Qūfù Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

From the bus station (448 1554) in the south of town, buses connect with Tài’ān (Y14, one hour, every 30 minutes), Jǐ’nán (Y35, two hours, every 20 minutes), Yǎnzhōu (Y4, 30 minutes, every 15 minutes), Zōuchéng (Zōuxiàn; Y6, 35 minutes, every six minutes), Qīngdǎo (Y110, five hours, 8.30am and 4.30pm) and Xī’ān (Y150, 10 hours, 2pm). Left luggage is available at the station (Y4).

Train

When a railway project for Qūfù was first tabled, the Kong family petitioned for a change of routes, claiming that the trains would disturb Confucius’ tomb. They won and the nearest tracks were routed to Yǎnzhōu, 16km west of Qūfù. Eventually another train station (442 1571) was constructed about 6km east of Qūfù, but only slow trains stop there, so it is more convenient to go to Yǎnzhōu train station (341 5239), on the line from Běijīng to Shànghǎi. Destinations include Běijīng (Y45 to Y81, five daily), Nánjīng (Y36, two daily), Jǐ’nán (Y12 to Y22, two hours, frequent), Qīngdǎo (Y38, 10 daily), Shànghǎi (Y53 to Y94) and Tiānjīn (Y36 to Y64). A taxi from Yǎnzhōu train station to Qūfù costs around Y40.

^ Back to top