Guangzhou Airport Terminal 1
Guangzhou Airport Terminal 1 consists of three areas: The Main Terminal, Area A and Area B.
Please note that many of the services and concessions are located at the Main Terminal.
From Terminal 1 depart and arrive mainly international flights (hosted in the East Pier 1 and 2), while domestic flights are served at the rest piers of the terminal.
Levels
Guangzhou Airport Terminal 1 is divided into four levels:
0 level / Basement
Subway Station and parking lot.
1st level
Arrivals Hall: Including the baggage claim and the customs facility
2nd level
Arrivals level: You can find here immigration facility
3rd level
Departures level: Departures Hall, where International and Domestic facilities are separated by their respective halls:
Domestic Departures Hall has 6 check-in counters islands E to N, plus 144 check-in counters.
International Departures Hall has 4 check-in counters in the islands G to J, plus 102 check-in counters.
4th level
Boarding gate areas, where international and domestic passengers can board their flight. It is divided by two areas:
Area A: Has two different concourses, East 1 for international flights, East 2 for domestic flights and East 3.
Area B: Hosts west 1 and west concourses. In West 1 there are 17 boarding gates, in West 2 there are 13 boarding gates and in West Pier 3 with 15 boarding gates.
Transfer between terminals
Guangzhou Airport Terminal 1 is connected to Terminal 2 by the inter-terminal shuttle (Airport Express).
Departures are done at Door 10 (Terminal 1) and Door 42 (Terminal 2).
Service hours: The shuttle buses are available 24 hours 7 days a week. During peak hours (From 06:00 am – 08:00 am to 03:00 pm – 06:00 pm) every 5 minutes, and during off-peak hours (From 08:00 am – 03:00 pm to 06:00 pm – 11:00 pm) every 10 minutes. The service is also available at late-night (From 11:00 pm to 06:00 am) every 15 minutes.
By Metro it is also possible to transfer between terminals.
Departures:
- Terminal 1: Airport South Station
- Terminal 2: Airport North Station.
Please note that the trip by metro between terminals is for free.
Services
See the services at Guangzhou Airport Terminal 1:
- Food, drink and retail concessions
- Information desk
- Free Wi-Fi
- Lost & Found
- Business Centers
- Post offices
- Business Class Lounges
- Medical Centers
- Mother’s rooms
- Baggage storage
See more Services here.
Attractions
Guangzhou International Airport promotes Chinese culture and heritage by the following attractions at Terminal 1:
The Time Tunnel located in the west passage B1 of Terminal 1 lets passengers interact with robots and observe the planes flying over their head.
It is divided by 4 different areas: home of cloud, dream of cloud, heart of cloud and city of cloud.
The Silk Road is also worth to see.
lounges
ICBC VIP Lounge: Terminal 1. Services: snacks, wi-Fi, TV, telephones, among others.
Premium Lounge: Multiple locations in both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Available services: Showers, snacks, drinks, among others.
Air China Premium Lounge: Location: Third level (Departures), close to gates A113-A123.Services: premium food, showers, TV, snacks, drinks, among others.
Baiyun Airport Lounge: Location: Third level (Departures), close to gate A123.Services: premium food, showers, TV, snacks, drinks, among others.
China Eastern First Class Lounge: Location: Third level (Departures), close to boarding gates B224-B235.Services: premium food, showers, TV, snacks, drinks, among others.