Shanghai to Yantai runs about 18 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 20:08. One passenger pays between €59.73 and €72.39, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 29m over 710 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares
€59.73 to €72.39
- 90%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Shanghai
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:03First departure
- 20:08Last departure
- 18Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Shanghai to Yantai on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €115.78Wed16
- about €145.87Thu17
- about €113.42Fri18
- about €114.60Sat19
- about €106.34Sun20
- about €96.90Mon21
- about €75.07Tue22
- about €79.79Wed23
- about €96.31Thu24
- about €100.44Fri25
- about €92.77Sat26
- about €88.05Sun27
- about €75.66Mon28
- about €63.86Tue29
- about €66.81Wed30
- about €76.25Thu1
- about €70.94Fri2
- about €73.89Sat3
- about €69.76Sun4
- about €59.73Mon5
- about €60.91Tue6
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Yantai. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Yantai for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Yantai Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Shanghai to Yantai
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €62.0990 days
- €61.5060 days
- €62.6845 days
- €66.8130 days
- €60.9121 days
- €63.8614 days
- €75.077 days
- €113.423 days
- €115.781 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €60.91.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 90 percent. The dearest point is €115.78, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Shanghai to Yantai and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
710 km
695 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services actually take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
24,874,500 → 7,102,100
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
2/4
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 710 km against 695 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Yantai Railway Station
Most of the points near Yantai Railway Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Shanghai to Yantai
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Shanghai to Yantai?
The fastest journey from Shanghai to Yantai takes 4h 29m door to door, of which 1h 19m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 57m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Shanghai to Yantai?
The cheapest fare from Shanghai to Yantai is €59.73, as of 15 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €104.43. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Yantai?
The cheapest way from Shanghai to Yantai is by flight, at €63.86 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 29m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Shanghai to Yantai?
The fastest way from Shanghai to Yantai is by flight, at 4h 29m door to door. Only 1h 19m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €63.86.
When should I book Shanghai to Yantai?
Fares from Shanghai to Yantai bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €60.91. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 90 percent, measured on 15 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Shanghai to Yantai?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Shanghai to Yantai, at €63.86. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 15 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Shanghai to Yantai?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Shanghai to Yantai, at €52.06 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Shanghai to Yantai?
4 operators sell services from Shanghai to Yantai across 2 modes: China Eastern Airlines, China Railway, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Shanghai to Yantai?
Every service we sell from Shanghai to Yantai is direct, with around 26 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 29m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Shanghai to Yantai produce?
Travelling from Shanghai to Yantai by train produces about 22.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 176.1 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Shanghai to Yantai use?
Services from Shanghai to Yantai by flight leave from Shanghai PVG and arrive at Yantai YNT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Shanghai to Yantai?
1 of the 4 operators we sell from Shanghai to Yantai allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Shanghai to Yantai on 15 September 2026: 710 km of route against 695 km in a straight line, 26 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €59.73, and 4h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Yantai a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Yantai and across China
Day trips that leave Yantai in the morning and cover a good part of China by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Shanghai reaches 232 places in 48 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 11,859 km. Yantai reaches 43 places in 6 countries, from 160 to 8,439 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Shanghai
- 232Places you can leave for
- 48Countries
- 88Operators
Arriving in Yantai
Leaving Yantai
- 43Places you can leave for
- 6Countries
- 19Operators