International Flights to Beijing | Helpful Beijing International Flights Arrival Guide and Tips

As one of the most popular destinations for both travel and business, Beijing can be arrived by flights from all around the globe. Currently, only the Capital International Airport (IATA:PEK) serves for international flights. It is located at Jichang West Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing (北京朝阳区机场西路), about 28km (11mi) from Beijing downtown. Airlines from more than 55 foreign countries dock at PEK, and transport travelers to Beijing from almost all the capital cities and other important cities in the world, which make PECK the world's second busiest airport. The airlines of Europe and North America also offer direct nonstop flights to Beijing. Flights usually leave from Europe in the afternoon, and arrive at PEK in the morning. The flight times are a bit longer if you fly to Beijing from US, ranging from 11 to 14 hours. The flight schedules to Beijing from Asian countries, such as Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, etc., are very frequent. Since the flight schedule changes from time to time, please do not hesitate to contact us for more detailed information.

Beijing is planning to put another new airport - Beijing Daxing International Airport which is bigger and modern than PEK into use in September, 2019 when more and more international flights will be operated to Beijing.

The Updated International Flights to Beijing - Schedules, Duration, Frequency

Below we list some of the mostly used flights to Beijing from Europe, America, Aisa and Oceania to Beijing with details of flight types, duration, fequency, etc.

International Flights from Europe to Beijing

Route Type Duration Frequency Distance (KM)

Amsterdam- Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 9.5h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 7845

Berlin-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 9h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 7352

Frankfurt-Beijing


nonstop & connecting Flights about 9h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 8300
London-Beijing
nonstop & connecting Flights about 10h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 8150
Paris-Beijing
nonstop & connecting Flights about 10h ~ 1 day about 5 nonstop flights per day 11739
Rome-Beijing
nonstop & connecting Flights about 10h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 8126
Madrid-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 10.5h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 9235
Moscow-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 7.5h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 5801

International Flights from America to Beijing

Route Type Duration Frequency Distance (KM)

Los Angeles-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 12.5h ~ 1 day about 3 nonstop flights per day 6234

Chicago-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 13.5h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 11000

New York-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 13.5h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 15336

San Francisco-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 12h ~ 1 day about 3 nonstop flights per day 9084

Seattle-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 11.5h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 8700

Toronto-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 13.5h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 10600

Vancouver-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 10.5h ~ 1 day about 3 nonstop flights per day 8460

International&Regional Flights from Asia to Beijing

Route Type Duration Frequency Distance (KM)

Seoul-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 2h ~ 1 day about 13 nonstop flights per day 950

Singapore-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 6h ~ 1 day about 6 nonstop flights per day 4543

Tokyo-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 3.5h ~ 1 day about 10 nonstop flights per day 2102

Bangkok-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 4.5h ~ 1 day about 3 nonstop flights per day 3274

Macao-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 3h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 2254

Hong Kong-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 3h ~ 1 day about 21 nonstop flights per day 2199

Taipei-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 3.5h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 1715

Kuala Lumpur-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 6.5h ~ 1 day about 3 nonstop flights per day 4651
Manila-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 4.5h ~ 1 day about 4 nonstop flights per day 2848
Djakarta-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 7.5h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 5223
New Delhi-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 6h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 3800
Istanbul-Beijing nonstop & connecting Flights about 10h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 6820

International Flights from Oceania to Beijing

Route Type Duration Frequency Distance (KM)

Melbourne-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 12h ~ 1 day about 1 nonstop flights per day 9200

Sydney-Beijing

nonstop & connecting Flights about 12h ~ 1 day about 2 nonstop flights per day 8948

Note: Airline departure and arrival times are given in terms of the local time zone.

Terminals for International Flights Arrival and Departure

Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场 IATA: PEK)

There are three Terminals in Beijing Capital International Airport, but only Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 serve for international flights. Terminal 2 serves for international airlines of Sky Team while the Terminal 3 serves for international airlines of Star Alliance and One World Alliance…

Sky Team Members (T2)

-Aeroflot, Aerolíneas Argentinas, Aeromexico, Air Europa, Air France, Alitalia, China Airlines, China Eastern, China Southern, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, TAROM, Vietnam Airlines, and XiamenAir.

Star Alliance Members (T3)

- Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Avianca, Avianca Brasil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS, Shenzen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, Swiss International, TAP Portugal, Thai Airways International, Turkish Airlines, United.

One World Alliance (T3)

- American Airlines, S7 Airlines, Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, LATAM Chile, British Airways, Royal Jordanian, Qantas, Iberia, Finnair.

Beijing Daxing International Airport (北京大兴国际机场 IATA: PKX)

Beijing Daxing International Airport has only 1 terminal – Terminal 1 which has 4 floors. The first floor serves for international arrival; the second floor serves for domestic arrival; the third floor is for domestic departure; the fourth floor serves for international departures. There are 82 boarding gates, but it takes less than 8 minutes for passengers to get to each boarding gate by walking from the departure hall. It also receives many international/regional flights which connect China with almost every continent of the world, as well as domestic flights from many capital cities and some other big cities, including, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chengdu, Chongqing, etc.

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T2 International Arrival Guide

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T3 International Arrival Guide

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How to check out the airport?

1. Get off the plane, enter the Terminals, and follow the signs to the Baggage Claim Hall;

2. Pass through the Inspection & Quarantine;

3. Complete Entry Registration Cards and submit to Station of Frontier Exit and Entry Inspection with passport and visa;

4. Claim your baggage;

5. Pass through Customs Inspection. Declare articles if you need to;

6. Exit the airport from the Arrival Lobby.

How to Transfer from Beijing Airports

Beijing Capital International Airport provides a fully connecting transportation system that allows passengers to transfer to Beijing downtown and nearby places. Beijing Daxing International Airport is Beijing’s second international airport. It’s much big in scale and highly advanced in techniques. It is linked with northern China’s other modes of transportation, such as high speed rail, highway, subway, etc.

How to Get to Beijing Downtown

Beijing Capital Airport is 25.35 km away from Tiananmen Square, the center of Beijing. The most efficient way to get to downtown is taxi. You can easily find taxis queuing up outside the arrival halls of T1, T2, T3. But only take the legal taxis which have licenses. It takes about 30~60mins to get to the city center area of Beijing by taxi, and costs around CNY 80~120. Taking Airport Express (subway) is another good option, but it only has two stops in downtown – Dongzhimen (东直门) and Sanyuanqiao (三元桥). Shuttle buses are also available, with many different districts, commercial centers and railway stations of Beijing.

Generally, there are 9 daily high speed trains running from Beijing Daxing Airport to Beijing West Railway Station, with a duration of 21 minutes. The earliest train departs at around 07:30 and the last train departs around 17:20. As you reach Beijing West Railway Station, you can easily travel around by metro, taxi or bus. To get to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City (about 8 km away from Beijing West Railway Station), you can take metro Line 7 at Beijing West Railway Station, then transfer to Line 1 (Batong Line) at Military Museum Station and finally walk about 700 meters to Tiananmen Square. Learn more about How to Transfer from Beijing Airports to Beijing Downtown

How to Get to Great Walls

There are no direct buses or metros running between Beijing Capital International Airport (or Beijing Daxing International Airport) and the different sections of Great Wall, so you are suggested to travel Great Wall by private driving. You can travel with a travel agency like China Discovery who will offer convenient transfer as well professional tour guide to make your tour more enjoyable. The popular sections of Great Wall are located in the north outskirts of Beijing, and it needs about 1.5 ~ 3 hours to drive from Beijing Capital International Airport to one of them. As Beijing Daxing Airport is located in the far south outskirs of Beijing, driving from the airport to the different sections of Great Wall needs longer time (about 2.5 ~ 4 hours). Learn more about How to Get to Great Walls from Airport.

Beijing Capital International Airport Location Map

Beijing Capital International Airport Location Map

Beijing Daxing International Airport Location Map

Beijing Daxing International Airport Location Map

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