Travel Information, Airports and Train Stations

CK Culture Boutique, part of Cultural Keys Ltd., stocks genuine Chinese cultural products, gifts, and original works of art. From classic Chinese Feiyue shoes to crafted calligraphy, CK Culture Boutique has a good starting range of Chinese culture-related products, either in-store or online.

CK Culture Boutique also runs cultural classes at the center, as well as martial arts classes around Beijing and at other iconic locations in China, available to both residents and visitors to Beijing.

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The site the city of Melaka stands today was the center of Malaccan history. It was the capital of the Melaka Sultanate and was the centre of the Malay world in the 15th and the 16th century after the Malays moved over from Sumatra and was the most prosperous Entrepôt and city of the Malay Archipelago before it fell to the hand of Portuguese in 1511.

Call 9510 5105 to book your ticket up to ten days in advance and pick up and pay for your ticket at your local agent no more than four days in advance of departure. You’ll be advised of the location nearest you.

Six floors of parking space, reasonable prices and a 24-hour video security system make parking at the airport a convenient and reliable option. For small cars, the first half hour is free, with incremental pricing up to RMB 80/day. For larger cars, the maximum price per day is RMB120. Long-term parking is also available for a daily rate of RMB 160. Superfluous services abound, including car washing and decoration, VIP reserve parking (6459 6320), and a lost and found office (6459 5535).

At the moment, the cheapest way into town is to take CAAC’s airport shuttle bus. Tickets cost RMB 16 and the ride takes between 40 and 90 minutes, depending on traffic and origin/des-tination. The buses have much more luggage room than taxis. Look for a white bus stop sign at the pickup location (see below). The shuttles leave every 15-30 minutes from the arrivals level of all terminals.

This rail line links the airport and Dongzhimen transportation hub, which connects to Beijing Subway Line 2 and Line 13. There is a stop at Sanyuanqiao, which links to Line 10. The trains zip along the 27.3km track at a top speed of 110km/h, making the journey from Dongzhimen to Terminal 3 in about 20 minutes. The return trip is about 10 minutes longer since the trains loop back via Terminal 2. A one-way trip is RMB 25.

Come here to extend your visa, sort out travel documents (if you are a Chinese national), apply for housing purchase permits and more.

If you’re tired of long walks, crowds, or sold out flights, Capital Airport doesn’t have to be your only option when it comes to flying out of Beijing. The little known Beijing Nanyuan Airport, sitting approximately 20km south of Tiananmen Square, serves as a very viable alternative for domestic flights. And with 113% passenger growth since 2007, the airport is becoming more and more relevant. It was originally built in 1904 as a small runway and was China’s first airport. Later it was the site where the PLA air force was formed.

Beijing Capital International Airport is com-prised of three terminals.
Most international and domestic flights depart from Terminal 3 (T3), which opened in February 2008. Designed by high-profile British architect Sir Norman Foster, T3 features triangular forms that are designed to evoke the shape of a dragon, maximize the perimeter and allow for a “record” number of aircraft parking spaces. Touted as the “world’s largest and most advanced airport building,” T3 nearly doubled the airport’s handling capacity to 60 million passengers.