Domestic flights should be booked at least a day in advance. The main outlet for tickets is the Aviation Office, at 15 Xi Chang'an Jie (daily 7am-8pm; information tel 66017755, domestic reservations tel 66013336, international reservations tel 66016667), where most domestic airlines are represented. China Southern Airlines is at 227 Chaoyangmen Dajie (tel 65533622), and Xinhua Airlines are at 2A Dong Chang'an Jie (tel 65121587).

 

Tickets are also available from CITS, from most hotels, and from airline agents dotted around the city. You'll often get a cheaper price if you deal with airlines or their agents directly; call the airline to get their agent list.

To get to the airport, airport buses run from outside the Aviation Office (every 30min; 5.30am-8pm), from the northwest side of the International Hotel (cross the road and look for the sign; hourly; 6.30am-4.30pm), and from outside a ticket office on the east side of Wangfujing Dajie, just north of the intersection with Chaoyangmen Dajie (every 30min; 5.30am-6pm). Tickets cost ¥16.

A taxi to the airport will cost around ¥80, and the journey should take about 45 minutes, at least half an hour longer in rush hour. The information desk at the airport is open 24 hours for enquiries (tel 64563604).