Jinan Railway Station

Jinan Railway Station is only about 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) in distance to the city center, 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) from East Railway Station, 7 miles (11 kilometers) from West Railway Station, 3 miles (4.5 kilometers) from the East Railway Station and 22 miles (36 kilometers) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport.

Address: No. 19, Zhanqian Road, Tianqiao District
 

Both bullet and non-bullet trains are available at Jinan Railway Station. The high speed ones include those to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Weifang, Jimo, Yantai, Qingdao, Tianjin, Chongqing, and Shenyang while the non-bullet ones include those to Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Urumqi, Shijiazhuang, Qingdao, Weihai and Rizhao etc.

  Major Rail Lines from the Station to:

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South	D726, G1048, G1048, G1050... 125 departures from 00:13 to 22:11	1h23m - 5h50m	CNY 282/ 92 USD 41/ 14
Shanghai Hongqiao	G2661, G300, D2121, G297... 60 departures from 06:27 to 19:38	3h3m - 7h24m	CNY 605/ 360 USD 89/ 53
Guangzhou South	G279, G279, G275, G2058 from 07:26 to 10:17	10h14m - 11h30m	CNY 1,456.5/ 911 USD 214/ 134
Xi'an North	G1909, G1830, D1674, D1674... 8 departures from 06:37 to 15:26	5h49m - 7h50m	CNY 578/ 360 USD 85/ 53
Hangzhou East	G295, G1734, G343, G1731... 34 departures from 06:56 to 19:00	3h5m - 5h24m	CNY 655/ 391 USD 96/ 58
Weifang	D725, D6001, D6073, G6931... 150 departures from 03:49 to 20:30	0h44m - 5h46m	CNY 100/ 38 USD 15/ 6
Qingdao	D725, D6001, G5329, G6905... 165 departures from 03:49 to 21:39	1h23m - 4h38m	CNY 179/ 70 USD 26/ 10

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.
 

(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	1462, K286, K102, Z350 from 02:13 to 17:32	6h14m - 9h38m	CNY 196/ 127 USD 29/ 19
Shenzhen	K1284, T397 at 10:25 and 21:29	23h46m - 26h30m	CNY 640/ 416 USD 94/ 61
Xi'an	Z273, Z105 at 17:56 and 22:02	12h46m - 13h20m	CNY 415.5/ 272.5 USD 61/ 40
Hangzhou	K101, K347, K335, K47... 5 departures from 05:34 to 17:36	14h31m - 15h41m	CNY 389.5/ 255.5 USD 57/ 38
Weifang	K1449, Z271, Z169, K1391... 14 departures from 01:16 to 11:58	1h44m - 2h48m	CNY 124.5/ 86.5 USD 18/ 13
Qingdao	Z271, Z169, K1215, K881... 13 departures from 01:26 to 11:58	3h14m - 4h34m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 23/ 16

 The above schedule is for reference only. For real-time schedule and ticket booking, please click the arrival stations.

See detailed Jinan Train Schedule
 

Jinan Railway Station

The Jinan Train Station building totally has 3 storeys, including one underground:
2F: waiting room for non-bullet trains (A1-7 and B1-7), LED screens giving real-time status of departure and arrival, food shops, KFC, McDonalds, toilets
1F: waiting room for high speed trains, LED screens, small market, toilets, platform
-1F: arrival floor, exit passage
 Metro Line 2 is available at Jinan Train Station. In addition, many city buses have a stop there and can send passengers to almost all directions of the city, including bus no. 3, 9, 11, 18, 21, 34, 43, 78, 83, 84, BRT5, K51, K98, K156 K302, and 501. Taxis are also available, with the pick-up point near the exit.

 To Baotu Spring Park: Travelers can take bus No. K51 to the East Gate of Baotu Spring Park directly. The duration is around 20 to 30 minutes. If taking a taxi, it would cost around CNY15 and duration is around 15 minutes without traffic problem.

 To Daming Lake Park: Travelers can take bus No. 11 and get off at the 6th stop to the Southwest Gate of Daming Lake Park. The duration is around 30 minutes. Taking a taxi would take around 15 minutes and the taxi fare is approximately CNY15.

Travelers who want to alight at the North Gate of the park can take bus No. 118 to the North Gate of Daming Lake Park. It’s also the 6th stop.

 To Thousand-Buddha Mountain: Take bus No. 43 to Quancheng Park. You should get off at the 9th stop and then walk about 600 yards (540m) to the destination. The bus duration is about 40 minutes. Taking a taxi would cost about CNY20 and the duration is around 30minutes.

 To Shandong Provincial Museum: Travelers can take bus No. BRT5 and get off at the 18th stop for Provincial Museum. The trip duration is around 70 minutes. If taking a taxi, the taxi fare would be around CNY30-40 and duration is about 40 minutes.

 To West Railway Station: Travelers can take K156 to the 9th stop, Jingshi Road Section Xingxi Road, and then change to bus No. 38 for the West station. The duration is around 70 minutes. Taking a taxi would cost around CNY30 and the duration is around 30 minutes.

In addition, there are also bullet trains between which take only 16 to 17 minutes. If the schedule fits, this can be a very good way for transfer as well. The second class seat is CNY9.5 per person.

 

Travel by a Hard Sleeper

 To Airport: There are airport shuttle buses running between. The bus departs from the station at 05:00 and at intervals of 30 to 60 minutes. The last shuttle is at 20:00. The trip is around 1 hour and the ticket fare is CNY20 per person.
  Ticket Office
The ticket office is located to the west side of the main entrance on 1F. Ticket counters are in the west side of the ticket office. There are totally 21 ticket counters. Counter No. 2 to 5 are used for ticket change and cancellation, No. 20 and 21 are special counters for travel document issue. Other counters are used for ticket purchase and collection. The east and middle part is set up for self-service ticket machines which are available only to Chinese ID card holders. International travelers should not waste their time there.

 Waiting room
Waiting rooms are set up on both 1F and 2F and they are large open areas instead of different small rooms. The 1F waiting area is mainly used for high speed rides and the 2F area for normal types. Toilets and hot drinking water are provided. The waiting room on 2F has a commercial area where small restaurants can be found.