Getting There

By Air

Comfortable Train

There is no airport in Qufu, but people usually arrive at the Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport first and then go to Qufu by train or by long-distance bus. In addition, Qufu is only 85 kilometers from Jining Airport in Jiaxiang County which can also help getting to Qufu.

Not as convenient as Zibo, Dongying and Tai'an, Jinan's international Airport does not open its shuttle bus line in Qufu. So, visitors should get to Jinan by regular bus and then take the airport shuttle bus (CNY20) or taxi (CNY60-CNY100) to the airport. Qufu Bus Station has regular buses to Jinan. It will take one and a half hours to get there through expressway.

  By Train

Qufu Railway Station lies four kilometers (2.49 miles) southeast of Qufu City Proper, built in 1983. There you can take trains to Beijing, Jinan, Rizhao, Heze, Taishan, Yantai, Zhengzhou and some other places. The railway station can be reached by Bus No.5.

Here is some train information to Qufu:

From	Departure Time	Runtime (approximate)
Jinan	05:54, 08:19	Two and a half hours
Rizhao	14:25, 17:48, 19:50	Four hours
Heze	03:00, 20:30	Three hours
Yantai	09:04	Eight and a half hours
Taishan	06:49, 09:12	One and a half hours
Beijing	23:31	Eight hours
Zhengzhou	22:55	Six and a half hours

By Long-distance Bus

Qufu Coach Bus Station is situated at No.16 Jingxuan Road (East), Qufu and you can take the Bus No.1, 2, 3, 5, 6 to get there.

Routes	Departure Time
Qufu → Weishan	09:40, 11:30, 14:40, 16:30
Qufu → Yantai	08:30, 10:00, 13:30
Qufu → Zaozhuang	10:30, 15:40
Qufu → Heze	09:00, 09:30, 10:20, 19:30, 15:30, 16:30
Qufu → Qingdao	07:10, 08:00, 09:20, 10:00, 11:20
Qufu → Jinan	At 20 minute intervals
Qufu → Tai'an	At 30 minute intervals
Qufu → Jining	At 10 minute intervals
Qufu → Yanzhou	At 15 minute intervals

Note: This time table can be used as a reference only. Please check in the bus station.

Jining to Qufu:
If you leave Jining for Qufu, you can take the bus "Jining to Qufu" from 06:40 to 18:00 at 20 minute intervals at the Jining North Coach Bus Station. The bus station can be reached by the city-bus No.4, 26, 30, 31, 36 and 102. Alternatively, you can take the intercity city-bus "Jining to Qufu" also provided by Jining North Coach Bus Station. There are 21 bus stops before the bus finally reaches Qufu Coach Bus Station.

Jinan to Qufu:
You can take the coach at the Jinan Coach Terminal to Qufu.

Coach Number	Departure Time
QFKL	08:10 to 18:20 at 50minute intervals
QFK	06:50 to 18:30 at 50 minute intervals
ZXY	06:40 to 18:20 at 40 minute intervals
2407	08:30
0264	11:00
4562	12:25
4561	13:50
2408	15:00
2406	15:50
2409	17:00
Y304	19:00

Note: The terminals of coach bus QFKL and QFK are Qufu, while the rest are all passing buses. And the timetable is only for reference. Please check it at the station.


Getting Around

By City Bus

In Qufu City, there are no more than ten bus routes. No.1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and you can take one of them directly to some of the attractions. For instance, Bus No.1 passes by the Temple of Confucius, the Kong Family Mansion and the Cemetery of Confucius. Please enter Qufu Attractions section for more information about each bus route.

In addition, Qufu Bus Station has opened some twelve special tourist lines to Nishangm, Jiuxian, Jiulong Mountains and Shaohao Mausoleum.

By Taxi

In Qufu, you'll see most taxis have the logos of Santana, Xiali and Daihatsu. The taxis are classified into two kinds - car and seven-seat minibus. Most vehicles are minibuses. If you take the car, you'll pay CNY7 for the first two kilometers (about 1.2 miles) and CNY2 for each additional kilometer, while the fare for the minibus is CNY5 for the first two kilometers and CNY1.5 for each additional kilometer.