Everything moved to T3 — T2 is no longer used for arrivals
Since 23 December 2025 every CKG flight uses Terminal 3. You land at T3A, where the metro, taxi rank, ride-hailing pickup and airport bus all are; T3B gates connect to it by a free automated people mover. Ignore any older guide that still says T2.
Metro: Line 10 direct from T3, one transfer to 解放碑
Metro Line 10 reaches T3 directly at 江北机场T3航站楼站 — Line 3 only serves T2. To 解放碑, ride Line 10 eleven stops to 曾家岩站, then transfer to Line 2 (较场口 direction) three stops to 临江门站 — about ¥6; first train ~06:35, last toward downtown ~23:23.
Plan before you land
Which way into Chongqing?
Pick by your arrival time, luggage and destination.
Metro — Line 10 direct from T3Daytime arrival, light luggage, cheapest ride into the old town→Official taxiLate or night arrival, heavy luggage, family, a hotel far from the metro→Ride-hailing (DiDi / Amap)Working data and a saved Chinese address; cost similar to a taxi→Airport bus — K01 to 解放碑A direct budget ride into the old downtown core without a metro transfer→
Metro — Line 10 direct from T3
- Fare
- ¥2–9
- To city center
- ≈ ¥6
- Rail stations
- 江北机场T3航站楼站
- First train
- ≈06:35
- Last train
- ≈23:23
Where & how to board
- Board Metro Line 10 right inside the terminal at 江北机场T3航站楼站 — this is the line that reaches T3 directly. Line 3 only serves T2, so it is not an option from T3. Line 15 is still under construction and is not a passenger option yet.
- Ride Line 10 toward downtown eleven stops to 曾家岩站, then transfer to Line 2 (较场口 direction) for three stops to 临江门站 (解放碑).
- If you're coming from T2 on Line 3 instead, a separately reported route changes at 牛角沱站 onto Line 2 toward 临江门站 — about 80 minutes and ¥6 door-to-door (travelchinaguide, Jan 2026).
地铁 · Metro Line 10江北机场T3航站楼站 · Jiangbei Airport T3 Station曾家岩站 · Zengjiayan Station临江门站 · Linjiangmen Station解放碑 · Jiefangbei
Fare & cautions
- Line 10 fares run about ¥2–5 depending on distance; Line 3 fares run about ¥2–9. The reported all-in fare to 解放碑 via the Line 10 → Line 2 transfer is around ¥6 (a single dated source; the transfer route itself is corroborated across multiple local sources).
- Line 10's first train departs 江北机场T3航站楼站 at about 06:35; the last train toward downtown (鲤鱼池 direction) runs at about 23:23 (toward 王家庄 at about 23:32) — confirm the exact minute on the platform display before planning a tight connection.
- Pay with an Alipay/WeChat transit QR code, a mainland transit card, or cash at the ticket machine.
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请问江北机场T3航站楼站怎么走？Which way to 江北机场T3航站楼站?
请问到解放碑要怎么换乘？How do I transfer to get to 解放碑?
T3 consolidation and the direct Line 10 connection: official cq.gov.cn sources, Dec 2025. Transfer route (曾家岩→Line 2→临江门) and Line 10 first/last train times: corroborated across local transit sources, Jul 2026.
Official taxi
- To city center
- ¥60–70
- Distance
- 24.5 km
Where & how to board
- Follow 出租车 / Taxi signs from T3A arrivals up to the rank on Level 1 of the car park building — the queue is not right outside the terminal doors, it is one floor up in the car park.
- Use only the staffed metered rank — decline anyone offering a ride inside the hall or at the curb.
- Show your hotel address in Chinese and confirm the meter is running before you move.
出租车 · Taxi打表 · metered停车楼1楼 · Car Park Level 1
Fare & cautions
- Metered: by day, reported at about ¥10 for the first 3 km plus ¥2/km; at night the flagfall reportedly rises to about ¥11 plus ¥2.3/km — treat these as a reported range on a newer fare schedule, not a guaranteed number.
- To 解放碑 (24.5 km), reported fares vary widely across sources — from about ¥45 up to ¥80. This page uses ¥60–70 as a working estimate (travelchinaguide, Jan 2026), but the meter is the real number.
- Chongqing's stacked flyovers and looping ramps mean the metered fare can run higher than the straight-line distance suggests — an indirect-looking route on the map is normal here, not a sign you're being overcharged.
- Beyond 25 km the metered per-km rate rises to about ¥3, and expect a small airport pickup surcharge (about ¥3) plus an expressway toll that the passenger pays — together with the meter, this is why the total to 解放碑 lands around ¥60–70 rather than the bare in-town rate.
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请带我去解放碑，麻烦打表，谢谢。Please take me to 解放碑 and use the meter.
请问出租车在停车楼几楼上车？Which floor of the car park is the taxi rank on?
Meter rates and the ¥60–70 estimate: travelchinaguide, Jan 2026 (¥45–80 range across sources).
Ride-hailing (DiDi / Amap)
Where & how to board
- Set your destination in DiDi before you walk out — DiDi has an English app that works with a foreign card, so it is the ride-hailing option most usable for visitors. Locals use 高德地图 / Amap instead, but the domestic listing is Chinese-first; install the separate AMap Global edition for English.
- Follow 网约车 signs to the pickup point on the car park basement level (负一楼 / B1) — one floor below the taxi rank on Level 1, not the same spot.
- Match the car plate to the app before you get in.
网约车 · Ride-hailing停车楼负一楼 · Car Park B1
Fare & cautions
- No fixed airport fare — the app quotes before you confirm.
- In-app payment; the quote, driver and plate appear after you land.
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我在停车楼负一楼，请告诉我具体上车点。I am at car park level B1 — please tell me the exact pickup point.
Pickup level and ride-hailing fares: reported; no official source published.
Airport bus — K01 to 解放碑
- Fare
- ¥15
Where & how to board
- Follow 机场巴士 / Airport Bus signs to the K01 counter — the bus now originates at T3 and calls at T2A and T2B before heading into town.
- K01 runs via 加州花园 → 大庙 → 上清寺 → 大礼堂 to 解放碑(国泰广场) — the ride takes about 65 minutes end to end.
机场巴士 K01 · Airport Bus K01解放碑(国泰广场) · Jiefangbei (Guotai Plaza)
Fare & cautions
- The fare is ¥15.
- Buses run from about 08:30 until 30 minutes after the last flight of the day, roughly every 30 minutes.
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请问K01线到解放碑要多久？How long does the K01 bus take to 解放碑?
Route, ride time and fare: confirmed across independent sources.
Navigate to your hotel
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
How we verify airport routes
- We prefer airport, metro, rail, and government operator pages for route, ticketing, terminal, and schedule claims.
- If an exact fare, pickup bay, or last-train time is not confirmed on an operator page, we tell travelers to check it instead of publishing a number.
- Last-updated dates mark when source links and page claims were reviewed.
Airport and transport sources
- 12月23日起，4家航司将调整至重庆江北国际机场T3航站楼运营 (From Dec 23, four airlines move to T3 terminal operations)— Chongqing Municipal People's Government (重庆市人民政府网)· Reviewed 2026-07-13
- Chongqing Rail Transit official website— Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd.· Reviewed 2026-07-13
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