Transportation

By plane: International flights to Seoul and Hongkong are available. Domestic flights connect Yantai with more than 20 major cities in China, such as Beijing (daily, 1hour), Chengdu (4hours), Guangzhou (3hours), Kunming (4hours), Shanghai (daily, 2.5hours), Shenzhen (3hours), Wuhan (daily, 2hours) and Xi'an (2hours). The airport is 15 kilometres south of the city. An airport shuttle bus (RMB10) is available at No.6, Dahaiyang Lu. A taxi ride can cost you about RMB40.

By railway: Yantai is easily accessible from Jinan and Qingdao with frequent trains daily. But rail transport may be inconvenient if you travel long-distance, as there are no direct or fast trains. Sometimes you need to transit at Jinan.

By road: The Yantai-Weifang (272 kilometres), Yantai-Qingdao (276 kilometres) and Yantai-Weihai (86 kilometres) high quality superhighways have been put into service. Minibuses run between Yantai and nearby cities, such as Qingdao (3.5hours) and Weihai (1.5hours). The long distance bus station is southwest of the railway station on Qingnian Lu.

By water: There are seven slow boat departures daily to Dalian at the ferry terminal. A third class bed costs RMB114-160 and the journey takes 8 hours. An alternative fast boat (four departures daily) which takes only 3.5 hours at RMB170. There are also boats to Tianjin, but only in the summer. Several Japanese and Korean ports can be reached by boat. They are Pusan (Thursday, 11:00am), Qunshan (Monday, 11:00am) and Kobe (Tuesday, 12:00am).

City transport: There are about 30 public bus lines in service. Bus Line No.2 is by far the most useful for travelers. It goes from the railway station, then passes Nan Dajie and turns south down Jiefang Lu. Taxi is a good means of going places with a flagfall fare of RMB6.