There are 7 ways to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao by train, plane, bus, car ferry, 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.
Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane FUK - TAO
8h 52mFly Kitakyushu Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane KKJ - TAO
9h 16m¥912–3,634Bus, 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¥1,380–2,194Train, bus to Oita Airport, fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- 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 32mFly Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT)plane KKJ - YNT
- Take the bus from Yantai Airport to Yantai Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
20h 42m¥933–3,447Ferry, 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¥1,275–2,040Ferry, 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¥1,416–1,994
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 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 fly which takes 9h 16m and costs ¥900 - ¥3700.
The distance between Shimonoseki and Qingdao is 1080 km.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from Shimonoseki to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 1h behind Shimonoseki. It is currently 11:20 AM in Shimonoseki and 10:20 AM in Qingdao.
There are 186+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Shimonoseki, Japan and Qingdao, China?
Star Flyer, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,100
Flights from Oita Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–3,800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,100
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,900
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Oita Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,600
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–7,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Oita Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,600
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Oita Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,100
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,300
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- 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
- ¥200–440
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥200–280
- First Class
- ¥300–440
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–200
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥90–200
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–275
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥260–275
- First Class
- ¥380–400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥43–44
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥43–44
Train from Busan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥122–126
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥122–126
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–15
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11–19
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- 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
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–327
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- Midnight Express
- ¥327
- Premium Excellence
- ¥272
- Premium Intercity
- ¥210
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥66
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- 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
- 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
- ¥473–639
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥1,064
- 1st Class
- ¥639
- 2nd Class Berth
- ¥575
- 2nd Class
- ¥511
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥610–807
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,211
- Royal
- ¥1,009
- Business
- ¥807
- Economy
- ¥707
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥610–807
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,211
- Royal
- ¥1,009
- Business
- ¥807
- Economy
- ¥707
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥610–807
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,211
- Royal
- ¥1,009
- Business
- ¥807
- Economy
- ¥707
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥511–681
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥511
- First Class
- ¥681
- Deluxe
- ¥979
- Suite
- ¥1,447
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥511–681
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥511
- First Class
- ¥681
- Deluxe
- ¥979
- Suite
- ¥1,447
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