Hangzhou - Qingdao Train

Between Hangzhou and Qingdao, only three pairs of trains are available, including two pairs of high speed trains and one pair of normal trains. The high speed trains, running between Qingdao Railway Station and Hangzhou East Railway Station, take about 7 to 7.5 hours while the normal ones take about 22 hours for a single trip.

One pair of high speed schedules departs in the early morning and another pair departs in the afternoon. Passengers can choose one according to their own schedule. It takes a whole day and whole night for normal trains, so hard seats are not recommended.
  Open Date: Aug 1st, 2013
 Duration: 7 - 7.5 hours
 Running Distance: 1,269 kilometers (789 miles)
 Top Speed: 350 km/h (217 mph)
 (Last Update on Jul 12, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G254	06:30 - 14:01	7h31m
G282	14:02 - 21:42	7h40m

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  (Last Update on Jul 12, 2019)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 1,603 USD 236	CNY 854.5 USD 126	CNY 514 USD 76

 

Hangzhou - Qingdao Railway Map

 Stations along the way: Deqing, Huzhou, Changxing, Yixing, Liyang, Lishui, Nanjing South, Bengbu South, Chuzhou, Xuzhou East, Zaozhuang, Tengzhou East, Tai'an in Shandong, Jinan, Zibo, Qingzhoushi, Weifang
  Duration: 22 hours
 Running Distance: 1,379 kilometers (857 miles)
 Stations along the way: Deqing West, Changxing South, Guangde, Xuancheng, Wuhu, Chaohu, Hefei, Huainan, Fuyang, Woyang, Huaibei, Xuzhou, Zaozhuang West, Zaozhuang East, Lanling North, Linyi, Juxian, Wulian, Zhucheng, Jiaozhou, Lancun
 (Last Update on Jul 12, 2019)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K1050	09:01 - 06:12+	21h11m

Notes:
1. The above timetable is for reference only. Please search for the real-time schedule via the search box on page top.
2. "+" indicates the second day.
 (Last Update on Jul 12, 2019)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 495.5 USD 73	CNY 333.5 USD 49	CNY 168.5 USD 25

  
The whole journey is quite long but for passengers who want to get off at one of the stops along the way, maybe the only choice is to take the normal train. A sleeper berth is recommended if the journey is over 5 hours.
 As only two pairs of high speed trains run between Hangzhou and Qingdao, the timetable may not fit your case. Passengers can choose to make a transfer in Jinan, Shanghai, or Nanjing for more options, but transferring in Jinan is the most ideal choice for more trains are available there and the duration is the shortest.

Route	Duration	Lowest Ticket Fare
Hangzhou East - Jinan/ Jinan West	3 - 6 hours	CNY 383.5
Jinan - Qingdao/ Qingdao North	2.5 - 3 hours	CNY 116.5
Total	5.5 - 9 hours	CNY 500

In Jinan, two stations are involved. To avoid the hassle, it’s better to connect the trip in the same station, that is, Jinan Railway Station. More bullet trains are available in Jinan West Station, but you need to go to Jinan Station for the Jinan - Qingdao leg. Bus K156 can take you to travel between the two stations.