Qinhuangdao Transportation -- Getting There


By Air

Airport Code: SHP

Location: halfway between Haigang District and Shanhaiguan District, about 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from downtown Qinhuangdao

Brief Intro: Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan) Airport, commonly known as Shanhaiguan Airport, is an airport for both civilian and military use first built in the middle of 1980s. The airport in Qinhuangdao has developed as an important traffic hub after expansion and two renovations. During the culmination, there are more than thirty flights a week to twenty domestic major cities.

To support the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the newly expanded terminal building was completed in April, 2007, and the renovation of runways was finished in December. After the expansion project, entire area of the parking apron and apron for airport to turn around is 15,200 square meters (about 3.8 acres) larger. Five Boeing-757 airplanes can park simultaneously. The Terminal Building has been enlarged to more than 6,000 square meters (7,176 square yards). It could serve 800 passengers.

Flights here are available between Qinhuangdao and Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dalian, Harbin, Heihe, Shijiazhuang, Chengdu, Xian and Hangzhou. There are some connecting flights transferring through Shanghai, Shijiazhuang and Hangzhou to many other cities and Yakutsk and Blagoveshchensk of Russia.

Transportation:
Transportation between Qinhuangdao Airport and the downtown area is convenient. Every flight has shuttle buses to pick up passengers, and outbound passengers can find shuttle buses at the Civil Aviation Building in the downtown area. It takes only twenty minutes for the 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) distance.
Departure time from the downtown area: 08:30 (flights to Shanghai), 18:20 (flights to Shijiazhuang, Chengdu and Shenzhen)
Address of the Civil Aviation Building: No.169, Yingbin Lu

By Train

Shanhaiguan Railway Station, Qinhuangdao
Shanhaiguan Railway Station
There are four railway stations in Qinhuangdao: Qinhuangdao Railway Station, Beidaihe Railway Station, Shanhaiguan Railway Station and Changli Railway Station. The last three railway stations are inclined to be built for tourist purposes.

Qinhuangdao Railway Station is situated in the Beihuan Lu, Haigang District. Buses Nos.2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18, 19 and 34 run directly to the station. Trains to North China all depart from this station, and all these trains pass through the Beidaihe Railway Station in Daihe Town of Beidaihe District. To get to Beidaihe Railway Station, one can take buses Nos.5, 6, 15 and 22.

Near the Lianhuahu Park and the south gate of Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan Railway Station is only 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) from Qinhuangdao (Shanhaiguan) Airport. Every day there are ten or so more trains passing through and it is an inevitable stop for trains from Beijing to Shenyang. Special tourist lines from Beijing and Tianjin to Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan will be open during the summer vacation (July and August). Use city-buses Nos. 13, 23, 24, 25 and 34.
Changli Railway Station is located in the downtown area of Changli County, from which buses to the Golden Coast scenic area can be easily found.

Note: The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China in Haigang, Shanhaiduan and Beidaihe Districts offer ticket booking service. Shanhaiguan and Qinhuangdao railway stations sell advanced tickets up to five days ahead of departure time. Tickets for trains whose numbers started with letter D and Z can be brought ten days prior.

By Water

First built in 1898, the Port of Qinhuangdao is a large and multi-functioned harbor, second only to the Port of Shanghai. It is located on the west side of Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Sea, having the largest automatic coal and crude petroleum, general cargo and container docks. In point of passenger transport, there are regular shipping routes to Dalian and Inchon (Korea).

From Qinhuangdao

To Vessel Name Shipping Schedule Departure Time Time of Arrival Ticket Fare
Dalian Yongxing every day 09:30 13:30 (Lvshun)
18:15 (Dalian)
CNY200 (Lvshun)
CNY210 (Dalian)
Inchon Yujinxiang (Tulip) two ships a week 13:00 (Wednesday and Sunday) 13:00 (the next day) CNY900, CNY1400, CNY1950

Note:
Terminal Building of the Port of Qinhuangdao is located at No.109, Donggang Lu, Haigang District

To Qinhuangdao

From Vessel Name Shipping Schedule Departure Time Duration Ticket Fare
Dalian Yongwang every day 13:00 3.5 hours CNY210
Liaolvdu every two days 17:00 12 hours CNY96-240
Inchon Yujinxiang (Tulip) two ships a week 12:00 (Monday and Friday) 23 hours CNY900, CNY1400, CNY1950

By Long-distance Bus

In the central urban area (Haigang District) of Qinhuangdao, there are two major bus stations. In addition, there are important tourist bus stations in the Shanhaiguan and Beidaihe Districts which greatly facilitate visitors getting to and around the main scenic areas of the city.

Qinhuangdao Long-distance Bus Station (principal station) is 200 meters (218.7 yards) southwest of the Qinhuangdao Railway Station, No.405, Beihuan Lu of Haigang District. Haiyanglu Station is in the middle of Haiyang Lu in the same district, and mainly operates buses to some small places in and around the city proper of Qinhuangdao. Express buses are available in the principal station. Some details go as follows: 

Destination Departure Time  Duration Ticket Price
Beijing  07:30-18:00 every 30 to 60 minutes 3 hours CNY75
Tangshan 07:30-18:45 every 45 to 60 minutes 2 hours CNY40
Tianjin 08:00 3 hours CNY60

Furthermore, there are common coaches running to Baoding, Chengde, Handan and many other counties and towns around Qinhuangdao City.

Beidaihe (Haibin) Long-Distance Bus Station is situated at No.1, Haining Lu in Beidaihe District, right 150 meters (164 yards) from the right side exit of Beidaihe Railway Station. Buses to Beijing, Tianjin Chengde, Shijiazhuang and Zhengzhou are also available from this station. Bus Nos. 5, 15, 21, 22, 25 and 34 take passengers to the station.

Travelers' Voices on Getting to Qinhuangdao

1.

Sep. 6,2009 12:52 Reply

Mr.Maarten(Belgium) said:

Dear Qinhuangdao experts,
Is there any direct bus or train link between Qinhuangdao and Datong?
Kind regards,

Maarten

Sep. 6,2009 20:59
Mr.tina(cn) replied:

There are three trains from qinhuangdao to datong: train 2602, 1714 and 1140. I advise you to take train 2602 as it starts from qinhuangdao. The departure time is 17:15 and the duration is about 12 hours. The price is about 120 yuan for hard sleeper.

2.

Apr. 25,2009 04:54 Reply

Mrs.Himabindu(India) said:

I wanted to know the distance between Qinhuangdao to Dalian city. Please do the needful.

Apr. 26,2009 22:48
Mr.Jason replied:

About 628 kilometers by train, 7 hours. If by express bus, it may be 6 hours.

3.

Apr. 26,2009 00:33 Reply

Mr.m. ahmadieh(iran) said:

thanks for the info. I wanted to know the exact place where I can take the express bus in the beijing capital airport.

Apr. 26,2009 22:41
Ms.Cindy replied:

Opposite the Gate 15 on the first floor of Terminal 2 and Gate 3 of Terminal 3, Capital international Airport.

4.

Feb. 10,2009 20:32 Reply

Mr.Calvin(USA) said:

How do I get to Qinghuangdao from Beijing International Airport?

Feb. 11,2009 00:22
Ms. Austin replied:

There is an express bus service operated by Beijing Capital International Airport. The service was launched last May. Departing from Terminal 2 Building and arriving at Qinhuangdao Long-distance Bus Station, the journey takes only three and a half hours. There are six regular services simultaneously departing from both terminals and operating every other hour between 09:00 and 19:00. All the express buses are equipped with aero seats, with each having a seating capacity of more than twenty. The ticket is priced at CNY 126.

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