Car Rental at 'Beijing - Peking International Airport'

Airport location, terminals and transportation

Beijing International Airport is the main airport in China. It is the second airport in the number of passengers in the world. Every year, it serves over 96 million passengers and a lot of cargo flights. The airport was opened in the late 60s. It is 20 km from the capital. At the airport, there are three air-strips and three terminals. The impressive size of the Terminal 3 and its remoteness from other terminals have made it a separate unit with its own infrastructure. The 3rd terminal is divided into several satellites (C, D, E). T1 serves only domestic flights; T2 and T3 serve both domestic and international flights. At the airport, the inter-terminal train and shuttles run between terminals and their satellites.

The airport is linked with the city by the freeway. The transport center offers various kinds of transport at the airport: taxi, buses, and private cars. The transport center in T3 is linked with the underground station by the crossing. The metro line runs to the center of Beijing (through T2 and T3). Public buses run to different parts of the city, as well as to the countryside. You can take a taxi near each terminal.

Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car

The feature of the car rental in China is that you can rent a car with the driver because it is quite difficult for foreigners to follow Chinese traffic signs.

In all the terminals of the airport, there is the car rental office, Hertz. The stands of this company are open from 8 am to 8 pm. In addition to Hertz, the other official rented car provider is Avis. The company office is located at the exit #11 of T2. It is open from 9 am to 5 pm. You can pre-order a car on the company’s website or rent it upon arrival at the airport. The company offers its clients cars of various classes and capacity.

At the airport, there are also several Chinese car rental companies: China Car Rental, Top One Auto Rental, Shou Qi Car rental, and Ehi. The offices of these car rental companies are located in T2 and open 24 hours a day. Some car rental companies limit the daily mileage of their vehicles. Cars are taken and returned to the parking lots near the terminals.

Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby

There are parking lots near each terminal. The separate taxi rank is located near T1. The separate parking lot for buses is close to T3. The parking area of T3 accommodates 7000 cars.

There are several sitting areas in the airport terminals. In T1, T2 and T3, there are rooms of Hourly Hotel. Near the airport, there are the following hotels: Hilton Hotel Airport, Capital Airport Hotel, Days Hotel New exhibition center, Ibis Hotel, Langham Place. These hotels offer a free shuttle transfer.