Cheapest€34.99
- China Railway CR932506:102h 8m08:18Jinan railway stationPingdu Railway Station
Door to door 2h 52mCO2 10.0 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Jinan to Pingdu costs €34.99 at the cheapest and takes 2h 52m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 303 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 303 km
- Fastest
- 2h 52m
- Average
- 3h 1m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €34.99
- CO2 per passenger
- 10.0 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 30, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 52m | 2h 8m | 44m | €43.79 | 10.0 kg | 4 |
- 2h 52mFastest, by Train
- €43.79Cheapest, by Train
- 10.0 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 303 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€46.92
- 济南公共交通集团有限公司\济南好运巴士公共交通有限公司 S-916607:3047m08:17长途车场青阳客运站
- 中国铁路济南局集团有限公司 S-805909:121h 46m10:58Zhangqiu Railway StationPingdu Railway Station
Changes at Mingshui, with 55 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 4h 12mCO2 9.7 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Jinan to Pingdu | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €85.42 | €72.78 | €72.22 | €55.72 | €60.12 | €67.27 | €60.12 | €59.57 | €56.82 | €55.17 | €41.42 | €43.62 | €57.92 | €47.47 |
| Train | €89.99 | €84.49 | €70.74 | €59.19 | €48.19 | €56.99 | €66.89 | €54.79 | €57.54 | €58.64 | €44.34 | €49.84 | €43.79 | €52.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €34.99
The train gets you into Pingdu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Pingdu
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When to book Jinan to Pingdu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €36.0990 days
- €26.7460 days
- €37.0245 days
- €39.9430 days
- €47.0921 days
- €47.4714 days
- €60.127 days
- €70.743 days
- €85.421 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.74.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is €85.42, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €55.17Sun
- €41.42Mon
- €43.62Tue
- €43.79Wed
- €47.47Thu
- €54.79Fri
- €56.82Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €48.19Sep
- €42.14Oct
- €36.09Nov
- €36.09Dec
- €34.44Jan
- €31.52Feb
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.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 303 km against 263 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mingshui, Qingzhou, Changle, Weifang. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Jinan at 06:10 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Jinan
Rail
- Jinan railway station
- Jinannan Railway Station
- Jinan East Railway Station
Bus
- 长途车场
- 长途汽车西站
Air
- TNA
Ferry
- 司家码头
- 北极阁码头
Pingdu
Rail
- Pingdu Railway Station
- Pingdu West Railway Station
Bus
- 南京路车站
- 平度汽车站
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China Railway | €34.99 | 2h 52m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €30.00 | 86% |
| Taxes | €3.00 | 9% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €34.99 | 100% |
We cannot promise Pingdu Railway Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Pingdu Railway Station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Jinan to Pingdu
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Jinan to Pingdu?
The fastest journey from Jinan to Pingdu takes 2h 52m door to door, of which 2h 8m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 3h 1m, 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 Jinan to Pingdu?
The cheapest fare from Jinan to Pingdu is €34.99, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €52.59. 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 Jinan to Pingdu?
The cheapest way from Jinan to Pingdu is by Train, at €43.79 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 2h 52m 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.
When should I book Jinan to Pingdu?
Fares from Jinan to Pingdu bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €26.74. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 219 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Jinan to Pingdu?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Jinan to Pingdu, at €41.42. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Jinan to Pingdu?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Jinan to Pingdu, at €31.52 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 service from Jinan to Pingdu?
1 operators sell services from Jinan to Pingdu across 1 modes: China Railway. 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 Jinan to Pingdu?
20 percent of the services we sell from Jinan to Pingdu are direct. The rest connect at Mingshui, Qingzhou, Changle, Weifang, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Jinan to Pingdu use?
Services from Jinan to Pingdu by Train leave from Jinan railway station and arrive at Pingdu Railway Station. Allow about 44m 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 Jinan to Pingdu?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Jinan to Pingdu 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Jinan to Pingdu on September 10, 2026: 303 km of route against 263 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €34.99, and 2h 52m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Pingdu is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Pingdu
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