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Chongqing Jiangbei Airport to Chongqing: train, bus or taxi

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (重庆江北国际机场, CKG) is about 20-25 km north of Jiefangbei. Here are the airport train, metro, buses, taxis and Didi into the city, with fares, hours and how to pay with a foreign card.

Prices and times checked 2 November 2026; they change, so check the first and last trains on the day. Arriving step by step: immigration, SIM and cash.

Short answer: Take Metro Line 10 from T3 and change for Jiefangbei, or take a taxi, which is fairly cheap.

Terminals: T3A, with the T3B satellite for some domestic gates (T2 is closed for renovation). All international, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan flights use T3A.

Ways into Chongqing

Metro Line 10 地铁10号线

RouteJiangbei Airport T3 to Chongqing North Railway Station and Hongtudi, with a change for Jiefangbei
Timeabout 50 minutes to Jiefangbei
Priceabout ¥7-8
Hoursroughly 6:30 am to 11 pm
PayingScan an Alipay or WeChat transit code, or buy a ticket at the machine.

Use Line 10, not Line 3: Line 3's airport station serves the closed T2.

Airport bus K01 机场快线K01

RouteT3 to Guanyinqiao and Jiefangbei
Timeabout 60 minutes
Price¥15
Hoursuntil about 30 minutes after the last arrival
PayingBuy at the counter (cash or Alipay/WeChat).

Board at Gate 9 on level 1.

Taxi 出租车

RouteMetered ride to Jiefangbei
Timeabout 30-40 minutes, longer at rush hour
Priceabout ¥55-80
Hours24 hours
PayingAlipay, WeChat Pay or cash.

DiDi 滴滴

RoutePickup on level B1 of the parking garage; follow the 网约车 signs
Timeabout 30-40 minutes
Pricesimilar to a taxi
Hours24 hours
PayingIn the DiDi app or the DiDi mini program in Alipay, with a linked foreign card.

Tips for CKG

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