There are 6 ways to get from Cape Town to Qingdao by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane CPT - TAO
22h 44m¥3,906–9,633Fly to Weifang Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Weifang Airport (WEF)plane CPT - WEF
- Take the train from Weifang to Qingdaotrain
39h 58m¥3,777–10,260Fly to Yantai Penglai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT)plane CPT - YNT
- Take the bus from Yantai Airport to Yantai Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
29h 10m¥4,027–9,746Fly to Lianyungang, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lianyungang (LYG)plane CPT - LYG
- Take the train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdaotrain
26h 20m¥4,064–11,317Fly to Rizhao Shanzihe Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Rizhao Shanzihe Airport (RIZ)plane CPT - RIZ
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Qingdao Northtrain
2d 23h¥3,909–8,807Fly to Linyi Qiyang, train, bus
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Linyi Qiyang (LYI)plane CPT - LYI
- Take the train from Linyi North to Rizhaotrain
- Take the bus from Rizhao Airport Ticketing Center to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
29h 8m¥4,297–10,331
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Qingdao is to fly and train which costs ¥3900 - ¥9000 and takes 2 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Qingdao is to fly which takes 22h 44m and costs ¥3900 - ¥10000.
The distance between Cape Town and Qingdao is 13154 km.
It takes approximately 22h 44m to get from Cape Town to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 2:05 PM in Cape Town and 8:05 PM in Qingdao.
There are 185+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Qingdao, China?
Ethiopian Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Addis Ababa, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Dubai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–12,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Dubai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lianyungang via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lianyungang via Doha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–11,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–10,000
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Addis Ababa, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–9,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Dubai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–11,000
- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Weifang Airport via Addis Ababa, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–10,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Weifang Airport via Doha, Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–10,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Rizhao Shanzihe Airport via Dar es Salaam, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 20h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–8,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Addis Ababa, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Addis Ababa, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–10,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Addis Ababa, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–11,000
Train operators
Train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–460
Train from Weifang to Qingdao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥75–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–135
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–240
Train from Rizhao West to Qingdao North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Linyi North to Rizhao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
Train from Weifang to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Rizhao West to Qingdao North
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–95
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Bus operators
- Phone
- (86+)0532-96567
- Website
- qdairport.com
Bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥85
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
Bus from Rizhao Airport Ticketing Center to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥85
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
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