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Tianjin International Cruise Home Port

Nov. 15, 2025Beijing Wonder Tours

When you get to Tianjin International Cruise Home Port by cruise ship, you can take the train to Beijing. If you want to go to the city of Tianjin, you can take a taxi. To know more ways to travel, read our article.

Tianjin Port is located in Tianjin's Binhai New Area. It is 20km (12.5 miles) east of Tanggu (a city of Tianjin and a transportation hub to Beijing), 60km (37.5 miles) east of Tianjin city, and 170km (106 miles) southeast of Beijing. Tianjin Port is the largest man-made seaport in mainland China and one of the largest in the world . Tianjin Port consists of five main areas: Beijiang, Nanjiang, Haihe, Dongjiang, and Beitang, while the new Tianjin International Cruise Home Port is located at the southern end of the Dongjiang area. With the opening of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port on June 26, 2010, Tianjin Port, as the first home port in North China, replaced the former Xingang Port to offer home port service, including refueling, loading supplies, and facilities maintenance to international cruise liners. Two of the world's leading cruise companies, Costa Cruises and Royal Caribbean International Cruise, chose Tianjin Port as their homeport for their Asia cruise itinerary . Tianjin International Cruise Home Port also accommodates other cruise lines with Asia cruise itineraries, including: Sapphire Princess, Ovation Of The Seas, Volendam, and Celebrity Millennium. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Tianjin International Cruise Home Port is located in the southern part of Dongjiang Port (east port), Northeast of Tianjin Port (Xingang Port). It is about 26km northeast of the former Xingang Port, 20km (12.5 miles) east of Tanggu (a city of Tianjin and a transportation hub to Beijing), 60km (37.5 miles) east of Tianjin city, and 170km (106 miles) southeast of Beijing. It takes about 2-3 hours to drive from Beijing to the pier under normal traffic conditions. There are 2 cruise ship terminals in Tianjin. Please make sure that you get to the right port-Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Terminal , instead of Xingang Passenger Terminal. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, after its opening on June 26, 2010, has replaced Xingang Port to serve as the port for International Cruise Liners. Since it is situated in a newly developed and remote area, the pier is not easy to find even for local drivers. Tianjin International Cruise Home Port, with the completion of the first phase of the project, is the first home port for international cruise liners in northern China. The Home Port covers an area of 761 thousand kilometers, which includes a passenger cruise terminal, a port service center, a hotel, a duty-free shop, restaurants, etc. It is accessible for the world's largest vessels

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