There are 4 ways to get from Sydney to Qingdao by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane SYD - TAO
15h 5m¥1,692–5,119Fly to Rizhao Shanzihe Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Rizhao Shanzihe Airport (RIZ)plane SYD - RIZ
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Qingdao Northtrain
20h 26m¥1,895–5,793Fly to Lianyungang, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Lianyungang (LYG)plane SYD - LYG
- Take the train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdaotrain
20h 45m¥2,050–5,303Fly to Yantai Penglai International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT)plane SYD - YNT
- Take the bus from Yantai Airport to Yantai Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
23h 1m¥2,113–5,732
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Qingdao is to fly which costs ¥1600 - ¥5500 and takes 15h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Qingdao is to fly which takes 15h 5m and costs ¥1600 - ¥5500.
The distance between Sydney and Qingdao is 8477 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Sydney to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:52 PM in Sydney and 12:52 PM in Qingdao.
There are 263+ hotels available in Qingdao.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Qingdao, China?
Beijing Capital, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–5,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yantai Penglai International Airport via Wuhan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–5,500
Train from Rizhao West to Qingdao North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–125
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Donghaixian Station to Qingdao
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥220–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥320–460
- 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
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