Qingdao North Railway Station

Qingdao North Railway Station is situated in Licang District, 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) from the city center, and 7 miles from the Qingdao Liuting International Airport. Since the majority of passenger transport still managed by Qingdao railway station now, there is only a few trains originating from the north station. But in the future, the north station will take over most of the passenger transport of the city. Besides the originating trains run to Harbin, Changchun, Jinan and some other cities, trains through there can reach Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and Nanjing.

Address: East of Huanwan Avenue, Canghai Road, Licang District

The station is in a two-story building. The exit and vehicle transfer can be found at Level B1. Whilst boarding is at the first floor, the waiting room is at the second floor. There is only one waiting room in the station which can accommodate 10,000 passengers at any one time, making it convenient for arrival passengers. The escalators make it very easy for passengers to transfer to different floors. There are twelve washrooms in the waiting room, and another twelve near the ticket check points, including two for the disabled.  On the western section of the waiting room, passengers can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge.
 

Bullet Train at Qingdao North

The station has the east and west squares, with hotels, restaurants, and shops around them. While several bus stops are found at the northern section of the east square, taxi stand is located at Level B1 of the east square. The Qingdao Cangkou Coach Station is 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) away east of the railway station, from where one can travel to cities like Jinan, Penglai, Yantai, and Rizhao.

Ticket office can be found in both squares, the east and west ticket office with eight and six counters respectively. There are also 44 ticket dispensers in the two ticket office. Passengers can exchange their tickets or obtain a refund at the ticket counters conveniently.

 The north station operates trains to/from Beijing, Harbin, Changchun, Jinan, Shanghai, Xi'an etc.

  Major Rail Lines from the station to:

 High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South	G1064, G202, G1066, G1066... 27 departures from 07:07 to 20:59	2h59m - 9h4m	CNY 500/ 161 USD 74/ 24
Shanghai Hongqiao	D2134, D2131, D2916, D2913... 18 departures from 06:33 to 17:06	4h21m - 7h18m	CNY 438/ 273 USD 64/ 40
Xi'an North	D1674, G2259, G2259, G1838... 10 departures from 06:26 to 14:24	6h34m - 10h20m	CNY 775/ 482.5 USD 114/ 71
Harbin West	G1208, G2658 at 06:06 and 10:15	9h30m - 11h7m	CNY 1,246.5/ 765 USD 183/ 113
Changchun	G1268, G1268, G1208, G2658 from 06:00 to 10:15	8h23m - 10h5m	CNY 1,062/ 656.5 USD 156/ 97
Jinan	D6002, D6002, G6926, G6926... 177 departures from 05:30 to 22:00	1h24m - 4h16m	CNY 179/ 70 USD 26/ 10
Rongcheng	C6555, C6557, C6502, C6503... 14 departures from 06:57 to 18:09	1h41m - 2h43m	CNY 148/ 93 USD 22/ 14
Weihai	C6553, C6553, C6555, C6553... 35 departures from 06:45 to 21:41	1h21m - 2h34m	CNY 102/ 63 USD 15/ 9

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

 Normal Speed Train Timetable
(Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	Z350 at 13:08	14h2m	CNY 337/ 221 USD 50/ 33
Xi'an	Z272, Z272 at 13:43 and 14:06	17h10m - 17h33m	CNY 527.5/ 343.5 USD 78/ 51
Harbin	K702 at 18:21	26h36m	CNY 624/ 407 USD 92/ 60
Changchun	K702 at 18:21	23h36m	CNY 564/ 367 USD 83/ 54
Jinan	K1216, K970, Z350, Z272... 12 departures from 10:15 to 19:24	3h1m - 4h21m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 23/ 16
Taishan	Z272, Z272, Z170, K208... 5 departures from 13:43 to 17:23	4h17m - 5h25m	CNY 182.5/ 122.5 USD 27/ 18
Luoyang	Z272, Z272 at 13:43 and 14:06	12h34m - 12h57m	CNY 415.5/ 272.5 USD 61/ 40
Zibo	K1216, K970, Z350, Z272... 11 departures from 10:15 to 19:24	2h8m - 3h6m	CNY 138.5/ 95.5 USD 20/ 14

First Class Carriag

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

See detailed Qingdao Train Schedule
 

 Transportation to the railway station
By metro: Passengers can take line 1, line 3 or line 8 to get there directly.
By bus:
1. Take bus No. 23 (Loop Line), 24, 112, 113, 118, 120, 207 (Loop Line), 325, 603, 908 and get off at the east square of north railway station.
2. Take bus No. 23 (Loop Line), 24, 112, 113, 118, 120, 207 (Loop Line), 908 and get off at Canghai Road.
By taxi:
It takes 30 minutes and costs CNY 60 from Qingdao Railway Station.
It takes 30 minutes and costs CNY 60 from Qingdao Liuting International Airport.

 How to get to famous tourist sites:
1. To Zhan Bridge (Zhanqiao):
Take bus No. 325 and get off at Zhan Qiao, and then walk for a while.
2. To Qingdao Number One Bathing Beach:
Walk to the northeast to Zhenhua Road West, take bus no. 22 and get off at Xingcheng Road. Walk to the north to Ban Qiao Fang and take bus no. 302 to Nanhai Road, and then walk to the beach.
3. To Mt. Laoshan:
Take bus No. 207 (Loop Line) to Shaoshan Road, transfer to 230 and get off at Government of Laoshan District, then walk to the place.
4.  To Zhongshan Park:
Take bus No. 325 to Hai’an Road stop, and then transfer to bus No. 15 to Zhongshan Park.

 How to get to Liuting International Airport:
1. Take bus No. 118 and get off at Zhaohong Road, transfer to 613 or 917 and get off at the airport.
2. Take bus No. 120 and get off at Liu Ting, transfer to 613, 767, or 917 and get off at the airport.
3. Take bus No. 112 or 113 and get off at Xingcheng Road, transfer to 305 and get off at the airport.
4. Taxi from the railway station takes 30 minutes and costs CNY 60 to the airport.