Getting to Beijing, China

Visa not Needed: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominica, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, Haiti, Macao, Mauritius, Nauru, Niue, Pitcairn, Palau, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa

Visitors to the People's Republic of China must obtain a visa from one of the Chinese diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Citizens holding passports issued by the following nations are not required to obtain a visa to travel to China on a trip as long as it lasts no more than the visa waiver limit as listed below:

Visa-free (15 days): Brunei, Japan, Singapore
Visa-free (30 days): Bahamas, Mauritius, Seychelles
Visa-free (90 days): San Marino

For more information, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_China

Land

8 Cheong Wan Rd, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
- From Hung Hom station in Kowloon (Hong Kong), expresses run directly to Beijing's West Station on alternate days
- See the Intercity Passenger Services section on http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/homepage/cust_index.html for schedules and fares
120 Le Duan, Hoan Kiem Dist., Ha Noi

The Beijing trains run on Tuesdays and Fridays only and depart at 18:30 from the Hanoi Train Station A, arriving in Beijing two days (43 hours) later at about 12:00. It costs about $350. Tickets can be booked at the station or at a travel agent, who will, of course, charge a small mark up.

Air

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Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

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Beijing Capital International Airport is the main hub for Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, which flies to around 120 destinations (excluding cargo) from Beijing. Hainan and China Southern Airlines also use the airport as their hub.

To accommodate the growing traffic volume, Beijing Capital added the enormous Terminal 3 in 2008 in time for the Olympic Games, the second largest airport terminal in the world after Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3, and the sixth largest building in the world by area.