Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:05 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €16.29, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 38m over 121 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €16.29, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€16.29
- 155%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Zhu Cheng City
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:05First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Zhu Cheng City and Shizilu.
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中国铁路济南局集团有限公司 runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €31.69Mon21
- about €27.84Tue22
- about €29.49Wed23
- about €32.79Thu24
- about €30.04Fri25
- about €28.94Sat26
- about €30.04Sun27
- about €20.69Mon28
- about €19.04Tue29
- about €19.59Wed30
- about €26.19Thu1
- about €23.44Fri2
- about €20.14Sat3
- about €23.44Sun4
- about €16.29Mon5
- about €17.94Tue6
- about €16.84Wed7
- about €17.39Thu8
- about €21.78Fri9
- about €19.04Sat10
- about €20.69Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Shizilu for the night the train gets in
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When to book Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €18.4990 days
- €19.0460 days
- €12.4445 days
- €14.6430 days
- €20.6921 days
- €23.4414 days
- €30.047 days
- €29.493 days
- €31.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €12.44.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 155 percent. The most expensive point is €31.69, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu 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
121 km
105 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-west.
Who lives at each end
1,000,000 → 86,749
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey 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 121 km against 105 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 Yishui, Taoluo, Chengyang, Rizhao. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.
Who runs this route
Shizilu is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Junan Railway Station
Most of the points near Junan Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu
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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
The fastest journey from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu takes 1h 38m door to door, of which 58m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 42m, 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
The cheapest fare from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu is €16.29, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €21.79. 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
The cheapest way from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu is by train, at €16.29 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 1h 42m 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
Fares from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €12.44. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 155 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu, at €19.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu, at €12.99 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
中国铁路济南局集团有限公司 publish service areas covering both Zhu Cheng City and Shizilu, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
20 percent of the services we sell from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu are direct. The rest connect at Yishui, Taoluo, Chengyang, Rizhao, with about 70 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu use?
Services from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu by train leave from Zhucheng Railway Station and arrive at Junan 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 Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu 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.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Zhu Cheng City to Shizilu on September 20, 2026: 121 km of route against 105 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €16.29, and 1h 38m 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 Shizilu is somebody else's catalog.
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The two ends, compared
Zhu Cheng City reaches 14 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 53 to 259 km. Shizilu reaches 33 places in 1 countries, from 45 to 305 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Zhu Cheng City
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Shizilu
Leaving Shizilu
- 33Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators