Atlas of China
Wuhan to Qingdao 武汉 – 青岛
Door to door, the flight comes out ahead: about 4½ hours against about 6 hours by high-speed train, counting about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time for a flight. Fares run about ¥550 against ¥662.
| Way | Time | Door to door | Fare | A day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-speed trainWuhan 武汉 → Qingdao North 青岛北 | 5 h 31 minG426, fastest | 6 hours | ¥662standard class | 907:02–14:40 |
| FlightWuhan Tianhe (WUH) → Qingdao Jiaodong (TAO) | 2 hin the air | 4½ hours | about ¥550varies by day | 808:10–23:05 |
By train
9 direct high-speed trains a day run from Wuhan to Qingdao North, between 07:02 and 14:40. The fastest, G426, takes 5 h 31 min, and a standard-class seat is ¥662. Coming back, 8 trains a day, the fastest 5 h 9 min (G427, 07:16 to 16:00).
Wuhan: Hankou and Wuchang stations also have high-speed trains. Qingdao: Qingdao North also has many high-speed trains.
By air
8 nonstop flights a day from Wuhan Tianhe (WUH) to Qingdao Jiaodong (TAO), 2 h in the air, 08:10 to 23:05, with China Eastern Airlines, Shandong Airlines and Hainan Airlines. 8 fly back. Door to door, with the airports at each end, count about 4½ hours; fares vary by day and are typically about ¥550.
Stops on the way
Cities between the two with direct trains from Wuhan and on to Qingdao, so the trip can be broken there.
- Lianyungang 连云港 640 km from Wuhan · 4 h 48 min there, 1 h 39 min on
At the other end
Featured places around Qingdao.
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Qingdao Old Town & Seafront 青岛
Red roofs, German-era villas, sea breezes and the home of Tsingtao beer
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Mount Lao (Laoshan) 崂山
A granite Taoist mountain rising straight from the Yellow Sea, east of Qingdao
Around Wuhan: Yellow Crane Tower, Hubei Provincial Museum.
On the map
Open either city on the illustrated map, or put both in a trip and let the planner lay out the days and the legs between them, with the same tables these numbers come from.
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About Wuhan · About Qingdao · Where Wuhan reaches in a day · Where Qingdao reaches in a day · All routes
Trains are every direct train on 2026-10-28 or 2026-11-11 in the 12306 timetable, with standard-class fares; one weekday, so weekend and holiday services differ, and the fastest train may not run every day. Flights are the airlines' schedules for 2026-10-28, plus routes Wikipedia lists for small airports. Drives are routed on OpenStreetMap roads (extract of 2026-10-21) where the pair was routed, else estimated from the distance. Door-to-door times add about 20 minutes to board a train and 2½ hours of airport time to a flight. How to book is in the guide to trains and 12306; the rail times are open data on the data page.