Important information:

Options of traveling to Nankai University, Tianjin

Information concerning your travel and useful statements in Chinese

Bilingual notes for taxi drivers

    Tianjin is the fourth largest city in China, located 120 km southeast of Beijing, metropolitan population 9-10 million. Tianjin is one of the commercial and industrial centers in mideast-northeast of China. It is also one of the educational centers in China and is the home of the two oldest and well-known universities in China Nankai University and Tianjin University.

                            Travel Arrangements:

By air:

    1. Fly into Tianjin airport.
Tianjin airport (TSN) has direct flights from major cities within Mainland China and Hong Kong. The ground transportation from Tianjin airport to Nankai campus and hotels, which are either on Nankai campus or in the vicinity of Nankai university, is diverse and convenient. Taxi is the best bet. It's about 40-minute taxi ride from the airport to Nankai campus. The fare is about 8Yuan + 1.6 Yuan per Km.

    2. Fly into Beijing international airport.
It is much more convenient to fly to Beijing Capital airport (PEK) for participants from overseas. PEK is about 160km away from Nankai campus. The best way to arrive at Nankai campus from PEK is to take the airport shuttle from PEK to Tianjin (about $10 one way), which leaves from Capital Airport(No.11 Exit Parking Lot), and then take a taxi from the Tianjin shuttle station to Nankai (about $2). If you arrive in Beijing early and stay in the city for some time, hopping on one of the frequently run trains to Tianjin (about $5 one way) and then taking a taxi to Nankai (about $3).

By train:

You can arrive at Tianjin by train from virtually anywhere in China. At the train station, you take a taxi to Nankai for about $3.

Advice: If you come from abroad, please have your currency exchanged before arrival or at the airport. The local transportation services only take Chinese Yuan (RMB). Of course, you can exchange for RMB at Bank of China anywhere in China. Please bring your passport when you make the exchange. Banks and their airport branches are the only legal money exchange authorities in China.