Cheapest€92.77
- China Eastern Airlines CE759506:401h 55m08:35Qingdao TAOXi’an XIY
Door to door 5h 5mCO2 268.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Qingdao to Xi'an costs €92.77 at the cheapest and takes 4h 57m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 1,091 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,091 km
- Fastest
- 4h 57m
- Average
- 5h 3m
- Services per day
- 12
- Cheapest
- €92.77
- CO2 per passenger
- 268.4 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 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 57m | 1h 47m | 3h 10m | €111.65 | 268.4 kg | 11 |
- 4h 57mFastest, by Flight
- €111.65Cheapest, by Flight
- 268.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,091 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€124.63
- China Eastern Airlines CE411210:531h 47m12:40Qingdao TAOXi’an XIY
Door to door 4h 57mCO2 268.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€141.74
- Qingdao Airlines QA653207:301h 17m08:47Qingdao TAOZhengzhou CGO
- 中国铁路西安局集团有限公司西安客运段 S-552409:373h 28m13:05Zhengzhou railway stationXi'an railway station
Changes at Zhengzhou, with 50 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 7h 32mCO2 175.4 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
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.
Checking the live timetables.
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 Qingdao to Xi'an | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €247.35 | €169.47 | €164.16 | €170.06 | €182.45 | €173.01 | €168.29 | €138.20 | €111.65 | €112.83 | €120.50 | €156.49 | €134.07 | €136.43 |
| Train | €285.24 | €213.19 | €219.79 | €169.74 | €209.34 | €225.84 | €237.39 | €149.94 | €133.44 | €141.69 | €131.24 | €177.44 | €186.24 | €163.69 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €92.77
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Xi'an. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Where to stay in Xi'an
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When to book Qingdao to Xi'an
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €116.9690 days
- €83.9260 days
- €76.2445 days
- €78.0230 days
- €107.5221 days
- €136.4314 days
- €168.297 days
- €164.163 days
- €247.351 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €76.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 224 percent. The most expensive point is €247.35, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 45 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.
- €138.20Sun
- €111.65Mon
- €112.83Tue
- €120.50Wed
- €156.49Thu
- €134.07Fri
- €136.43Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €164.16Sep
- €98.67Oct
- €86.28Nov
- €92.18Dec
- €86.28Jan
- €75.07Feb
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
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,091 km against 1,060 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Taiyuan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Qingdao at 06:40 and the last at 18:31, across 11 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.
Qingdao
Rail
- Qingdao railway station
- Qingdaobei railway station
- Dagang Railway Station
Bus
- Qingdao North West Square
- 南丰路
Air
- TAO
Ferry
- Qingdao Ferry Terminal
- Qingdao Cruise Terminal
Xi’an
Rail
- Xi'an railway station
- Baqiao Railway Station
- Chanba Railway Station
Bus
- 韦斗路上林苑三路口
- 学士路
Air
- XIY
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| China Eastern Airlines | €92.77 |
| Shandong Airlines | €96.31 |
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 | €71.00 | 77% |
| Taxes | €12.78 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €92.77 | 100% |
We cannot promise Xi'an railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Where to leave your bags in Xi'an
Most of the points near Xi'an railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Qingdao to Xi'an
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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
The fastest journey from Qingdao to Xi'an takes 4h 57m door to door, of which 1h 47m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 3m, 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
The cheapest fare from Qingdao to Xi'an is €92.77, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €152.95. 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
The cheapest way from Qingdao to Xi'an is by flight, at €111.65 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 57m 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
Fares from Qingdao to Xi'an bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €76.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 224 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Qingdao to Xi'an?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Qingdao to Xi'an, at €111.65. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Qingdao to Xi'an?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Qingdao to Xi'an, at €75.07 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
2 operators sell services from Qingdao to Xi'an across 1 mode: China Eastern Airlines, Shandong 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
67 percent of the services we sell from Qingdao to Xi'an are direct. The rest connect at Zhengzhou, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Taiyuan, with about 50 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 Qingdao to Xi'an use?
Services from Qingdao to Xi'an by flight leave from Qingdao TAO and arrive at Xi’an XIY. 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 Qingdao to Xi'an?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Qingdao to Xi'an 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 Qingdao to Xi'an on September 12, 2026: 1091 km of route against 1060 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €92.77, and 4h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Xi'an is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Xi'an
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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