Metered taxi / rideshare · 25–40 min to the old town
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
PEK6.5
TSN7.2+0.7
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
PEK7.0
TSN7.2+0.2
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
PEK6.8
TSN7.0+0.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
PEK7.5
TSN8.6+1.1
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
PEK6.2
TSN6.6+0.4
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
PEK6.9
TSN7.2+0.3
Best for
PEK
Star Alliance connectionsLounge access for GoldsEfficient train links
TSN
Tianjin Airlines / Okay Airways passengers using T2Metro Line 2 from 滨海国际机场站 to 天津站240-hour TWOV arrivals into the 24-province map24-hour airside international connections (skip-immigration from 5 Nov 2025)
Watch out for
PEK
Strict security/immigration queuesTerminal confusion for first-timersCrowded peak hours
TSN
T3 is not a public check-in hall — leftover maps already print a third islandEnglish Wikipedia leftover T2 1F departure vs official T2 3FPriority Pass tsn15 leftover prints passport control on a domestic GS roomLast metro leftover 22:54 vs China Southern leftover 22:00 / 22:56 — not 24 hours
Security and immigration often 30-45 min; add buffer for transfers.
Confirm T3 for Star Alliance
Most international flights use T3E; check boarding pass.
Eat before security in T3
Better variety landside; airside limited to chains.
TSN
Metro Line 2 at 滨海国际机场站International CIP at Gates 103–105Numbered T2 CIP (No.22 / 18 / 117)McDonald's / Lukang after T2 screeningT1 international + skip-immigrationTemporary / overnight surface lots
Domestic desks close at 30 minutes — international is 45 to 60
Official leftover T2 domestic close 30 min from 2 Feb 2026. International leftover 45–60. Arrive 2 hours domestic, 2.5 hours international.
Taxi to T2 — walk the corridor for T1 international
T2 is domestic check-in on 3F with Metro Line 2 in the GTC. T1 is the international hall. T3 is leftover planning, not a taxi island.
Fill the bottle after T2 screening — McDonald’s is airside
DragonPass leftover names 麦当劳（T2安检内店） 10:30–22:00 plus 鹿港小镇 CYT2-14 06:00–22:00. No official fountain map.
PEK · Solid hub with good lounges and transport but strict processes and occasional delays create tradeoffs.
TSN · Tianjin’s only passenger airport is the Dongli T1/T2 campus with Metro Line 2 in the T2 GTC — paid for with leftover T3 maps, leftover 1F-departure Wikipedia, and a visa stack that is TWOV plus skip-immigration, not a free wander into Beijing Capital.
