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Dalian, China · Asia-Pacific
Liaoning’s busiest airport is still the 迎客路 campus with Metro Line 2 in the GTC — paid for with leftover T3 taxi maps, a Priority Pass international room that is CZ-hours only, and a visa stack that is TWOV plus skip-immigration, not a free wander.
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Dalian, China · Asia-Pacific
Liaoning’s busiest airport is still the 迎客路 campus with Metro Line 2 in the GTC — paid for with leftover T3 taxi maps, a Priority Pass international room that is CZ-hours only, and a visa stack that is TWOV plus skip-immigration, not a free wander.
An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.
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China Southern leftover 30. Bendibao leftover 40 for every desk. Air China leftover bags 60 / desk 40. Arrive 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international.
Gate leftover closes 15 minutes. Profile averageSecurityMinutes 15 is an editorial typical, not an operator SLA. Confirm the airline app the morning you fly.
Live 18 May 2026 Commons leftover titles T1 international and T2 domestic on one connected campus. Jinzhouwan is a fill island, not a check-in hall.
Eastchinatrip leftover T1-1993 / T2-2005 / T3-2011 and Wikipedia leftover 2018 T1-as-regional are leftover maps. DragonPass leftover 73号 T2 related-lounge widgets jump to PVG.
No official fountain map. DragonPass leftover Subway at Gates 14, 19 and 22, 味一楼拉面, 舌尖尖兰州牛肉拉面, 李先生牛肉面, 味之藏.
Liquids cannot walk the checkpoint. CAAC leftover nationwide 3C power-bank ban — carry-on only. Landside 亚惠 leftover is before security and is not a substitute for an airside bottle.
240-hour TWOV is Liaoning-wide. 24-hour skip-immigration is DLC only in the Northeast, from 5 Nov 2025, and you cannot leave the sterile area.
NIA leftover 57 countries / 65 ports as of 20 Aug 2026 (Kyrgyzstan / Vietnam added). Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. Hainan 30-day visa-free is a different province.
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Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport and the Dalian city center
4 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
6 lounges with access rules, hours, and verdicts. 2 rated worth it.
Taxi to 迎客路 100号 — never Jinzhouwan. The replacement island is 18 km east and not a passenger terminal. Third-party leftover T1-1993 / T2-2005 / T3-2011 as three taxi islands is leftover. Live leftover: T2 domestic check-in on 2F, T1 international west wing via the 150 m leftover corridor. Metro 机场站 sits under the parking, not under Jinzhouwan.
6 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
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Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport and the Dalian city center
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Under the parking. Leftover A domestic / B international. ¥5 / ~40 min to Qingniwaqiao. Default into town.
Tip: Opened 22 May 2015. First leftover 05:34 toward 海之韵 / 06:13 toward 大连北. Last leftover 22:34 / 23:15. Not 24 hours. North leftover to Dalian North opened 30 Sep 2022.
China Southern leftover ¥10 to Zhongshan Square via 和平广场 / 胜利广场.
Tip: Wikipedia leftover ¥5 People’s Road line and a free Dalian North shuttle with same-day train + air tickets at leftover 10:30 / 14:00 / 17:00. Read the live 机场巴士 board.
Arrivals leftover 1F. Leftover ~10 km / 20–30 min to the old town.
Tip: China Southern leftover 10 minutes is leftover-optimistic. Eastchinatrip leftover ~¥40. No posted airport flat fare. Highway tolls extra.
Official leftover: 15 min free, then ¥4 / ¥3 per 30 min for a small car. First-day cap ¥40.
Tip: Do not reprint Bendibao leftover 5 min free. Business leftover F / domestic curb ¥5 / 30 min, cap ¥100, no free window. Metro leftover exit is in D.
ANA leftover 头等舱休息室 operated by the airport, not ANA Suite. Star Alliance Gold leftover one guest on the same ANA metal. Do not assume this is the CZ Gate 23 room. Not on live English Priority Pass.
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Add a photoLive PP dlc9: T1 international 2F opposite Gate 23. CZ leftover 06:30 and only on a CZ international day. The only named international PP room.
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Add a photoLive PP Business Lounge A / DragonPass leftover 商务候机区A. PP leftover lift near Gate 19 to 2F; DragonPass leftover the same lift downstairs to 2F. After leftover passport control on the PP pin is leftover template.
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Add a photoLive PP dlc8 plus CZ leftover: after T2 domestic security, right, Gate 14 opposite the escalator up. PP leftover also prints 3rd floor via lift and after passport control on this domestic pin — leftover template.
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Add a photoLive DragonPass leftover lists 商旅休息室3 on the main domestic hall without a published gate pin on this pass. Confirm the live map. DragonPass leftover 73号 T2 and 9号 T1 related-lounge widgets jump to PVG — those are not DLC rooms.
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Add a photoLive PP dlc1 / DragonPass leftover 商旅休息室1: after domestic security, Gate 14 escalator to 2F, left to the end of the corridor. Two-hour stay, cold drinks leftover.
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Add a photoUnder the parking since 22 May 2015. Leftover A domestic / B international. ¥5 / ~40 min to Qingniwaqiao. Last trains evening, not 24 hours.
Priority Pass dlc9, T1 international opposite Gate 23. CZ leftover 06:30 and only on a CZ international day. Domestic CZ leftover Gate 14.
DragonPass leftover Subway at Gates 14, 19 and 22, 味一楼拉面, 舌尖尖兰州牛肉拉面, 李先生牛肉面, 味之藏.
West wing leftover 2011 with its own inspection flow. 240-hour TWOV is Liaoning-wide. 24-hour skip-immigration is live from 5 Nov 2025.
PP VIP Lounge 1 and Business Lounge A. Cold drinks leftover, two-hour stay. DragonPass leftover 商旅休息室3 without a published gate pin.
Official leftover: 15 min free then ¥4 / ¥3 per 30 min for a small car, day cap ¥40. Business leftover ¥5 / 30 min, cap ¥100, no free window.
T1 is the international wing, T2 is domestic check-in. Jinzhouwan is not on the live island map.
Commons leftover 18 May 2026 titles T1 international and T2 domestic on one campus. Eastchinatrip leftover T3 and Wikipedia leftover 2018 T1-as-regional are leftover maps.
One connected building. Metro 机场站 is under the parking.
A leftover Jinzhouwan pin costs an 18 km ride to a fill island.
China Southern leftover 30. Bendibao leftover 40. Air China leftover bags 60 / desk 40.
Arrive 2 hours domestic, 3 hours international. China Southern leftover A 9–20 vs 20-01 / 13-03 — read the ticket island.
China Southern leftover 30-minute close is the shortest published number.
Air China leftover bags still want 60 minutes at a human desk.
Metro is the default. Last trains are evening, not 24 hours.
First leftover 05:34 toward 海之韵 / 06:13 toward 大连北. Last leftover 22:34 / 23:15. Confirm 大连地铁 before a dawn departure.
¥5 / ~40 min to Qingniwaqiao is the default into town.
Last trains are evening. Wikipedia leftover last 22:54 vs dushiquan leftover 22:34 — confirm the board.
Live English Priority Pass leftover four pins. dlc9 is CZ-hours; dlc8 leftover prints passport control on a domestic room.
dlc9 leftover 05:30 vs CZ leftover 06:30 and only when CZ has an international departure. VIP Lounge 1 and Business Lounge A are cold-drink CIP.
CZ metal gets Gate 23 internationally and Gate 14 domestically.
Non-CZ international passengers cannot count on a Priority Pass room after passport control.
240-hour TWOV is live at DLC with a Liaoning-wide stay. 24-hour skip-immigration is live from 5 Nov 2025.
NIA leftover 57 countries / 65 ports as of 20 Aug 2026. Clock leftover-prints from 00:00 the next day. SHE leftover does not copy skip-immigration. A TWOV that leaves the sterile area still goes through border inspection.
You can enter at DLC and leave from another Liaoning TWOV port, or the reverse. Skip-immigration is Northeast leftover first.
Skip-immigration does not let you walk 迎客路. Hainan 30-day visa-free is a different province.
Domestic airside, DragonPass leftover pin at boarding Gate 14
Named airside counter on the live DragonPass restaurant list, next to the Gate 14 lounge cluster. Empty the bottle at T2 security, then buy here. No official fountain map.
Domestic airside, DragonPass leftover pin at boarding Gate 19
Second Subway leftover next to Business Lounge A. Backup paid bottle if Gate 14 is queued. Official leftover 饮用水 is not a posted fountain map.
Domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 味一楼拉面 and 舌尖尖兰州牛肉拉面 on the main holdroom
DragonPass leftover also pins 李先生牛肉面 and 味之藏. Treat the shop list as live-confirm, not a posted airport tariff.
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Typical operations snapshot — editorial, not live news. File dated Sep 19, 2026.
Typical delay mix from the same editorial snapshot — not a live feed. Current operations are on Overview.
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