Beijing Capital International Airport

A free shuttle bus runs between Terminal 2 and the new Terminal 3. It departs every ten minutes or so and the journey time is about 10 minutes. Terminal 3 is huge: it alone is bigger than all five of Heathrow (London)'s terminals. Additional time should be allocated when flying from here. Terminal 3 check-in closes 45 minutes before flights depart.
 

Departure Guides in Beijing Capital International Airport

►For Domestic Departures

Normal Procedure: Checking in & Getting Boarding Pass→Check-in Luggage→Security Check→Waiting & Boarding

→STEP1: Checking in & Getting Boarding Pass
Please confirm the terminal building with the airport or the airline you fly with in advance. Please check flight information screens for the check-in counter of your flight and other information before you check in. Please use the e-ticket check-in machine if necessary.

→STEP2: Check-in Luggage
Please check in at the corresponding check-in counter with flight ticket and valid ID; check your luggage and obtain boarding pass.

Restrictions on Carry-on Luggage: Total weight of carry-on luggage should be within 5kg. The size of each luggage should be within 20 x 40 x 55cm. (Be aware that some airlines may have their own size or weight restrictions.) If the luggage fits in the hand luggage measuring container on the security checkpoint, it can be carried along with the passenger. Otherwise, it needs to be checked.

→STEP3: Security Check
Please make sure that your boarding pass, flight ticket and passport are ready for security checks. You are required to pass through the security gate, while your carry-on luggage has to go through X-ray checks for flight safety.

→STEP4: Waiting & Boarding
After security check, you can go to the corresponding lounge in accordance with the boarding gate indicated in your boarding pass. For smooth boarding, it is recommended that passengers arrive at their terminal 1.5 hours before departure Check-in service closes 30 minutes before departure.

►For International Departures

Normal Procedure: Checking in→Check-in Luggage→Inspection & Quarantine→Frontier Inspection→Security Check→Customs Inspection→Waiting & Boarding

→STEP1: Checking in
Please confirm the terminal building with the airport or the airline you fly with in advance. Please confirm if you carry any article that needs to be declared to the customs before checking in. If so, please fill in China Customs Declaration Form for Exit/Entry Passengers and submit to the customs counter between D&E check-in islands. (Except passengers who are exempted from customs inspection in accordance with relevant regulations, or accompanied minors under the age of 16.)

→STEP2: Inspection & Quarantine
Outgoing passengers suffering from fever, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea, acute rash, lymphadenopathy, AIDS, venereal disease, mental disorder or open tuberculosis should voluntarily report to the inspection and quarantine officials; Passengers carrying the following items shall report them to the inspection and quarantine officials: biological species, living animals, food made from animals, animal carcasses or specimens, plants and plant products, plant propagating materials, soil and microorganisms, human organism, biological products, blood and blood products.

→STEP3: Frontier Inspection
Foreign passengers are required to show their passports, visas, and exit registration cards. They can only travel out of China within the time limit prescribed in their valid entry visas. The Chinese passengers (including those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) are required to show their passports and visas. If you have any certificates issued by relevant departments, allowing you to travel out of China, please show them promptly.

→STEP4: Security Check
Please make sure that your boarding pass, flight ticket and passport are ready for security checks. You are required to pass through the security gate, while your carry-on luggage has to go through X-ray checks for flight safety.

→STEP5: Customs Inspection
Passengers with articles to declare must fill in China Customs Declaration Form for Exit/Entry Passengers and choose "Declaration Channel" (also named "Red Channe") for Customs clearance; those without any article to declare have no need to fill in the declaration form and can choose the "Non-declaration channel" (also named "Green Channel") for Customs clearance.

→STEP6: Waiting & Boarding
After Security Check, you can go to the corresponding waiting lounge in accordance with the boarding gate indicated in your boarding pass.

As the boarding generally starts 30 minutes or more before the takeoff, please pay attention to the broadcasting and flight information screen. Please get the boarding pass ready and show it to the personnel when boarding

Arrival Guides in Beijing Capital International Airport

►For Domestic Arrivals

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrivals→Baggage Claim→Leaving the Airport

→STEP1: Flight Arrivals
After entering the terminal building, you can refer to the signs to the Baggage Claim Hall. To make it convenient for passengers to change their clothes, passenger dressing rooms are available in the Baggage Claim Hall.

→STEP2: Baggage Claim
You will enter the Arrival Lobby after Baggage claim, where you can meet your relatives and friends, get information at the Hotel Inquiry Counter and Inquiry Counter, or exchange currency at the bank. Downtown Airport Shuttles or taxis are available outside the Arrival Lobby.

→STEP3: Leaving the Airport
After you get out of the Arrival Lobby with your luggage, you may leave by taxi or Downtown Airport Shuttles.

►For International Arrivals

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrivals→Inspection & Quarantine→Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection→Baggage Claim→Customs Inspection→Leaving the airport

→STEP1: Flight Arrivals
After entering the terminal building, you can refer to the signs for the Baggage Claim Hall.

→STEP2: Inspection & Quarantine
Incoming passengers having diseases such as fever, vomit, jaundice, diarrhea, acute rash, lymphadenopathy, AIDS, venereal disease, mental disorder or open tuberculosis should initiatively report to the inspection and quarantine officials; Passengers coming from the endemic areas of yellow fever are required to show the inspection and quarantine officials a valid prevention and vaccination certificate of yellow fever.

→STEP3: Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection
Foreign passengers should complete Entry Registration Cards and submit it together with valid passports and visas to Station of Frontier Exit and Entry Inspection for inspection. The Chinese passengers should possess valid passport.

→STEP4: Baggage Claim
Baggage Claim Hall is located on the second floor, whose entrance is equipped with a baggage carousel screen. Identify the right carousel according to your flight number. Should you have any question concerning the Baggage, please consult the airline.

→STEP5: Customs Inspection
Passengers with articles to declare must fill in China Customs Declaration Form for Exit/Entry Passengers and choose "Declaration Channel" (also named "Red Channel") for Customs clearance; those without any article to declare have no need to fill in the declaration form and can choose the "Non-declaration channel" (also named "Green Channel") for Customs clearance. (Exclusive of passengers who are exempted from Customs inspection and control in accordance with relevant regulations, or those under the age of 16 who are accompanied by adults).

→STEP6: Leaving the airport
You will enter the Arrival Lobby after Baggage claim, where you can meet your relatives and friends, get information at the Hotel Inquiry Counter and Inquiry Counter, or exchange currency at the bank. Downtown Airport Shuttles or taxis are available outside the Arrival Lobby.

Transfer Guides in Beijing Capital International Airport

►For Domestic to Domestic

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrivals→Transfer Procedures→Waiting & Boarding

►For Domestic to International

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrival & Transfer Procedures→Inspection & Quarantine→Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection→Security Check→Customs inspection→Waiting & Boarding

►For International to Domestic

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrival & Transfer Procedures→Inspection & Quarantine, Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection→Baggage Claim→Customs Inspection→Security check→Waiting & Boarding

►For International to International

Normal Procedure: Flight Arrival→Transfer Procedures→Border Inspection→Security Check→Custom Inspection→Waiting & Boarding

Related Information:
►72-hour Visa Free Policy in Beijing Capital International Airport
►More transportation information: Beijing Transportation
►More Travel information: Beijing Travel Guide