There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Jinan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane MEL - TNA
19h 28m¥2,248–6,148Fly to Linyi Qiyang, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Linyi Qiyang (LYI)plane MEL - LYI
- Take the bus from Linyi to Jinan Bus Terminalbus
20h 31m¥2,018–6,218Fly to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ)plane MEL - XUZ
- Take the train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Stationtrain
17h 44m¥2,285–7,311Fly to Jining Qufu Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG)plane MEL - JNG
- Take the train from Jiaxiang North to Qufu East Stationtrain
- Take the train from Qufu East to Jinantrain
21h 15m¥2,468–7,793Fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane MEL - TAO
- Take the train from Qingdao North to Jiaozhou Northtrain
- Take the train from Jiaozhou North to Jinantrain
18h 26m¥2,315–5,184
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Jinan is to fly and train which costs ¥2300 - ¥5500 and takes 18h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Jinan is to fly and train which takes 17h 44m and costs ¥2200 - ¥7500.
The distance between Melbourne and Jinan is 8814 km.
It takes approximately 19h 28m to get from Melbourne to Jinan, including transfers.
Jinan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:02 PM in Melbourne and 4:02 PM in Jinan.
There are 129+ hotels available in Jinan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Jinan, China?
China Southern Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Adelaide, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–8,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–7,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–6,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–5,000
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Xuzhou Guanyin Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Linyi Qiyang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–6,000
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–7,500
Train from Xuzhou East to Jinan Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥210–240
- Business Class Seat
- ¥300–430
Train from Jiaxiang North to Qufu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥61–67
- Business Class Seat
- ¥80–120
Train from Qufu East to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥62–68
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥100–110
- Business Class Seat
- ¥140–200
Train from Qingdao North to Jiaozhou North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥25–28
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥38–42
- Business Class Seat
- ¥50–70
Train from Jiaozhou North to Jinan
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥160–190
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥270–300
- Business Class Seat
- ¥390–600
Train from Qingdao North to Jiaozhou North
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥35–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥40–60
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥35–55
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Linyi to Jinan Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥88
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
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