Yantai Transportation

Yantai Transportation

Air

Yantai Laishan International Airport is located 15 kilometers away from downtown Yantai, to the south of the city. There are daily flight to Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Jinan, Shenyang and Wuhan, and weekly regular flights to Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Kunming and Shenzhen. In addition, Yantai has flights to Hong Kong on every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday and daily flight to Seoul. The airport bus leaves from the ticket office at Dahaiyang Road.

Railway

Yantai Railway Station is located at Zhifutun Road in the north of the city center. There are daily trains to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Jinan and Qingdao.

Tickets are sold at the train station or the ticket agencies around the city (such as Tianxiang Aviation Service Company at No 1 Beima Road, Feida Ticket Office at No 20 Jiashe Road,Tian, just to name two) ten days prior to departure.

Yantai has several bus stations. The Yantai Bus Station located at No 86. West Avenue is the largest bus stations in Yantai with plentiful of departures to the surrounding regions, and is therefore most used by travelers.

Bus from Yantai to Qingdao, Weihai and Penglai

Destinations Departure Time Travel Time
Yantai - Qingdao 5 am - 5 pm, every 30 minutes 3 hours
Yantai - Jinan 6 am - 11 am; 2:15 pm - 4:45 pm 3.5 hours
Yantai - Weihai Every 15 minutes Around 1 hour

Boat

There are ten boats from Yantai to Qingdao every day (see schedule below).

Destinations Boat Condition Sailing Duration
Yantai - Qingdao Normal Boat 8 hours
Yantai - Qingdao Luxurious Boat 6 hours
Yantai - Qingdao Speedy Boat 3 hours

Tickets can only be bought on the day of travel. There are numerous ticket offices east of the train station.

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Q: Krish Asked on 2013-01-13 Reply
I want to go Weihai from Longkou, Is there any bus from longkou?

Hi Krish, there are buses from Longkou Bus Station 龙口市公共汽车站 to Weihai everyday.  It takes about 3hrs.

Whitney Liao Replied on 2013-01-14
Q: angshujit Sinha Asked on 2013-01-01 Reply
Hi I need to go to Longkou from Qingdao,Please let me know the best way to go.
You can take the express bus at Qingdao Bus Station, which takes about 4 hours and costs around CNY60 per person. Ruby Zhao Replied on 2013-01-01
Q: Anant Thankappan Asked on 2012-11-25 Reply
I want to go from Longkou to Yantai airport. Is there a bus or train service available

Hi Anant, there are buses from Huangchang, Longkou direct to Yantai airport. The departing time is 6:30, 8:30, 13:00, 15:00. The duration is about 2hrs. Tel: 0535-8952120/8527431.

Whitney Liao Replied on 2012-11-26
Q: jost kutschmar Asked on 2012-10-13 Reply
And the railway-question is no more important , 21 hours is to much ...All my questions means the way yantai - qixia (shandong)Tanks again!
You could take a bus from Yantai bus station(烟台汽车总站）to Qixia. The bus station is located at 烟台市芝罘区西大街86号, and the latest bus sets off at around 5:00pm. It costs about US$4 per person and it takes about 1-1.5 hours. Lussie Lu Replied on 2012-10-14
Q: jost kutschmar Asked on 2012-10-13 Reply
Sorry! I forgott: go by plane shanghai - yantai
There are many flights from Shanghai to Yantai. It takes about 1.5 hours. Please check the details and book it on our website. Click: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flights/flight-list.asp?QueryID=4551289&fcook=2012101510180509&star=SHA&dest=YNT&rDate=2012-10-17 Lussie Lu Replied on 2012-10-14