Why go
- City in Shandong, China.
- Served by Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO).
History
Qingdao, previously transliterated as Tsingtao, is a prefecture-level city in China's Shandong province. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula and looking out to the Yellow Sea, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west, and Rizhao to the southwest. The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge links Qingdao's main urban area with Huangdao district, straddling Jiaozhou Bay.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 31 airlines, 54 direct destinations
- Shandong Airlines SC (737-800, 737, 767-300, CRJ-700, A321, CRJ-200) · 34 routes: Bangkok, Beijing, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Ninbo, Osaka*, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Taichung, Taipei, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Tokyo*, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuyishan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Yanji, Yuncheng, Zhengzhou
- China Eastern Airlines MU (A320, 737, A321, A319, 737-800, 737-800) · 32 routes: Beijing, Busan*, Chengdu, Dalian, Dandong*, Daqing, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jiamusi*, Jixi*, Kunming, Mudanjiang, Nagoya, Nanjing, Ninbo, Osaka, Qiqihar*, Seoul, Shanghai, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taipei, Taiyuan, Wenzhou, Wuhan, Wuxi, Xi'an, Yanji
- Air China CA (737-800, A320, A321, 737, A319, 767-300…) · 31 routes: Beijing, Changchun, Chengdu, Chongqing*, Dalian*, Guangzhou*, Hangzhou, Harbin*, Hefei*, Jinzhou*, Nanchang*, Nanjing*, Ninbo*, Osaka*, Seoul, Shanghai*, Shanghai*, Shenyang*, Shenzhen*, Shijiazhuang*, Taiyuan*, Tianjin*, Tokyo*, Wenzhou*, Wuhan*, Wuyishan*, Xi'an*, Xiamen*, Yanji*, Yuncheng*, Zhengzhou*
- China Southern Airlines CZ (A320, 737-800, A319, A321, 737-700, 737) · 21 routes: Changcha, Changchun, Dalian*, Daqing, Fuzhou*, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hohhot, Huangshan, Kunming, Ninbo, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Taiyuan, Wuhan, Xi'an, Xiamen, Zhengzhou
- Xiamen Airlines MF (737) · 8 routes: Changcha, Changchun, Dalian, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Shenyang, Xiamen
- Shenzhen Airlines ZH (A320, A319, 737, 737-800) · 7 routes: Beijing*, Changcha, Changchun*, Chengdu*, Hangzhou*, Nanchang, Shenzhen
- Air Foyle GS (Embraer 190, ERJ) · 6 routes: Fuzhou, Hefei, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Zhengzhou
- Hainan Airlines HU (737-800) · 6 routes: Guangzhou, Harbin, Ninbo, Shenyang, Wuhan, Xi'an
- Shanghai Airlines FM (737) · 6 routes: Busan*, Dandong, Jiamusi, Jixi, Qiqihar, Shanghai
- Asiana Airlines OZ (A320, A321, 734, 737-800) · 3 routes: Busan*, Chengdu*, Seoul
- Japan Air System JD (A319) · 3 routes: Beijing, Hangzhou, Xi'an
- Japan Airlines Domestic JL (A319, A320, A321) · 3 routes: Fukuoka*, Nagoya*, Osaka*
- Juneyao Airlines HO (A320) · 3 routes: Hangzhou, Shanghai, Shanghai
- All Nippon Airways NH (767-300) · 2 routes: Osaka, Tokyo
- Korean Air KE (A330-300, 747-400, 737-800, 73J) · 2 routes: Busan, Seoul
- Potomac Air BK (737-800) · 2 routes: Changcha, Shenyang
- Scoot TZ (777-200) · 2 routes: Shenyang, Singapore
- Sichuan Airlines 3U (A320, A321) · 2 routes: Chengdu, Kunming
- Uni Air B7 (737-800, M90, 74E) · 2 routes: Kaohsiung, Taipei*
- West Air China PN (A320, A319) · 2 routes: Chongqing, Zhengzhou
- Air Busan BX (734) · 1 route: Busan
- Cargo Plus Aviation 8L (A320) · 1 route: Wuhan
- Cathay Pacific CX (A320, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Caucasus Airlines NS (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Qinhuangdao
- China Airlines CI (747-400) · 1 route: Taipei
- China SSS 9C (A320) · 1 route: Shanghai
- Dragonair KA (A320, A330-300) · 1 route: Hong Kong
- Empresa Ecuatoriana De Aviacion EU (A319) · 1 route: Xi'an
- Jeju Air 7C (737) · 1 route: Seoul
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Hangzhou*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A340-300) · 1 route: Shenyang
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: TAO has direct flights to 54 destinations on 31 airlines (incl. Hangzhou, Shenyang, Xi'an, Chengdu, Harbin…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Qingdao Cruise Terminal, 3.8 km); routes include 轮渡 青岛－黄岛, 轮渡 青岛-竹岔岛, 薛家岛-竹岔岛.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Qingdao, China. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.