There are 7 ways to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao by plane, bus, car ferry, train, ferry, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kitakyushu Airport
best- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane KKJ - TAO
11h 6m¥812–3,334Bus, car ferry, train, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Shimonoseki Station to Kuramotobus
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Drive from Qingdao to Qingdaocar
32h 14m¥1,379–2,142Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane FUK - TAO
8h 52mTrain, bus to Oita Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane OIT - TAO
10h 37mTrain to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane KMJ - TAO
10h 39m¥951–2,746Ferry, train, subway
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suwon Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
33h 29m¥1,270–1,974Ferry, train, subway via Seongnam-si
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
- Take the subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
34h 25m¥1,411–1,937
Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao is to ferry and train and subway via Seongnam-si which costs ¥1400 - ¥2000 and takes 34h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao is to train and fly which takes 10h 39m and costs ¥950 - ¥2800.
The distance between Shimonoseki and Qingdao is 1074 km.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 1h behind Shimonoseki. It is currently 5:32 AM in Shimonoseki and 4:32 AM in Qingdao.
There are 258+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Shimonoseki, Japan and Qingdao, China?
Star Flyer, All Nippon Airways, and Jin Air fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,100
Flights from Oita Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥80–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Busan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–430
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥200–280
- First Class
- ¥300–430
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Shimonoseki Station to Kuramoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥60–90
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥472–633
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥1,055
- 1st Class
- ¥633
- 2nd Class Berth
- ¥570
- 2nd Class
- ¥507
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