Jǐ’nán Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Jǐ’nán has at least three bus stations. The two most useful for travellers are the long-distance bus station (chángtú qìchē zhàn) in the north of town and the bus station opposite the main train station.

The bus station (8691 0789) opposite the main train station is efficient, with regular minibuses to Tài’ān (Y15, 1½ hours, every 30 minutes) and Qūfù (Y30, 2½ hours, every 30 minutes) until 7.30pm. Other destinations include Běijīng (Y106, nine hours, eight daily), Shànghǎi (Y216, 20 hours, 4.30pm and 7pm) and Tiānjīn (Y85, five daily), and regular departures head to Yāntái (Y110, five hours, every hour) and Qīngdǎo (Y95, 4½ hours, every hour) until 6.30pm.

The long-distance bus station (Jǐ’nán Chángtú Qìchē Zǒngzhàn; 8691 0789) on Jiluo Lu has frequent buses to plentiful destinations including Běijīng (Y106, 6½ hours, every 50 minutes), Qīngdǎo (Y50, 3½ hours, every 30 minutes), Yāntái (Y110, 4½ hours, every hour) and Wēihǎi (Y139, six hours, every hour).

Train

There are two train stations in Jǐ’nán: most trains use the main train station (Jǐ’nán huǒchē zhàn), but a handful arrive and depart from the east train station (huǒchē dōngzhàn).

Jǐ’nán is a major link in the east-China rail system. From here there are direct trains to Běijīng (hard seat Y90, four to seven hours), Shànghǎi (Y136, nine to 14 hours) and Qīngdǎo (Y49, four hours). A night train runs to Zhèngzhōu (Y83, nine hours) and to Xī’ān (Y149, 17 hours).

Tickets are available from the train station and (for a service fee) from the Shandong China Railway International Travel Service (Shāndōng Zhōngtiě Guólù; 8242 8315; 16 Chezhan Jie; 8am-5.30pm), near the train station, or at your hotel.

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