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Official Beijing Airport Taxi Rates & Fares

Beijing Airport taxi rates given here are in the local currency (CNY or Chinese Yuan Renminbi). Use our currency converter or the cheat sheet to the left if you would like to convert to your currency. Note that Beijing Airport taxi rates given here are for official taxis and unofficial or pirate taxis (discussed below) may be different. It is illegal to pay with any foreign currency in China.


  • Beijing Airport transportation fares via taxi to most parts of the city run between CNY 70-130. A cab to the city centre, Grand Hyatt, Raffles, and Beijing Hotel should cost around CNY 80-90 taking traffic into consideration. Passengers need to pay the freeway toll, an extra RMB 10 on to the meter amount, which applies going to and from the Beijing Airport.



 
Beijing Taxi Payment: Cash only
It is illegal to pay with any foreign currency in China.
Beijing Taxi Tipping Recommendation: Not required



Official Beijing Airport Taxi Details

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Metered Beijing Airport taxi cabs are available, but you should insist that the meter is used as over-charging is common. Beijing Airport taxis are often much more expensive than regular taxis in Beijing.  It often is worthwhile getting the bus to any part of the city and then taking a regular taxi to your final destination to avoid being overcharged.

 

For a Beijing Airport transfer via taxi, look for the two official taxi lines just outside of the Arrivals hall. Official Beijing Airport taxi cabs have a taxi sign on the roof, and on the dashboard on the passenger side is a placard with the drivers registration number.  If this placard is missing then don't get in the taxi.

 

The Beijing Airport taxi driver should start the meter immediately once you get in and it will play a tinkly tune and there will be clicking as it starts. If the meter does not work, you do not have to pay, but do not get involved in arguments with the driver en-route as you could end up being dumped at the roadside in the middle of nowhere! Tackle it when you arrive by demanding a "fappiao" (a receipt, which is generated by the meter). If the meter is not working or has not been switched on you can refuse to pay, and if the driver threatens to call the police, encourage him to do so. At this point he will write a hand-written fappiao, but make sure he (or you) writes down the car registration and the driver registration before even getting your money out.

 

Tip: Try to get the Chinese name in characters of your Beijing hotel so that you can let your Beijing Airport taxi driver read where you want to go. It is important to do this as most drivers cannot read English.




 Pirate Beijing Airport Taxi Serivce

 

Beijing Airport taxi touts wait inside the Beijing Airport terminal, just after customs, and their sole purpose is to rip you off. So be very aware of this and avoid them. Use the official taxis!



 
IHateTaxis.com does not recommend the pirate Beijing Airport taxi service.

You will be ripped off by Beijing Airport taxi touts.



 Beijing Airport Taxi Scams

A new taxi scam at Beijing Capital Airport came to light in September 2012. This one has the airport's taxi dispatchers acting in collusion with drivers of illegal 'clone' cabs. In this scam, the traveller is approached by the taxi dispatcher (perhaps picking them out of a queue), and asked if they know the fare to their destination. If the visitor says no, or states an amount that is clearly too low, the dispatcher gives an inflated estimate and calls forward a 'clone' (fake) cab in which the meter has been tampered with, allowing the driver can inflate the fare with a remote control.

 

Here are some long-standing scams to watch out for: 

 

  • Most Beijing Airport taxi drivers are no longer city locals, but now from satellite cities and often do not know the city well. These taxis are unlikely to use the meter and more likely to take a long route to increase the fare. Use the official taxis!
  • If you are in a group of three or more or have a lot of luggage, touts will claim you need a minibus, and then lead you towards a people carrier in a car park, but then it will turn out they are actually leading you to a shabby taxi parked behind it, which will charge far more than the regulated fare.
  • Be aware of another scam where impostors who pretend to work for the taxi company pose at the official-looking stands outside offering rides to the city (especially in the non-regular hours where there are not many people about). You will be led into a "taxi" with a fake meter (which could be hidden) which runs very quickly.

 




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Last Updated: 24 Sep 2024