As an important harbor and industrial base in Shandong Province,
Qingdao is well connected to other cities in China and destinations
around the world.
Outer transportation:
By Air:
From almost all the major cities in China, Qingdao is easily
accessible by air. The city is also connected with some
international destinations, mostly in Japan, Korea, Singapore,
Hongkong and Macau. The Liuting Airport is located 32km north of
the city proper and there are minibuses available from the airport,
transferring visitors to the city within 30 minutes. Most large
hotels have airline ticket offices, as well as transport to and
from the airport.
Clue:
There are only minibuses go to the city center from the airport,
you should get on the bus as soon as possible to get a seat. On the
other hand, if you decide to take a taxi, you'd better choose the
taxi with a silver roof, because the taxi with a yellow roof is not
allowed to enter the city center.
By Train:
The railway station is at the Tai'an road near Zhanqiao.
Everyday, trains go to more than 15 major cities of China
including Beijing, Shanghai, Ji'nan, Taishan, Hezhe, Weihai,
Wuchang, Nanchang, Xuzhou, Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Chengdu,
Taiyuan, Dandong, Tonghua.
By Bus:
There are 7 expressways linking Qingdao and many major cities.
They are Jiqing, Jiaozhouwan, Xiliu, Shuangliu, Weilai, Xilai and
Qingyin.
Minibuses go to Weihai(4hours RMB40), Yantai(3hours RMB30), and
Yiweike(4hours RMB40) from the Qingdao railway station square. To
Ji'nan, you can take a bus in the bus station of Qingdao(4.5hours
RMB79)
Qingdao bus station
Address: Wenzhou road
West bus station:
Address: Guantao road
East bus station:
Address: Ha'erbing road
By Ship:
There are 2 international ship line in Qingdao. Ships go to
Korea on every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and every
Tuesday and Friday they will go to Japan.
The transportation station is at the Xinjiang road
Inner transportation:
By Bus:
Because of the special topography of Qingdao, you can not see
any bicycle or motorbike in Qingdao City. Buses are most convenient
Transport tool, RMB1 or RMB2 for the ticket price. The NO.26 NO.201
and NO.202 bus start from the railway station going along the
seashore passing Zhanqiao Badaguan scenic spots.
To visit Qingdao, the most convenient and comfortable way is to
take the air-condition bus. During the whole visiting process the
professional guides will give you a detailed introduction of
Qingdao.
To Laoshan ( Taiqing sceneic area), you can first take the
NO.304 bus to the railway station and then hop on a bus to Laoshan.
Of course you can register the one-day trip of Laoshan, all hotels
have this service. If you want to travel Beijiushui and Yankou
scenic area, you can take the travel buses at 7:00-10:00 AM every
morning at the Huaneng square.
By Taxi:
The starting price is RMB7 for 4km and RMB1.2/km, from 22:00
-5:00 RMB1.5/km.
Clue:
There are a lot of one-way roads in Qingdao. Usually we can see
a four-land road in the left side of a road and only buses run in
the righ side. This is in order to raise the bus running speed and
to lessen the transportation pressure.If you know something about
that, the unhappy things will less to happen.
By Ferry-boat:
The ferry-boat line between Qingdao and Huangdao increasing the
connection of the both banks of Jiaozhouwan. The whole journey only
takes 20minutes or half an hour. No boats in misty day.
Common boat: 6:30-21:00 RMB6, one boat for every half an
hour.
High-speed boat: 7:00-18:00 RMB8, one boat for every 20
minutes.
Qingdao to Xuejia island (Anzi wharf)
High-speed boat: 7:00-18:10, one boat for every half an
hour.
Pleasure ship:
The travel wharf of Laiyang Road is located in the north of
naval museum. Here the boats run through Little Qingdao Luxun Park
and Taiping angle.
The travel wharf of Zhongyuan is situated in the Xiling Road.
You can take a boat not only to visit the whole littoral scenery of
Qingdao but also two islands of Huanghai-- Zhucha Island and Dagong
Island. (ineedhotel.com)