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. Now, the north station has received more passenger transport of the city than Qingdao Railway Station, especially during holidays. 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

Qingdao North Train 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, Xian etc.

  Major Rail Lines from the station to:

 High Speed Train Schedule
(Last Update on Apr 23, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			First/ Second Class Seat
Beijing South	G1064, G70, G880, G72... 5 departures from 06:49 to 18:57	3h3m - 4h18m	CNY 569/ 348 USD 84/ 51
Shanghai Hongqiao	G3309, G687, D2131, D2913... 9 departures from 06:28 to 18:19	4h54m - 6h25m	CNY 473/ 297 USD 70/ 44
Xian North	G1833, G2259, G1835, G2094... 5 departures from 06:46 to 13:43	6h23m - 9h18m	CNY 913/ 572 USD 135/ 85
Harbin West	G1208 at 06:40	10h22m	CNY 1,296/ 809 USD 192/ 120
Changchun	G1268, G1208 at 06:24 and 06:40	9h22m - 9h24m	CNY 1,084/ 679 USD 160/ 100
Jinan	G6902, G1268... 48 departures from 05:59 to 21:45	1h22m - 3h56m	CNY 182/ 113 USD 27/ 17
Rongcheng	C6553, C6555, C6497, C6597... 10 departures from 06:52 to 21:41	1h19m - 2h9m	CNY 112/ 78 USD 17/ 12
Weihai	C6553, C6555, G6989... 13 departures from 06:52 to 18:14	1h8m - 2h30m	CNY 93/ 66 USD 14/ 10

 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 23, 2026)

To	Trains	Duration	Ticket Fare (CNY)
			Soft/ Hard Sleeper
Beijing	Z350 at 17:47	9h23m	CNY 337/ 221 USD 50/ 33
Xian	Z272 at 14:42	16h16m	CNY 527.5/ 343.5 USD 78/ 51
Harbin	K702 at 18:09	26h21m	CNY 625/ 407 USD 92/ 60
Changchun	K702, K1054 at 18:09 and 19:40	22h35m - 23h29m	CNY 566/ 367 USD 84/ 54
Jinan	Z356, Z318, Z272, Z170... 6 departures from 05:13 to 18:09	2h56m - 4h13m	CNY 158.5/ 107.5 USD 23/ 16
Taishan	Z318, Z272, Z170, T396 from 13:06 to 17:33	3h49m - 4h56m	CNY 182.5/ 122.5 USD 27/ 18
Luoyang	Z318, Z272 at 13:06 and 14:42	11h44m - 11h54m	CNY 415.5/ 272.5 USD 61/ 40
Zibo	Z356, K1216, K4970, Z318... 12 departures from 05:13 to 19:42	1h54m - 3h4m	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.