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.
TSN7.2
PKX7.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
TSN7.2
PKX7.8+0.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
Best for
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
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 room
Amenities and tips
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 screening
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.
PKX · Modern efficient hub with excellent rail links but vast scale can feel overwhelming for first-timers.
TSN7.0
PKX7.0
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
TSN8.6+0.1
PKX8.5
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
TSN6.6
PKX7.5+0.9
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
TSN7.2
PKX7.4+0.2
PKX
Fast rail connectionsDomestic China flightsLounge access via Priority PassModern facilities
Last metro leftover 22:54 vs China Southern leftover 22:00 / 22:56 — not 24 hours
PKX
Long walks in the mega-terminalLimited airside dining varietyPeak-hour crowdsLanguage barriers for non-Chinese speakers
T1 international + skip-immigration
Temporary / 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.
PKX
Free Wi-FiShowers in loungesAccessible transportDiverse diningFamily areasDuty-free shopping
2 hours domestic, 3 hours international
Build the extra hour for international — not for the security lane itself.
One terminal — use the people-mover, not a second building
Colour-coded zones plus the internal train beat guessing the pier.
Priority Pass is useful — Star Gold is not a general key
Check the Priority Pass app for the pier you are actually departing.
