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Chongqing — Airport to city

Since 23 December 2025, every CKG flight lands at Terminal 3, not T2 — details below. Here's each way into the city, with sourced fares and the signs to follow.

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Everything moved to T3 — T2 is no longer used for arrivals

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.

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Which way into Chongqing?

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Metro — Line 10 direct from T3Daytime arrival, light luggage, cheapest ride into the old townOfficial taxiLate or night arrival, heavy luggage, family, a hotel far from the metroRide-hailing (DiDi / Amap)Working data and a saved Chinese address; cost similar to a taxiAirport bus — K01 to 解放碑A direct budget ride into the old downtown core without a metro transferPrivate transferBook before you land. A driver waits at arrivals with a name sign.

Metro — Line 10 direct from T3

Daytime arrival, light luggage, cheapest ride into the old town

Fare
¥2–9 (0–55 km)
Runs
23:23
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
Street entrance of 江北机场T3航站楼站 (Terminal 3 of Jiangbei Airport Station) on Chongqing Rail Transit Line 10.
The 江北机场T3航站楼站 entrance — Line 10 boards right at Terminal 3. · Photo: TimWu007, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Line 10 platform at 江北机场T3航站楼站, with travelers and station signage.
The Line 10 platform at 江北机场T3航站楼站 — trains toward the city. · Photo: TimWu007, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fare & cautions

  • Line 10 from T3 to 曾家岩 is ¥6 (Line 10 only, official fare table). After you change to Line 2 for 解放碑, there is no official single through-fare — do not treat ¥6 as the price all the way to 解放碑.
  • Line 10's first train toward 兰花路 (downtown) departs 江北机场T3航站楼站 at 06:30; the last toward 兰花路 runs at 23:23 — 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.
  • Budget about an hour on Line 10 from T3 into the city. A January 2026 travel guide is the published figure; the operator gives no official T3 → 解放碑 time, so leave slack if you have a tight appointment.
Sources
T3 consolidation and the direct Line 10 connection: official cq.gov.cn sources, Dec 2025. Line 10 first/last toward 兰花路 at T3 (06:30 / 23:23): Chongqing Rail Transit operator JSON. ¥6 = T3 → 曾家岩 on Line 10 only (Chongqing NDRC). Transfer at 曾家岩 onto Line 2: reported. B1 entrance and the ~1 h journey time: travel guides cited below — reported, not official.
Sohu, 4 Feb 2024T3航站楼轻轨上车点在T3停车楼负一楼
eastchinatrip, 2 Jan 2026搭乘地點 ：B1 層地鐵站。
eastchinatrip, 2 Jan 2026耗時 ：約 1 小時。

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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?

Official taxi

Late or night arrival, heavy luggage, family, a hotel far from the metro

Fare
¥10 / 3 km
出租车 · Taxi打表 · metered

Fare & cautions

  • Metered — there is no official flat fare from the airport to 解放碑. By day (06:00–23:00) the official flagfall is ¥10 for the first 3 km, then ¥2/km; after 25 km it is ¥3/km (Chongqing Transport Commission).
  • At night (23:00–06:00) the official flagfall is ¥11 for the first 3 km, then ¥2.3/km; after 25 km it is ¥3.45/km.
  • Travel time depends on traffic — no official airport-to-解放碑 duration is published.
  • Chongqing's stacked flyovers and looping ramps mean the meter 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.
  • Chongqing's official meter schedule covers the full day, with a night tariff from 23:00 to 06:00 — night trips are priced for. What the airport does not publish is the rank's own opening hours: travelers reported catching a taxi at T3 at around 01:00–02:00 on Chinese social media in August 2026, with nothing first-hand either way after 03:00.
Sources
Meter rules: Chongqing Transport Commission FAQ, 28 Sep 2022. No official airport-to-解放碑 flat fare or duration. Night availability: Chinese social media, August 2026 — reported, not an operator timetable. Those posts are public and in Chinese. To see the current picture for yourself, search 重庆机场 凌晨 打车 or 江北机场 深夜 网约车 on Xiaohongshu (小红书) or Weibo (微博) — search there is Chinese-only, so paste the Chinese in.

After the last metro, two options remain: the taxi queue, or a car booked before you land. Last train on this page: 23:23. You can also check a private transfer.

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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.
请问出租车候客点怎么走？Which way to the taxi rank?

Ride-hailing (DiDi / Amap)

Working data and a saved Chinese address; cost similar to a taxi

网约车 · Ride-hailing

Fare & cautions

  • Chongqing sets ride-hailing fares by the market — there is no official static airport price, and no official day/night table.
  • Pay the live quote in the app before you confirm; in-app payment, with the driver and plate shown after you land.
  • If you land late, open the app first and keep the official taxi rank as backup. Chongqing does not publish ride-hailing hours for T3: travelers reported getting a car at T3 at around 01:00–02:00 on Chinese social media in August 2026, and also reported requests that went unfilled in the same window, with nothing first-hand either way after 03:00.
  • Check the live estimate in the app before you confirm. A January 2026 travel guide puts T3 to the city centre at about 40 minutes; no official duration is published.
Sources
Fares: Chongqing Municipal Government Order No. 309 (2016), Article 24 (market-regulated pricing). Pickup: follow on-site 网约车 signs and the in-app pin; no official floor published. Night availability: Chinese social media, August 2026. The ~40 min journey time: travel guide cited below — both reported, not official.
eastchinatrip, 2 Jan 2026耗時 ：約 40 分鐘。

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请问网约车上车点怎么走？Which way to the ride-hailing pickup?

Airport bus — K01 to 解放碑

A direct budget ride into the old downtown core without a metro transfer

机场巴士 K01 · Airport Bus K01解放碑(国泰广场) · Jiefangbei (Guotai Plaza)
A K01 airport bus at the Terminal 3 curbside, on the 解放碑 route.
A K01 airport bus at Terminal 3, on the 解放碑 route. · Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0

Fare & cautions

  • Neither the fare nor the timetable has been republished since K01 moved its origin to Terminal 3 on 1 January 2026. The ¥15 fare and 08:30 start time still shown on the airport website describe the older routing via T2 — treat them as out of date.
  • Check the price with the driver or the ticket desk, and the departure board at the stop, on the day.
  • Ask the driver or the ticket desk at the stop. A September 2025 write-up on a Chinese web portal says tickets are also sold through the WeChat official account 大美重庆 and the mini-program 拼周末; the operator's own page lists only a phone number, so confirm those names on the day.
Sources
K01 stop order from T3: 两江新区官网, 30 Dec 2025. Fare and timetable: not republished by the operator since the T3 change; the ¥15 / 08:30 figures on cqa.cn describe the superseded T2 routing and are not used here. Ticket channels: Sohu / Pinzhoumo, 19 Sep 2025 — reported, not published by the operator.
Sohu / Pinzhoumo, 19 Sep 2025购票：“大美重庆”公众号或“拼周末”小程序

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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?

Private transfer

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When travelers look this up
  • Landing after the last metro
  • An early flight out
  • A child seat
  • Heavy bags
  • Taxi fares on this page are the meter or official figures already listed above.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Every flight now lands at T3. Board Metro Line 10 toward 兰花路 at 江北机场T3航站楼站, eleven stops to 曾家岩站, then a reported transfer to Line 2 for three stops to 临江门站 (解放碑). Line 10 from T3 to 曾家岩 is ¥6; no official through-fare is published for the rest of the ride to 解放碑. You can also take an official metered taxi, DiDi (follow 网约车 signs and the in-app pin), or the K01 airport bus.

Since 23 December 2025, every flight — domestic and international — lands and departs from Terminal 3 (T3A for check-in, security and all ground transport; T3B is a satellite concourse opened 9 April 2025, connected to T3A by an automated people mover). T2 is no longer used for arrivals — confirm this with your airline if an older guide tells you otherwise.

Yes — Metro Line 10 reaches the airport directly at 江北机场T3航站楼站 (Line 3 only serves T2, not T3). Ride Line 10 toward 兰花路 eleven stops to 曾家岩站, then a reported transfer to Line 2 toward 较场口 for three stops to 临江门站 (解放碑). Line 10 from T3 to 曾家岩 is ¥6; no official through-fare is published for the rest of the ride to 解放碑.

There is no official flat fare from the airport to 解放碑 — pay the meter. By day (06:00–23:00) the official flagfall is ¥10 for the first 3 km, then ¥2/km, and ¥3/km after 25 km. Travel time depends on traffic. Follow 出租车 / Taxi signs to the official rank and queue as the signs or on-site officers direct.

The metro. Line 10 from T3 to 曾家岩 is ¥6 — cheaper than a metered taxi. Line 10 toward 兰花路 (downtown) runs 06:30 to 23:23 — check the platform display for the exact time before a tight connection.

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. Follow 网约车 signs and the pickup pin in the app — no official floor is published. Fares are market-regulated: pay the live quote in the app; there is no official static airport price.

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.

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