Atlas of China
Qingdao to Jinan 青岛 – 济南
Door to door, the high-speed train comes out ahead: about 1½ hours, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. A standard-class seat is ¥154. The stations are in or near the city centres, which is what tips it.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainQingdao North 青岛北 → Jinan East 济南东 | 1 h 22 minG72, fastest | 1½ hours | ¥154standard class | 8005:13–21:47 |
| By road404 km, estimated | 7 h 40 min | 7½ hours |
By train
80 direct high-speed trains a day run from Qingdao North to Jinan East, between 05:13 and 21:47. The fastest, G72, takes 1 h 22 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥154. Coming back, 81 trains a day, the fastest 1 h 24 min (G71, 05:04 to 21:40).
Qingdao: Qingdao North also has many high-speed trains.
By air
No nonstop flights.
By road
Roughly 404 km by road and about 7½ hours of driving, estimated from the distance.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Qingdao and on to Jinan, so the trip can be broken there.
- Weifang 潍坊 130 km from Qingdao · 34 min there, 44 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Jinan.
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Mount Tai 泰山
China's most sacred peak, climbed by emperors and by night hikers chasing sunrise
Around Qingdao: Qingdao Old Town & Seafront, Mount Lao (Laoshan).
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.