Overview & preparation
Your options for leaving the airport
Airports may offer taxis, metro, airport trains, buses and ride-hailing. Availability differs by airport and time of day.
Know the main options
- ✓Taxi: a road journey using the airport’s designated taxi service.
- ✓Ride-hailing: an app-booked car with a designated meeting point.
- ✓Metro or airport train: rail travel that may involve transfers and a final walk.
- ✓Airport bus: a scheduled service with fixed stops.
Bring the information you will need
- ✓Your arrival airport and terminal, landing time and full hotel address.
- ✓Your luggage and mobility needs matter. The action guide helps with the actual choice, pickup and backup route.
Free sample · From the complete guide
Try this part of your Beijing journey
Book the right car
Check the pickup field first
Confirm Capital / PEK T2 or T3, or Daxing / PKX. Select a named airport pickup point offered by the app. Compare the parking building, floor, side and zone with your surroundings; the GPS dot alone cannot distinguish floors.
Enter your hotel, then check its address
Tap Where to? / Enter Destination. Paste your hotel's full Chinese address and check district, street and branch against the booking. If staying in a hutong, ask reception for a vehicle-accessible drop-off pin as well as the actual doorway.
Choose the car and review the price
Compare the available categories, estimated wait and fare. For large bags, choose a larger vehicle and send the bag count to the driver after matching. Six seats do not guarantee space for six suitcases. Review any fee or payment message before confirming.
Request when you are ready to meet
Use the terminal instructions below to reach the assigned pickup area. Submit the request, keep the app open and note the driver's plate, car model and meeting point.
Visual example · Set up payment: four real app screens
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About this excerpt
Selected from Set up DiDi and book your Beijing hotel. Guide updated October 2, 2026. App labels and local arrangements can change.
Inside the Full Guide
Included in the Full Beijing Guide, together with this city’s Quick Cards.
- Choose transport & set up DiDi
- PEK T2 · taxi & DiDi
- PEK T3 · taxi & DiDi
- PKX · taxi & DiDi
- Payment & quick fixes
- Rail & bus alternatives
All three journey stages
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