Check In Counters at Tianjin Binhai International Airport
My trip from the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur took me to the Chinese city of Tianjin. It would have been a bit strange to hear about airlines flying here since there isn’t much to see here. However, if you knew Air Asia, you would know that they do this to keep the air fares low. The plane is a bit larger than the normal Air Asia planes I have previously taken. The trip from Kuala Lumpur to Tianjin Binhai International Airport takes about six hours to complete. I haven’t taken a lot of plane rides this long, although I have taken much longer bus rides.
Very Poor Visibility at Tianjin
The flight was rather uneventful. It wasn’t a full flight so after take off I quickly switched to nearest empty row. It was rather stupid of me not to have bought food since by the time it was landing at around two in the afternoon, I was already starving. Upon landing I noticed that the surrounding area of the airport was extremely hazy and visibility was really bad.
Information Board at Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Terminal building was quite modern and it is in par with the other Chinese airport terminals I have taken before. One thing which was rather annoying was that the immigration counters were quite little and it took us a while to get through immigration. Getting through customs and getting my baggage was a breeze since everything was what I expected. Strangely enough the airport isn’t anywhere near the sea as its Chinese name implies. Maybe they reclaimed much of the land beyond the airport such that it is so far inland now.
Modern Terminal Building of Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Now to get to my actual destination, Beijing. A friend told me that I can take the train from Tianjin to Beijing in around 30 minutes, however it wasn’t really that apparent to me where I can take this train, so I ended up paying for a bus which will take me to somewhere in Beijing. The bus rides costs CNY 35. The destination is Bawangfen Bus Terminal 八王坟长途客运站 in Beijing. I have no idea where this is, but I am so looking forward to this new wandering.
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