Beijing Capital International Airport Express(way) Guide (1PEK)
Destination: Central Beijing (e.g. CBD & Wangfujing)
Route: Airport Freeway or 2nd Airport Freeway
This is the path the great majority of you will take. Most of you probably aren’t heading to the Great Wall next to the reservoir in northern Beijing — yet; you’ve got, instead, a hotel room waiting for you. We hear you.If your destination is somewhere more CBD-ish or near eastern urban Beijing (around the eastern 4th Ring Road 四环), you might be better served with the new, sure-not-to-be-clogged-up 2nd Airport Freeway (机场第二高速). It’s actually supposed to be called the Airport East Freeway, geo-wise, but there you go anyways. This new freeway opened fresh on Summer Solstice 2008, which for those of you who prefer nitty-gritty figures actually turns out to be June 21, 2008.

