A brief Introduction of China International Airports

Air: The national airline is Air China (CA) Airlines serving China include: British Airways, Finnair, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, Singapore Airlines and many others.
Note: Travellers should ensure that they re-confirm their return flight reservations, as overbooking by airlines has led to people being stranded in China.
Approximate flight times: From Beijing to London is approximately 10 hours, to New York is 22 hours, to Los Angeles is 12 hours, and to Sydney is 12 hours.
International airports: Beijing/Peking (BJS/PEK) airport (Capital International Central) is 28km (18 miles) northeast of the city (travel time – 40 minutes by bus and taxi).
Guangzhou/Canton airport (Baiyun) is 7km (4 miles) from the city (travel time – 20 minutes).
Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) airport is 13km (8 miles) southwest of the city (travel time – 25 to 40 minutes).
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) airport, in the eastern financial district, is 30km (19 miles) from the city centre (travel time – 50 minutes by bus or taxi). Pudong is a major international airport with a magnetic levitation train and an underground link (due for expansion in 2005, when Pudong will be connected with Hongqiao).
Facilities at the above airports include taxis, public and shuttle buses, duty free shops, banks/bureaux de change, post offices, business facilities, bars and restaurants. There are also airports at other major cities.
Departure tax: RMBY90. Children under 12 and transit passengers (proceeding within 24 hours) are exempt.
Sea: Principal seaports are Fuzhou (Foochow), Guangzhou (Canton), Hong Kong/Kowloon, Qingdgo (Tsingtao) and Shanghai. Pearl Cruises operates over 20 cruises a year to China. Other cruise lines include Holland America, NCL Asia Cruisetours, Princess, Seabourn and Silversea. There are regular ferry services linking most Chinese ports with Kobe in Japan and the west coast of Korea (Dem Rep). Ferry services operate between Weihai, Qingdao, Tianjin and Shanghai in China to Incheon in Korea
Rail: International services run from Beijing to Moscow (Russian Federation), on both the Trans-Mongolian Railway (via Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia) and the Trans-Manchurian Railway (via Zabaikalsk in northern China). There are also services from Beijing to Pyongyang (Korea, Dem Rep). Owing to demand, it may be necessary to book up to two months in advance. A regular train service runs from Hong Kong to Guangzhou (Canton), and is of a higher standard than internal trains in China. There are several trains daily. Services between Shanghai-Kowloon/Hong Kong (travel time – 29 hours) and Beijing-Kowloon/Hong Kong (travel time – 30 hours) both run on alternate days. There are twice-weekly trains from Almaty in Kazakhstan to Urumqi. There are three types of fare: hard sleeper, soft sleeper and deluxe soft sleeper.
Note: Travellers on the Trans-Mongolian or Trans-Manchurian Railways are strongly advised to search their compartments and lock the doors before departure, owing to an increase in smuggling via this route.
Road: The principal road routes into China follow the historical trade routes through Myanmar, India, the former Soviet republics and Mongolia. It is also possible to travel from Pakistan to Xinjiang on the Karakoran highway.