Why go
- Capital city of China.
- Served by Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX).
History
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China and is governed as a provincial-level direct-administered municipality with 16 municipal districts. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin Municipality to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 81 airlines, 206 direct destinations
- Air China CA (737-800, A321, 330, 737, A330-300, A320…) · 144 routes: Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Baotou, Bayannur, Beihai, Busan, Cairo*, Changcha, Changchun, Changzhou, Chaoyang, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chicago*, Chifeng, Chongju*, Chongqing, Copenhagen*, Dalian, Dandong, Daqing, Datong, Dayong, Dazhou, Delhi, Dongsheng, Dubai, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Fuyang, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, Geneva, Guangyuan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hami … +104 more
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (737, A320, 330, 737-800, 777, A319…) · 83 routes: Baotou*, Bayannur*, Beihai*, Changcha*, Changchun*, Changzhou*, Chaoyang*, Chengdu, Chifeng*, Chongqing*, Dalian, Dandong*, Daqing*, Datong*, Dayong*, Dazhou*, Dongsheng*, Fuyang*, Fuzhou*, Ganzhou*, Guangyuan*, Guangzhou*, Guilin*, Guiyang*, Haikou*, Hailar*, Hami*, Hangzhou*, Harbin*, Hefei, Hohhot*, Huangshan*, Huangyan*, INC*, Jiamusi*, Jian*, Jingdezhen*, Kunming*, Lanzhou*, Lhasa* … +43 more
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800, A320, A330-300, 787, 330, A330-200…) · 59 routes: Abu Dhabi*, Alma-ata, Bangkok, Baotou, Berlin, Brussels, Busan*, Changcha, Changchun, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chicago, Chongqing, Dalian, Dongying, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hohhot, Hong Kong, INC, Jiamusi, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kunming, Lanzhou, Male, Manzhouli, Moscow, Mudanjiang, Nanchang, Nanning, Ninbo, Novosibirsk, Phuket … +19 more
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A321, A320, A319, 737-800, A330-300, 330…) · 54 routes: Amsterdam, Anshan, Baishan, Changcha, Changchun, Changde, Changzhi, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Daqing, Dayong, Detroit*, Fuzhou*, Ganzhou, Guangzhou, Guilin, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi*, Harbin, Hong Kong, INC, Islamabad*, Kunming, Nanchong, Nanning, Ninbo, Quanzhou*, Sanya, Seattle*, Seoul, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Tashkent … +14 more
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, A321, A330-300, A319, 737, 737-800…) · 40 routes: Changchun, Changzhou, Cheju, Dalian, Detroit*, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Huai An, INC, Jining, Jixi, Kunming, Lanzhou, Lianyungang, Lijiang, Linyi, Luoyang, Luzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Paris*, Qianjiang, Qingdao, Saipan, Seattle*, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang*, Taiyuan, Tokyo*, Tokyo*, Tongliao, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Xining, Yantai
- Japan Air System JD (A319, A320) · 11 routes: Erenhot, Haikou, Hailar, Hangzhou, Hohhot, Jixi, Lanzhou, Lijiang, Qingdao, Xiamen, Yichang
- S7 Airlines S7 (A320, A330-300, 737-800) · 10 routes: Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Ulan-ude, Vladivostok, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg
- All Nippon Airways NH (737-800, A320, A330-200, 737, 767-300, 787-8) · 9 routes: Chengdu*, Dalian*, Nagoya*, Okinawa*, Osaka, Sapporo*, Shanghai*, Tokyo, Tokyo
- United Airlines UA (777-300, 777, 330, 747-400) · 8 routes: Chicago, Honolulu*, Houston*, Los Angeles*, New York*, Newark, San Francisco, Washington
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 7 routes: Changcha, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Zhoushan
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, 737) · 6 routes: Chongqing, INC, Jinan, Jiujiang, Qingdao, Yantai
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A321, A330-300, A320) · 5 routes: Busan, Chongju, Muan, Seoul, Seoul
- Canadian National Airways CN (737-800) · 5 routes: Guilin, Hailar, Harbin, INC, Mudanjiang
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, 777-200, A330-200, 747-400, 777-300) · 4 routes: Busan, Cheju, Seoul, Seoul
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321, A319, 330) · 4 routes: Chengdu, Chongqing, Wanxian, Zhongwei
- US Airways US (777-300, 777) · 4 routes: Chicago, Los Angeles*, New York*, San Francisco*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (330, A340-600, A380) · 3 routes: Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt, Munich
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A330-300, 737, 777-300ER) · 2 routes: Khabarovsk, Moscow
- Air Astana KC (A320) · 2 routes: Alma-ata, Tselinograd
- Air Berlin AB (330, A330-200) · 2 routes: Berlin*, Nagoya*
- Air Canada AC (777-300ER, 330) · 2 routes: Toronto, Vancouver
- American Airlines AA (777, 787) · 2 routes: Chicago, Seattle*
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (737, 737-800) · 2 routes: Kunming, Luxi
- China Airlines CI (A330-300, 747-400) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei
- Delta Air Lines DL (777, 76W) · 2 routes: Detroit, Seattle
- Etihad Airways EY (A330-200) · 2 routes: Abu Dhabi, Nagoya
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (767, 737-800) · 2 routes: Tokyo, Tokyo
- Pakistan International Airlines PK (310) · 2 routes: Islamabad, Tokyo
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (A330-300, A340-300) · 2 routes: Copenhagen, Stockholm*
- Shanghai Airlines FM (757, 737-800) · 2 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (330, 777-300) · 2 routes: Madrid, Paris
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (330, 777-300) · 2 routes: London, London*
- Air Algerie AH (330) · 1 route: Algier
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Anqing
- Air France AF (777-200, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Koryo JS (A81, T20) · 1 route: Pyongyang
- Air Macau NX (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: Macau
- Air Mauritius MK (A340-300) · 1 route: Plaisance
- Air New Zealand NZ (330) · 1 route: Shanghai*
- AirAsia X D7 (330) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- Aircompany Yakutia R3 (737-700) · 1 route: Yakutsk
- Albanian Airlines LV (767-300) · 1 route: Male
- Alitalia AZ (A330-200) · 1 route: Abu Dhabi
- Austrian Airlines OS (767-300, 767) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (340) · 1 route: Baku
- British Airways BA (747-400) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (330) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A321, A330-300, A340-300, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Cebu Pacific 5J (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Dragonair KA (A320, A321, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Egyptair MS (330) · 1 route: Cairo
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (767-300) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (777-200LR) · 1 route: Addis Ababa
- EVA Air BR (747-400, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Taipei
- Finnair AY (A330-300) · 1 route: Helsinki
- Garuda Indonesia GA (A330-300) · 1 route: Jakarta
- Hawaiian Airlines HA (A330-200) · 1 route: Honolulu
- Hong Kong Airlines HX (A320, A330-200, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Iran Air IR (74L) · 1 route: Tehran
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (74M) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (787-8) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Malaysia Airlines MH (A330-300) · 1 route: Kuala Lumpur
- MIAT Mongolian Airlines OM (737) · 1 route: Ulan Bator
- NordStar Airlines Y7 (737-800) · 1 route: Krasnoyarsk
- Philippine Airlines PR (A320) · 1 route: Manila
- Qantas QF (A330-200) · 1 route: Nanjing
- Qatar Airways QR (777-300ER) · 1 route: Doha
- Singapore Airlines Cargo SQ (A330-300, 777-200, 777-300, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Singapore
- South African Airways SA (A340-300) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- SriLankan Airlines UL (A330-200) · 1 route: Colombo
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (A330-300) · 1 route: Zurich
- TAAG Angola Airlines DT (777-200) · 1 route: Luanda
- Thai Airways International TG (330, 777-300) · 1 route: Bangkok
- Transaero Airlines UN (767-300) · 1 route: Moscow
- Turkish Airlines TK (777-300ER) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ural Airlines U6 (A320) · 1 route: Yekaterinburg
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-400, 767) · 1 route: Tashkent
- Vietnam Airlines VN (A321, 777) · 1 route: Hanoi
- Virgin Express TV (A319) · 1 route: INC
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 40 direct destinations
- China Eastern Airlines MU (737, 737-700) · 40 routes: Anshun*, Baotou*, Bijie*, Changcha*, Changzhi*, Changzhou*, Chengdu*, Chifeng*, Chizhou*, Chongqing*, Datong*, Dongsheng*, Foshan*, Guangzhou*, Hailar*, Harbin*, Hohhot*, Jinchuan*, Lianyungang*, Linyi*, Manzhouli*, Nanchang*, Nanyang*, Ninbo*, Qingyang*, Qiqihar*, Quzhou*, Shanghai*, Shenzhen*, Ulanhot*, Wenzhou*, Wuhai*, Xiamen*, Xiangfan*, Xilinhot*, Xingyi*, Yan'an*, Yulin*, Zhanjiang*, Zhoushan*
- China United KN (737, 737-700) · 40 routes: Anshun, Baotou, Bijie, Changcha, Changzhi, Changzhou, Chengdu, Chifeng, Chizhou, Chongqing, Datong, Dongsheng, Foshan, Guangzhou, Hailar, Harbin, Hohhot, Jinchuan, Lianyungang, Linyi, Manzhouli, Nanchang, Nanyang, Ninbo, Qingyang, Qiqihar, Quzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Ulanhot, Wenzhou, Wuhai, Xiamen, Xiangfan, Xilinhot, Xingyi, Yan'an, Yulin, Zhanjiang, Zhoushan
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX); 9 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: PEK has direct flights to 206 destinations on 81 airlines (incl. Hangzhou, INC, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: 展览馆码头, 5.1 km); routes include North Bank - East Bank, North Bank - Jade Island, East Bank - Jade Island.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Beijing. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.