Travel to Qingdao

Every way to reach Qingdao: 2 modes compared, with fares.

Qingdao is reachable from 115 places across 10 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 33 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €17.39 and the fastest takes 1h 31m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Qingdao

Every mode that actually calls at Qingdao, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train90€17.391h 31m552 km1
Flight148€38.494h 1m10,922 km32
  • 115Places you can arrive from
  • 115Places you can leave for
  • 10Countries
  • 33Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Qingdao is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Where to stay in Qingdao

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km4619%Jiaozhou, 42 km
200 to 600 km6527%Zibo, 222 km
600 to 1,500 km9339%Seoul, 610 km
Over 1,500 km3414%Manzhouli, 1524 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Qingdao that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
China20887%
Japan83%
Taiwan63%
South Korea52%
Canada21%
United Kingdom21%
Hong Kong SAR China21%
Malaysia21%
Thailand21%
Singapore10%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Qingdao

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
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Qingdao

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Qingdao, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Zhu Cheng City to Qingdao train€17.391h 31m88 km
Rizhao to Qingdao train€20.141h 44m106 km
Weifang to Qingdao train€23.441h 52m135 km
Yantai to Qingdao train€33.892h 16m183 km
Lianyungang to Qingdao train€33.892h 19m194 km
Zibo to Qingdao train€37.192h 32m222 km
Dalian to Qingdao flight€38.494h 1m334 km
Laiwu to Qingdao train€41.042h 49m245 km
Tai’an to Qingdao train€48.743h 13m293 km
Jinan to Qingdao train€50.943h 26m310 km
Zaozhuang to Qingdao train€52.043h 4m289 km
Nanjing to Qingdao flight€52.654h 12m469 km
Huai'an to Qingdao train€54.243h 20m302 km
Shanghai to Qingdao flight€57.374h 18m548 km
Hefei to Qingdao flight€57.374h 18m548 km
Tianjin to Qingdao train€60.843h 51m443 km

Check-in is at three and you will be in Qingdao well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Qingdao 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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Popular trips to Qingdao

Common questions about Travel to Qingdao

How can I get to Qingdao?

Qingdao is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 115 places, across 10 countries, on services run by 33 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.

What is the cheapest way to get to Qingdao?

The cheapest way into Qingdao is by Train, from €17.39 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 115 origins we sell into Qingdao over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Qingdao?

The fastest journey into Qingdao is by Train, at 1h 31m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Qingdao have?

Qingdao has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Qingdao railway station, Qingdaobei railway station, Dagang Railway Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Qingdao from within 200 km?

46 of the routes we sell into Qingdao start within 200 km. The nearest is Jiaozhou, 42 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.

Where else can I go from Qingdao in China?

Qingdao connects to 115 places on our network across 10 countries, the furthest of them 10,922 km away in a straight line. China routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.

Where these numbers come from

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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances

Elsewhere in China

The wider region

Being on the water gives Qingdao a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

Things to do in Qingdao

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