point. From there it is a short walk to the car and the Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station drive begins.

Searches for "PEK to Beijing Railway Station" or "PEK airport transfer" land here for a reason: PEK is the airport code for Beijing Airport, and this is the private-car service that connects it with Beijing Railway Station.

Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station at a glance

Service: private transfer, your own vehicle from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station, door to door. Route: about 20 km, around 25 minutes depending on traffic. Vehicles: Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers) - Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, air-conditioned, with room for luggage. Price: fixed for the whole vehicle and agreed on WhatsApp before you travel, tolls and waiting included, nothing to pay the driver on the day. Meeting: at Beijing Airport, at the point named in your confirmation, with flight tracking so a delay moves the pickup. Booking: the form on this page or a WhatsApp message; confirmation in writing within minutes, in Arabic or English.

Taxi or private transfer from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station?

The airport taxi fare from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station is unpredictable: meters, night tariffs, tolls and traffic all move it, and you only learn the total at the door. A pre-booked Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station transfer is the opposite - one fixed cost for the vehicle, however long the drive takes, with the price agreed before your trip.

For one traveller with a small bag, a taxi or public transport can be a fair choice. For two or more people, a family with children, or anyone with real luggage, a private transfer is normally the cheapest way to get from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station per person - and by far the easiest. Public transport to Beijing Railway Station involves changes, tickets and stairs; a private car goes to the hotel door.

There is also the question of trust. Our drivers know the hotels of Beijing Railway Station, work on a fixed price, and never take a detour or add a "special fare" at the end. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on a WhatsApp desk that works in Arabic and English, and that same desk is reachable throughout your trip.

Public transport to Beijing Railway Station: is there a bus, train or metro?

The Airport Express reaches Dongzhimen from Capital Airport in about 25 minutes and the Daxing Airport Express reaches Caoqiao; both end with a taxi and a language gap, so most visitors book a car with a driver, and the Great Wall is a road trip in any case.

Many of our guests have tried the public route into Beijing Railway Station once and booked the car ever after. The difference is not only speed but effort: no ticket machines in a foreign language, no stairs with suitcases, no working out the last mile to the hotel. A private Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station transfer starts at the arrivals door and ends at the reception desk, and the fixed price covers the whole vehicle.

About Beijing Railway Station

Beijing Railway Station stands in Dongcheng district near Jianguomen, just inside the Second Ring Road, about 25 km south-west of Beijing Capital Airport. Beijing Railway Station, opened in 1959, is one of the capital's landmark buildings, with twin clock towers and green-tiled Chinese roofs over a huge forecourt. It mainly handles conventional and some high-speed services, including routes towards north-eastern China and the overnight trains, while most high-speed lines use Beijing South, Beijing West or Beijing Chaoyang stations. The area is busy and central, a short ride from Wangfujing, Tiananmen and the Ming City Wall ruins park just to the south. Arriving by car, you take the Airport Expressway and the Second Ring Road into the old city.

Around Beijing Railway Station the areas travellers ask us about most are Shunyi near Capital Airport, Xicheng, Mutianyu and Badaling in the hills and Dongcheng and the Forbidden City. Tell us the hotel and the driver takes the best route into that part of Beijing on the day.

Things to do in Beijing Railway Station

The reasons most visitors come to Beijing Railway Station: Twin clock towers and traditional roofs, Ming City Wall Ruins Park nearby, Close to Wangfujing and Tiananmen and Jianguomen and the old Observatory. Arriving by private transfer means you start on them rested, with the luggage already at the hotel.

Where to stay in Beijing Railway Station

Hotels and places to stay in Beijing Railway Station: Around Jianguomen, Wangfujing, Chongwenmen and Qianmen and Chaoyang CBD. Tell us yours when you book and the driver plans the last few streets before you land.

Beijing has several major stations, so check your ticket carefully; allow time for security and ID checks at the entrance, and keep your passport handy.

Eating well after the Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station drive

The first meal in Beijing sets the tone: jianbing for breakfast, halal Xinjiang restaurants in Niujie, Peking duck and jiaozi dumplings are the local answers. A late flight into Beijing Airport is no problem - tell the WhatsApp desk the landing time and they will point you to what is open near Beijing Railway Station when you arrive.

Best time to travel to Beijing Railway Station

Spring and autumn are best; summer is hot and humid; winter cold and dry; the National Day holiday in early October is crowded everywhere.

Whatever the month, the transfer runs around the clock and the fixed price is the same at 3 a.m. as at noon. What the season affects is journey time, and our drivers adjust the route and the pickup plan for Beijing Railway Station accordingly - one more reason to give us the flight number when you book.

Meeting your driver at Beijing Airport

Your confirmation message on WhatsApp includes the meeting arrangement for Beijing Airport - it varies by airport, between an indoor meeting point, a specific exit and a driver with a sign at the arrivals door - along with your driver's name and number. With flight tracking, your driver is there the minute you land, and the waiting time is included in the fixed price.

Up to 60 minutes of waiting is included (90 minutes at some airports), and if you are delayed at baggage or passport control a quick WhatsApp message keeps your driver informed. On the way back, the driver collects you from the hotel at an agreed time with enough margin for your flight from Beijing Airport.

Our vehicles for the Beijing Railway Station transfer

For this route we offer Sedan (1–3 passengers), Minivan (1–7 passengers) and Sprinter (8–13 passengers). The vans are Mercedes, Volkswagen, Ford Transit and Peugeot Traveller models, all recent, air-conditioned and cleaned between journeys, with proper luggage space rather than a crowded boot. Choose the vehicle by how many of you are travelling and how much luggage you bring; the desk will tell you if a larger vehicle would be more comfortable.

Families get child seats on request, and groups with a lot of luggage are matched to a vehicle with room to spare. Tell us on WhatsApp what you are bringing and we take care of the rest.

Every vehicle is checked and cleaned between journeys, and the drivers know the hotels of Beijing Railway Station and their side streets, so you are delivered to the right gate, not just the main road.

Who books the Beijing Railway Station transfer

Who uses a private transfer from Beijing Airport to Beijing Railway Station? Couples who would rather not start a holiday in a taxi queue; families who need child seats and space for a pushchair; groups of six to thirteen who want to arrive together in one vehicle; business travellers with a meeting the same day; and travellers landing at night, when public transport is thin and a fixed price is worth more than ever. Every one of them books the same way - a WhatsApp message - and gets the same written confirmation.

The transfer is the first thing most guests book with us and rarely the last; day trips from Beijing Railway Station and the ride back to Beijing Airport are arranged in the same conversation.

How to book your Beijing Railway Station transfer

Booking is simple: fill in the form on this page or message us on WhatsApp with your flight number, the date, the number of passengers and your hotel in Beijing Railway Station. A member of our team replies within minutes to confirm the price and the meeting point. Payment is arranged on WhatsApp as well, in whichever way suits you, and your confirmation is written down so nothing is left to memory.

Changes and cancellations are handled through the same WhatsApp conversation. Because the terms depend on conditions such as how close to the pickup time the request is made, our team will explain exactly what applies to your booking when you ask - always before any payment, never as a surprise afterwards.

Good to know before you land at Beijing Airport

Say whether you land at Capital (PEK) or Daxing (PKX) - they are 80 km apart - and send the hotel name in Chinese if you have it; a working internet connection for maps and translation is worth arranging before you land.

Keep your phone charged and roaming or Wi-Fi on for the WhatsApp thread; the driver's number is in your confirmation and a message on landing at Beijing Airport is the quickest way to say you are through.

Let us know the driver language you would prefer; it depends on the country, the city and the hour, so we cannot promise it, but we do our best to match it and the WhatsApp desk itself always works in Arabic and English.

Beijing Railway Station to Beijing Airport: the return transfer

Most guests book the return at the same time: a Beijing Railway Station to Beijing Airport transfer from the hotel door, timed to your departure, with the same fixed-price approach. If your plans change during the trip, message the desk and the pickup time is adjusted.

Many guests book both directions together for a single confirmation with two times on it; if the return flight changes during the stay, one message moves the pickup to the new time.

More transfers from Beijing Airport

The same fixed-price private service runs from Beijing Airport to other places nearby. If your plans include more than one stop, or friends are staying elsewhere, these are the routes travellers most often combine with Beijing Railway Station:

• Beijing Airport to City Centre transfer
• Beijing Airport to Hotel transfer
• Beijing Airport to Great Wall (Mutianyu) transfer
• Beijing Airport to Tianjin transfer
• Beijing Airport to Wangfujing transfer
• Beijing Airport to Tiananmen transfer

Why travellers choose Haqqi Tours for Beijing Railway Station transfers

We run airport transfers in dozens of cities, and the Beijing Railway Station route follows the same simple promise as every other: one fixed price for the whole vehicle, agreed in writing; a driver who tracks your flight and meets you at arrivals; a vehicle matched to your group and your luggage; and a desk that answers. It is the way we would want to arrive ourselves.

Pickup options and waiting time

When you book on WhatsApp, you choose one of two pickup options for your arrival:

• Flight tracking: your driver is at arrivals the minute your flight lands and waits for up to 60 minutes. If your flight lands at 2:00 pm, the driver is there at 2:00 pm.
• Fixed time (no tracking): your driver arrives at a time you choose and waits for up to 60 minutes from that time. Send us your flight number and we check its real landing times over the past 10 days to recommend the best pickup time.

At most airports the included waiting time is 60 minutes; at some it is 90 minutes. We confirm the exact waiting time for your airport when you book with us on WhatsApp. After that, the driver cannot wait longer: the fixed price is based on one hour of airport parking and the driver's time, and with more than 30 transfers a day, every booking is scheduled back to back.

With flight tracking, normal delays are covered. If your flight is delayed by more than 5 hours, we cannot guarantee a new pickup at the last minute, because the new arrival time is uncertain and other transfers are already scheduled. Message us as soon as the delay is announced: we always do our best to rearrange, but it depends on the number of bookings that day. With a fixed-time pickup, the time slot is reserved for you and cannot be changed on the day, even if your flight is delayed or something unexpected happens.

Two hours before your flight lands, we send you your driver's name and phone number on WhatsApp. If you are still in the air, the message will be waiting for you as soon as you switch on your phone. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.