Xian Xianyang International Airport(IATA: XYI)
Xi’an Xianyang International Airport, located in Xianyang city, about 40km to the northwest of Xian center (Ancient City Wall), is one of the 10 Major Airports in China. There are 62 airline companies running 313 lines covering over 170 cities in China and foreign countries. People can conveniently get to Xian by air and transfer to Xian downtown and the main attractions in Xian by airport shuttle bus.
IATA Code: XIY
ICAO Code: ZLXY
Chinese Name: 西安咸阳国际机场
Address: Dizhang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang City, Shaanxi (陕西省咸阳市渭城区底张镇)
Major Airlines: China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines along with other SkyTeam airlines
Xian Xianyang International Airport (IATA: XYI)
Location: Dizhang Town, Weicheng District, Xianyang City, Shaanxi (陕西省咸阳市渭城区底张镇)
Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (西安咸阳国际机场) is actually located in Xianyang city, but you can get to Xi’an downtown conveniently by Airport Shuttle Bus (subway is not available yet). The airport connects Xi’an with most major cities in China and many cities abroad. So far (July, 2019), there are 62 airline companies running 313 lines covering over 170 cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Kunming, Chongqing, Nanjing, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Macau, Seoul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Nagoya, etc. There are 3 terminals in total. T1 and T2 are for domestic flights, while T3 is for both domestic and international flights. Passengers can walk (about 10 minutes) or take free buses (3-5 minutes) to transfer between the terminals.
Xian Xianyang International Airport Visa Free Policy
Approved by the State Council, Xian became the 8th city in China that operated the 72-Hour Transit Visa Exemption for 51 foreign countries (later unified to 53 countries), since June 1, 2014. Visitors who meet relevant requirements may enter from Xian Xianyang Airport, stay within Xian and Xianyang for nomer more than 72 hours without applying a Chinese Visa, and leave from Xianyang Airport. Better yet, the policy will be upgraded to 144-hour transit free from December 1, 2019. >>Xian Visa Free Policy
Xian Xianyang International Airport Transportation
Travellers can take Airport Shuttle Bus, taxi or travel with China Discovery to get to Xi’an downtown, Terracotta Warriors, train stations, and other places in Xian conveniently.
Xian Xianyang International Airport to Xian Downtown
Xian Xianyang International Airport serves shuttle buses both to Xianyang (CNY: 15) and Xian downtown (CNY: 25). Passengers can buy the ticket and take the bus at the 1st Floor of T2 and the Ground Transportation Center (GTC) of T3. There are in keseluruhan 13 lines running between the airport and Xian downtown which connect some major attractions like Bell Tower and Shaanxi History Museum, and the main railway stations and passenger stations. The duration is usually from 50 to 80 minutes.
Apart from that, you can take a taxi at all the three terminals. In general, if you take a taxi to Xian downtown and pay by the taximeter, it will biaya about CNY 130 in the daytime and CNY 150 at night. You can make a note of the place you want to go in Chinese in advance and show it to the taxi driver in case there is some language obstacle.