Shenzhen Bao'an (SZX) now operates from a single terminal, T3 (see the note below). From arrivals, four options branch off — the metro, an official taxi, Didi ride-hailing, or an airport bus — each below with its real fares, pickup points and signs to follow.
Ferry to Hong Kong Airport is suspended
The Fuyong ferry pier (福永码头) route to Hong Kong Airport's SkyPier (海天码头) has been suspended since 16 March 2026 — the Macau ferry route from the same pier was suspended the same day — with no restart date announced. Use the metro plus a land border crossing instead, and confirm current status before you travel.
Plan before you land
Which way into Shenzhen?
Pick by your arrival time, luggage, budget and destination.
Daytime arrival, light luggage, a hotel near a Line 11 stop, cheapest ride
Fare
¥7
地铁 · Metro Line 11机场站 · Airport Station福田方向 · toward Futian商务车厢 · Business carriage
Exit passage at 机场站 (Airport Station), the Line 11 stop at Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, photographed in February 2023. · Photo: Bob Wehn, CC BY-SA 4.0
Kids
Children 1.2m or under ride free, as do under-6s carrying an official Shenzhen child transit card (深圳通儿童卡). Children 1.2–1.5m pay half the regular fare.
Bags
Bags up to 30kg and up to 1.6m (length+width+height combined) pass through the gates for free. From 20–30kg or 1.4–1.6m, buy a luggage ticket (行李票, priced like a one-way fare) at the customer-service counter first — riders already on a free-ride policy or in the business carriage don't need one. Anything heavier or bigger is turned away at the gate.
Sources
Source: Shenzhen Metro (verified Jul 2026).
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请问机场站/地铁11号线怎么走？Which way to 机场站 / Metro Line 11?
请问商务车厢怎么买票？How do I buy a business-carriage ticket?
出租
Official taxi
Late or night arrival, heavy luggage, family, a hotel far from the metro
A pure-electric Shenzhen taxi (BYD e6) — red-bodied and pure-electric taxis are the ones that serve the official airport rank. · Photo: 茅野ふたば, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bags
A large item — over 0.2 cubic meters or heavier than 20kg — costs an extra ¥0.5 per item under Shenzhen's official taxi fare notice, on top of the metered fare.
Sources
Source: published local taxi tariff + travel-guide estimates (Jul 2026).
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请带我去这个地址，麻烦打表，谢谢。Please take me to this address and use the meter.
请问正规出租车排队在哪里？Where is the official taxi rank?
网约
Ride-hailing (DiDi / Amap)
Working data and a saved Chinese address; no metered surprises
网约车 · Ride-hailingA区 · Zone A (outdoor)B区 · Zone B (indoor)15门 · Gate 15
A DiDi ride-hailing car (BYD Qin Plus EV) in service in China, photographed in July 2023 — match the plate in the app before boarding. · Photo: User3204, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fare & cautions
No fixed airport fare — the app quotes before you confirm.
In-app payment; the quote, driver and plate appear after you land.
Sources
Source: airport GTC layout (Jul 2026).
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我在T3到达层，请告诉我具体上车点。I am at T3 arrivals — please tell me the exact pickup point.
巴士
Airport bus — to Hualian Building
A budget ride if your stop is on the route, or connecting elsewhere downtown
Fare
¥20
机场巴士 · Airport Bus17门售票 · Ticket Counter (Gate 17)16门 · Local Shuttle Only (Gate 16)
An airport bus at the Ground Transportation Centre (GTC) of Shenzhen Bao'an Airport, photographed in August 2019. · Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fare & cautions
Route 330 costs ¥20 and takes roughly 35 minutes to Hualian Building.
Fares and schedules for other routes are unconfirmed — check the counter board and pay cash or mobile there.
Sources
Source: published Route 330 schedule (Jul 2026).
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请问去华联大厦的330线大巴在哪里买票？Where do I buy a ticket for the 330 bus to Hualian Building?
Open the airport in your map app, then set your hotel as the destination. Amap and Baidu are the reliable maps inside China; Google Maps is limited on the mainland.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
From Bao'an Airport's (SZX) single terminal, T3, you have four options: Metro Line 11 to Futian (¥7, or about ¥21 for the business carriage), an official taxi (¥10+¥2.7/km by day, more at night, roughly ¥90–130 to Futian), Didi ride-hailing, or the ¥20 route-330 airport bus to Hualian Building. Pick by your arrival time, luggage and destination.
Yes — Metro Line 11 (机场线), a short walk from arrivals at 机场站, runs into downtown via 宝安, 前海湾, 南山, 后海 and 车公庙 to 福田 (Futian). A regular seat is ¥7; the business carriage is about ¥21. Don't confuse it with Line 20, which only reaches the exhibition center (会展城), not downtown.
By day, ¥10 flagfall plus ¥2.7/km; at night (23:00–06:00) ¥13 flagfall plus ¥3.51/km, with an extra ¥15 airport surcharge from 23:30–06:00. Travel guides report roughly ¥90–130 to Futian and ¥110–134 to Luohu — these are estimates, so watch the meter. Only red-bodied or pure-electric taxis serve the airport rank, on GTC level 2 near gate 13.
No — the Fuyong ferry pier route to Hong Kong Airport's SkyPier has been suspended since 16 March 2026, with no restart date announced. Use the metro plus a land border crossing, or another route into Hong Kong, instead.
The metro. Line 11 costs just ¥7 to Futian (business carriage about ¥21), and it's a short walk from arrivals at 机场站. Best for a daytime arrival with light luggage and a hotel near a Line 11 stop.
Yes. Set your destination in Didi (it has an English app that works with a foreign card — use the separate AMap Global edition for English) before you walk out, then follow 网约车 signs to Zone A (GTC south side, outdoors) or Zone B (GTC level 1, indoors) via gate 15, and match the plate before you get in. There is no fixed airport fare — the app quotes.
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