Where to go from Qingdao by train 青岛
From Qingdao, direct trains and single changes in the timetable reach 34 of the atlas's 185 hubs within 6 hours and 62 within 9, as far as Yan'an; 33 more have nonstop flights but no practical train. The map colours each city by its time on the train.
- under 2 hours
- 2 to 4 hours
- 4 to 6 hours
- 6 to 9 hours
- over 9 hours
- nonstop flight, no train
Under 2 hours by train 6
2 to 4 hours by train 8
- Huai'an 淮安 2 h 32 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Tai'an 泰安 2 h 42 min · 13 direct trains a day
- Yancheng 盐城 2 h 47 min · 7 direct trains a day
- Tianjin 天津 2 h 54 min · 14 direct trains a day
- Xuzhou 徐州 2 h 55 min · 17 direct trains a day
- Beijing 北京 3 h 3 min · 17 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Yangzhou 扬州 3 h 21 min · 12 direct trains a day
- Zhengzhou 郑州 3 h 32 min · 22 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 55 min
4 to 6 hours by train 20
- Changzhou 常州 4 h 5 min · 5 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Shijiazhuang 石家庄 4 h 7 min · 10 direct trains a day
- Kaifeng 开封 4 h 13 min · 4 direct trains a day
- Nanjing 南京 4 h 28 min · 12 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 25 min
- Tangshan 唐山 4 h 33 min · 7 direct trains a day
- Suzhou 苏州 4 h 35 min · 5 direct trains a day · one nonstop flight, 1 h 35 min
- Luoyang 洛阳 4 h 45 min · 7 direct trains a day
- Shanghai 上海 4 h 51 min · 13 direct trains a day · 16 nonstop flights, 1 h 40 min
- Wuhan 武汉 5 h 9 min · 8 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Baoding 保定 5 h 16 min · change at Shijiazhuang
- Qinhuangdao 秦皇岛 5 h 17 min · 6 direct trains a day
- Anyang 安阳 5 h 18 min · change at Zhengzhou
- Handan 邯郸 5 h 21 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Xinyang 信阳 5 h 24 min · 5 direct trains a day
- Hefei 合肥 5 h 31 min · 7 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Jiaxing 嘉兴 5 h 32 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Taiyuan 太原 5 h 42 min · 7 direct trains a day · 3 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Chengde 承德 5 h 47 min · change at Beijing
- Chizhou 池州 5 h 54 min · 2 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Hangzhou 杭州 5 h 59 min · 7 direct trains a day · 10 nonstop flights, 1 h 50 min
6 to 9 hours by train 28
- Huzhou 湖州 6 h 8 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Jincheng 晋城 6 h 9 min · change at Zhengzhou
- Anqing 安庆 6 h 13 min · 3 direct trains a day
- Xiangyang 襄阳 6 h 23 min · 3 direct trains a day · a nonstop route listed
- Xi'an 西安 6 h 23 min · 10 direct trains a day · 7 nonstop flights, 2 h 20 min
- Changsha 长沙 6 h 24 min · 6 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 2 h 40 min
- Changzhi 长治 6 h 42 min · change at Zhengzhou · a nonstop route listed
- Ningbo 宁波 6 h 55 min · one direct train a day · 7 nonstop flights, 1 h 45 min
- Jinhua 金华 7 h 12 min · change at Jinan
- Linfen 临汾 7 h 16 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Pingyao 平遥 7 h 22 min · one direct train a day
- Quzhou 衢州 7 h 31 min · change at Jinan · a nonstop route listed
- Jiujiang 九江 7 h 34 min · 6 direct trains a day
- Chifeng 赤峰 7 h 40 min · change at Beijing · a nonstop route listed
- Shenyang 沈阳 7 h 54 min · 7 direct trains a day · 10 nonstop flights, 1 h 35 min
- Wuyuan 婺源 8 h 1 min · one direct train a day
- Huangshan City 黄山市 8 h 3 min · one direct train a day
- Yuncheng 运城 8 h 3 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Jingdezhen 景德镇 8 h 11 min · change at Nanjing
- Taizhou 台州 8 h 13 min · change at Shanghai · one nonstop flight, 2 h 5 min
- Datong 大同 8 h 24 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Shiyan 十堰 8 h 28 min · change at Xiangyang · one nonstop flight, 2 h 15 min
- Nanchang 南昌 8 h 31 min · 5 direct trains a day · 5 nonstop flights, 2 h
- Wenzhou 温州 8 h 36 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Guangzhou 广州 8 h 40 min · 5 direct trains a day · 11 nonstop flights, 3 h 30 min
- Shangrao 上饶 8 h 46 min · one direct train a day · one nonstop flight, 2 h 10 min
- Dalian 大连 8 h 47 min · change at Beijing · 10 nonstop flights, 1 h
- Yan'an 延安 8 h 51 min · change at Xi'an
Over 9 hours by train 19
- Changchun 长春 9 h 22 min · 3 direct trains a day · 8 nonstop flights, 1 h 55 min
- Wuyishan 武夷山 9 h 23 min · change at Hefei · one nonstop flight, 2 h 20 min
- Benxi 本溪 9 h 35 min · change at Beijing
- Tonghua 通化 9 h 56 min · 2 direct trains a day
- Hohhot 呼和浩特 10 h 4 min · 2 direct trains a day · 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 15 min
- Hong Kong 香港 10 h 10 min · change at Guangzhou · 2 nonstop flights, 3 h 25 min
- Harbin 哈尔滨 10 h 22 min · 2 direct trains a day · 11 nonstop flights, 2 h 5 min
- Chongqing 重庆 10 h 23 min · 3 direct trains a day · 9 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Dandong 丹东 10 h 26 min · change at Beijing
- Chengdu 成都 10 h 28 min · 3 direct trains a day · 13 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Hancheng 韩城 10 h 29 min · change at Xi'an
- Erdaobaihe 二道白河 11 h 2 min · one direct train a day
- Xiamen 厦门 12 h 8 min · one direct train a day · 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Lüliang 吕梁 12 h 37 min · one direct train a day
- Zhangjiakou 张家口 12 h 48 min · one direct train a day
- Guiyang 贵阳 13 h 15 min · one direct train a day · 2 nonstop flights, 3 h 25 min
- Lishui 丽水 26 h 8 min · one direct train a day · a nonstop route listed
- Shenzhen 深圳 27 h 33 min · one direct train a day · 9 nonstop flights, 3 h 30 min
- Ürümqi 乌鲁木齐 36 h 46 min · one direct train a day · one nonstop flight, 5 h
By air only 33
Nonstop flights from Qingdao, with no direct train and no single change in the timetable.
- Zhoushan 舟山 a nonstop route listed
- Yulin 榆林 a nonstop route listed
- Ordos 鄂尔多斯 a nonstop route listed
- Yichang 宜昌 one nonstop flight, 2 h 15 min
- Yanji 延吉 one nonstop flight, 2 h 5 min
- Fuzhou 福州 6 nonstop flights, 2 h 25 min
- Sanming 三明 one nonstop flight, 2 h 40 min
- Enshi 恩施 a nonstop route listed
- Zhangjiajie 张家界 a nonstop route listed
- Mudanjiang 牡丹江 a nonstop route listed
- Ganzhou 赣州 one nonstop flight, 2 h 30 min
- Quanzhou 泉州 one nonstop flight, 2 h 55 min
- Hengyang 衡阳 a nonstop route listed
- Yinchuan 银川 2 nonstop flights, 2 h 45 min
- Qiqihar 齐齐哈尔 a nonstop route listed
- Chaozhou 潮州 2 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Nanchong 南充 a nonstop route listed
- Shantou 汕头 2 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Hailar 海拉尔 one nonstop flight, 2 h 45 min
- Lanzhou 兰州 5 nonstop flights, 3 h
- Guilin 桂林 one nonstop flight, 3 h 10 min
- Ziyang 资阳 9 nonstop flights, 3 h 10 min
- Xining 西宁 a nonstop route listed
- Macau 澳门 a nonstop route listed
- Nanning 南宁 a nonstop route listed
- Haikou 海口 a nonstop route listed
- Kunming 昆明 4 nonstop flights, 3 h 50 min
- Lijiang 丽江 a nonstop route listed
- Sanya 三亚 one nonstop flight, 4 h 20 min
- Jinghong 景洪 a nonstop route listed
- Lhasa 拉萨 a nonstop route listed
- Korla 库尔勒 a nonstop route listed
- Aksu 阿克苏 a nonstop route listed
On the map
Times are the fastest direct train, or the quickest single change with its wait, on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, from the main station at each end; the atlas's 186 hubs only, and pairs the timetable was not asked about (most over 1,000 km apart) are not shown. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28. Cities with a route page link to it; the others open on the map.