As one of the earliest trading ports of China, Yantai has a long history of strong maritime transport. With nine ports, Yantai handles 41 million tons of cargo and registers a passenger transport volume of 3.79 million people each year. Many people enjoy taking a boat trip from Yantai to Dalian and other coastal cities. Yantai has convenient air, sea and overland transportation so you can choose your favorite type of transportation when you visit this city.

By Air

Yantai Laishan Airport (YNT), located in Laishan Town, Yantai City, is 15 kilometers (9.32 miles) away from Yantai. Air service began in October of 1984. Now, more than 20 domestic air routes have been opened to such cities as Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Harbin, Jinan, Hangzhou, and Kunming. In addition, there is international service to Seoul, Pusan (in South Korea), Osaka (in Japan) and Hong Kong.

After arriving at Laishan Airport, you can take the airport shuttle or a taxi to the city. The charge of taking the airport shuttle is around CNY10 per person and its terminal is at the Yantai Railway Station (No.128 Beima Road). A taxi to the city will cost about CNY40. If you want to depart Yantai for other places, you can take the airport shuttle in front of the CAAC Building or at Yantai Railway Station two hours ahead of your flight.

How to get the CAAC Building: It's located at No.78 Dahaiyang Road, Yantai. You can take the bus No.9 or 19.
How to get the Yantai Railway Station: Take the bus No.3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 42, 43, 44, 49, 50, or 58.

The main branches of CAAC Ticket Office:
Dahaiyang Branch
Location: No.6 Dahaiyang Road, Zhifu District, Yantai
CAAC Building Branch
Location: No.78 Dahaiyang Road, Zhifu District, Yantai 
Laishan Branch
Location: No.3 Qingquan Road, Laishan District, Yantai
Xingfu Branch
Location: No.50 Xingfu Road (Middle), Zhifu District, Yantai

Some Useful Phone Numbers:
Airport Inquiry Office: 0535- 6299138
Airport Complaint: 0535-6583251

By Train

Yantai Railway Station is located at No.128 Beima Road, Yantai. Now there is service to Beijing, Shijiazhuang Shanghai, Xian, Jiamusi, Qingdao, Jinan, Xuzhou, Zibo, and other cities. You can buy tickets at the railway station or at the ticket agencies in Yantai, such as the Yantai Feida Ticket Agency at No.20 Jianshe Road (A17) and the Tianxiang Aviation Service Company at No.1 Beima Road. You can buy train tickets up to ten days ahead.

Some Useful Phone Numbers:
Yantai Railway Station Inquiry: 0535- 2965432
Yantai Feida Ticket Agency: 0535- 6642109
Tianxiang Aviation Service Company: 0535- 6661196

By Long-distance Bus

The 11 main coach bus stations of Yantai are Yantai Coach Bus Terminal, Qingnian Lu Coach Bus Station, Yantai West Coach Bus Station, Beima Lu Coach Bus Station, Yantai East Coach Bus Station, Penglai Coach Bus Station, Mouping Coach Bus Station, Laizhou Coach Bus Station, Laiyang Coach Bus Station, Zhaoyuan Coach Bus Station and Qixia Coach Bus Station. At present, these stations have set up the long-distance network of selling tickets, so you can buy the tickets of the starting stations or round-trips from any station. Additionally, many branch post offices of Yantai sell the tickets. Here gives some addresses of these post offices.

South Avenue Branch: No.8 Yudong Road, Yantai
Bus route: No.1, 2, 5, 10, 21, 22, 43, 44, 45, 46
Huanhai Branch: No.1 Huanhai Road, Yantai
Bus route: No.2, 10, 15, 42, 44, 56
Jiefang Branch: No.3 Jiefang Road, Yantai
Bus route: No.2, 3, 6, 49, 53
Erma Branch: No.22 Erma Road, Yantai
Bus route: No.1, 3, 5, 10, 18. 50, 53
Shanxia Branch: No.28 Haian Road, Yantai 
Bus route: 3, 6, 10, 17, 43, 46

It is best to use the Yantai Coach Bus Terminal (No.86 West Avenue, Zhifu District, Yantai) for the long-distance bus, because there are more routes and it's the largest station.

Besides the regular bus routes, the Qingnian Lu Coach Bus Station (No.36 Qingnian Road, Zhifu District, Yantai) also offers tour buses on weekends. Especially, during the Chinese Golden Weeks, it provides more tour buses. Here are the six one-day tour routes of this station:

To	Departure Time	Time of Return
Yangma Island	08:00, 10:00, 14:30, 16:00	07:30, 10:00, 14:30, 16:00
Kunyu Mountain (in Mouping City, Yantai)	08:30	15:00
Yantaishan Mountain - Binhai Plaza - Chateau Changyu Casta	08:30	15:00
Yantaishan Mountain - Binhai Plaza - Agricultural Science and Technology Exposition Garden of Yantai	08:30	15:00
Guolukuang Ecological Tourism Garden (in Qixia City, Yantai)	08:30	15:00
Zhaohu Mountain (in Haiyang City, Yantai)	08:30	15:00

And the Beima Lu Coach Bus Station (on the Beima Road and to the west of the Yantai Railway Station) offers two tour lines on weekends. One is to the Resort of Aishan Hot Spring which is located in the Songshan Town of Qixia City, Yantai. The other line is to the Mou's Manor in Qixia City.

By Water

Yantai Port Passenger Transport General Incorporation set up two passenger stations - Yantai Port Passenger Transport Station (No.155 Beima Road, Yantai) and Yantai Port Huanhai Lu Passenger Transport Station (No.2 Huanhai Road, Yantai). Each day, quite a few ships shuttle between Yantai and Dalian and you can go to these two stations to take the ship to Dalian. There are three categories of the passenger ships to Dalian - ordinary, ro-ro and high-speed. And their flight time to Dalian is respectively 8H, 5.5H to 7.5H and 3H. Additionally, the incorporation provides the service to Inchon (in South Korea). There are three ships to Inchon in a week (at 17:30 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

Please click Yantai Cruise to get the detailed information.