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Ningbo, China · Asia-Pacific
Ningbo’s only real international airport buys you Line 2 under T2 — paid for with a two-hall split, a 22:20 last metro, numbered CIP rooms, and a visa stack that is 240-hour TWOV, not Hangzhou’s skip-immigration product.
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Ningbo, China · Asia-Pacific
Ningbo’s only real international airport buys you Line 2 under T2 — paid for with a two-hall split, a 22:20 last metro, numbered CIP rooms, and a visa stack that is 240-hour TWOV, not Hangzhou’s skip-immigration product.
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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Zhejiang Airports Group leftover from 1 Sep 2024: every domestic desk dies at 30 minutes (nbtour leftover 25 minutes with no bag). International leftover still 40 minutes.
That is five minutes looser than Changchun’s 35-minute close and in line with FOC / TSN. Gate leftover is not published airport-wide — do not copy a 15-minute gate close from another Zhejiang field.
Line 2 栎社国际机场站 sits in the T2 GTC. International / Spring / MU / CA live in T2. T1 is the CZ / HU / MF domestic hall plus a landside connector.
3U and AQ leftover moved to T2 F island on 28 Jan 2026. A leftover T1-as-international floor plan is leftover-wrong — G island is T2.
Named DragonPass kitchens leftover T2 陈香贵 / 德克士 / 王元兴 / 克茗冰室 and T1 王升大&半岛名轩. No official fountain map.
FlyerT leftover still wants T2 for a hot meal. Empty the bottle at security, then buy on the far side.
NGB is a named 240-hour port with Zhejiang-wide stay. 24-hour airside TWOV also applies. The 24-hour skip-immigration product is HGH, not NGB.
Ningbo border leftover 20 Aug 2026 still printed 55 countries; NIA leftover the same day is 57. Hainan 30-day visa-free is a different province.
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Ningbo Lishe International Airport and the Ningbo 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.
Read the ticket for T1 vs T2. Spring / MU / CA / ZH and all international leftover sit in T2. CZ / HU / MF leftover sit in T1. 3U / AQ leftover moved to T2 F on 28 Jan 2026 — a leftover T1-as-Sichuan map is leftover-wrong.
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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Ningbo Lishe International Airport and the Ningbo city center
Compare prepaid private transfers to Ningbo — useful overnight, with luggage, or when you want a locked-in fare before you land.
Under T2. Leftover ¥4–6 / ~20–25 min to Ningbo Railway Station. Default into town.
Tip: First leftover 06:00 from the airport; last leftover 22:20. Network cap leftover ¥10. T1 leftover walks the ~160 m connector. English leftover free bus is leftover-wrong.
T2 origin leftover ¥12. 09:00–20:00 every 40 min, then hourly to the last flight.
Tip: T2 leftover door 29 / P7–P8. T1 leftover door 14 then a shuttle to the T2 bus lounge. Zhoushan leftover ¥70. Confirm 0574-89006525. Last trains beat this after ~22:00.
Leftover ¥30–50 / ~25–30 min. 天一广场 leftover ~¥50.
Tip: T1 leftover underground A from 28 May 2025. T2 leftover already underground. Confirm the meter; tolls extra. ~12 km, not a Hangzhou transfer.
30 min free; 2 h small-car leftover ¥10 then ¥6/h, cap leftover ¥60/24 h.
Tip: 甬物价审批[2018]7号 leftover. Large leftover ¥15 / ¥10/h / ¥120. T2 GTC leftover ~1,000 spaces. English leftover 360 spaces is the 2002 T1 figure.
Live PP ngb11: T1 domestic. DragonPass leftover 114/115. FlyerT leftover Gate 105 is leftover 1–15 numbering. No children.
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Add a photoLive PP ngb9: T2 domestic near Gate 218. Two-hour stay. Closes 20:30.
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Add a photoLive PP ngb8: T2 domestic near Gate 215. 06:00–23:30 leftover. Two-hour stay.
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Add a photoLive PP ngb: T2 international, about 30 m after security. 3.5/88 leftover. Two-hour stay leftover. The room worth walking to on a passport.
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Add a photoLive PP ngb2: T2 landside near E01. Two-hour stay leftover. Do not walk back out after screening.
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Add a photoLive PP ngb7: T2 domestic near Gate 222. Two-hour stay. Closes 20:00.
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Add a photo栎社国际机场站 leftover in the T2 GTC, about 100 m. ¥2–10; airport → 宁波火车站 leftover ¥4–6 / ~20–25 min. First 06:00 / last 22:20. T1 leftover walks ~160 m first.
Live PP ngb: T2 international, about 30 m after security. 3.5/88 leftover. Two-hour stay leftover. The only named international Priority Pass room.
Live PP ngb8: T2 domestic 3F near Gate 215. 06:00–23:30 leftover. Longest domestic hours. DragonPass leftover 登机口9 is leftover numbering.
Named leftover 陈香贵 / 德克士 / 王元兴 / 克茗冰室. T1 leftover 王升大&半岛名轩. No McDonald’s pin. No official fountain map.
About 160 m leftover. Live Commons corridor. A wrong-hall ticket is a second screen, not an airside walk.
T2 leftover ~1,000 spaces. 30 min free / ¥10 / then ¥6/h / cap ¥60. T1 rideshare leftover underground A from 28 May 2025.
Spring / MU / CA / ZH and every international leftover sit in T2. CZ / HU / MF leftover sit in T1.
3U / AQ leftover moved to T2 F island on 28 Jan 2026. Codeshare leftover follows the operating carrier. Chinese Wikipedia leftover T1 international 2F is leftover from 2002.
The split is published: B island vs E/F vs G island.
A leftover T1-as-international map costs a second security screening after the 160 m walk.
Zhejiang Airports Group leftover from 1 Sep 2024: desks die at 30 minutes. International leftover 40 minutes.
nbtour leftover 25 minutes with no bag. Gate leftover is not a published airport-wide number. Recommended leftover 120 min domestic / 150 min international.
Five minutes looser than Changchun’s 35-minute close.
International / HMT leftover is still 40 minutes on T2 G island.
¥4–6 / ~20–25 min to Ningbo Railway Station is the default into town.
Station leftover is in the T2 GTC, about 100 m. First leftover 06:00 / last leftover 22:20. T1 leftover walks the ~160 m connector. English Wikipedia leftover free bus died when T2 opened.
This is a real metro under the hall, not a coach gamble.
Last train 22:20. Dawn and late banks still need a taxi.
Walk ngb for passports. Walk ngb8 Gate 215 for late T2 domestics. Do not walk back out to E01.
ngb11 T1 bans children. ngb9 closes 20:30. Yongyi leftover ngb7 is Gate 222 / 08:30–20:00. DragonPass leftover 9号/73号 widgets jump to PVG.
Unlike CGQ, international Priority Pass exists here.
T1’s PP pin is domestic-only and refuses children.
You can take the 10-day TWOV stamp here. You cannot skip the immigration hall the way HGH can.
NIA leftover 20 Aug 2026 is 57 countries / 65 ports. Ningbo border leftover the same day still printed 55. Stay is Zhejiang-wide + the 24-province map. 24-hour airside TWOV still applies. Hainan 30-day visa-free is a different province.
Zhejiang stay is province-wide, not a city-only leftover like Harbin.
Do not plan a skip-immigration connection that only works at HGH.
T2 domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 陈香贵兰州牛肉面 05:30–21:30
Named noodle shop on the live DragonPass restaurant list. Best-value drink when you are already eating.
T2 domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 克茗冰室 10:00–20:00
Named tea shop. Opens 10:00 — dawn banks use 陈香贵 or 德克士 instead.
T2 domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 德克士 05:30–21:30
Named Dicos. Early fridge when 克茗冰室 is still closed.
T1 domestic airside, DragonPass leftover 王升大&半岛名轩 06:30–21:00
The named T1 kitchen. No official T1 fountain map.
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