Airport location, terminals and transportation
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport in the province of Guangdong. It’s located near its capital – Guangzhou. It handles over 66 million passengers a year and is the third busiest airport in the country by passenger and cargo traffic. Baiyun International Airport replaced the namesake airport that operated from 1932 to 2004. The modern airport started to serve passengers in 2004 when it substituted the previous one. There are three long runways and two passenger terminals at the airport. Terminal 1 consists of two concourses and the main terminal. Terminal 2 handles only domestic flights.
A high-speed highway connects the city and the airport. The airport has its own transportation centre situated to the south of T2. Here the guests can use metro, railway, bus route, taxi, and transfer services. A railway and metro (Line 3 “Airport South”) connect the airport with Guangzhou North and South railway stations. Express bus routes 1-10 regularly depart for different city districts and large capital hotels. A couple of city buses also stop at the airport. Taxi parking lots are situated next to exits from both of T1 concourses: A (Exit 8) and B (Exit 6). As for T2, taxis can be found near exits 50 and 52 there. It’s forbidden to use transportation network company apps at CAN.
Rental offices, how to find them, where to return car
Passengers can rent a car at the airport. A national car rental company called Ehi works with the airport. The company offers cars of different classes and capacity. The car rental office is located in the airport terminal. A car can be taken right at the airport.
The company’s car rental office is situated near the airport terminal. If you book a vehicle in advance online, you just need to tell the agency clerk your last name and give them a printed order voucher.
Ehi follows a standard fuel policy: a car is received and returned with a full tank. The rental price includes car theft and car accident insurance, taxes, and the airport fee. The company doesn’t limit mileage and provides maintenance. There are a couple of restrictions in the country: a driver should be at least 23 years of age and have at least 5 years of driving experience.
Long-term and short-term parking, hotels nearby
There are several capacious parking lots near the terminals: P2 (open-air) and P3 (inside the hotel) on both sides of T1, open-air parking lots P1 (close to the exit from the international area of Concourse A) and P5 (near Concourse B). The following parking lots are located near T2: open-air parking lots P4, P6, P7 and Garage P8. Parking is free for 15 minutes.
The following hotels are situated on the territory of the airport: Pullman Hotel, Huahai Business Hotel, Kaiserdom Hotel, Aerotel Guangzhou, Han Ting International Apartment.