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Traveling to and from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

On this page, you will find the information you need to easily make your way through Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport to your destination.

Information

  • ANA relocates the operational of flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport starting from 18 August, 2021.

Guide to China's Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

Arrival and departure terminal maps and other information for navigating China's Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.

Arrival Terminal

Arrival map of Qingdao airport
  • Quarantine
  • Immigration
  • Baggage Claim
  • Customs
  • Elevator
  • Information
  • Currency exchange
  • ATM
  • Smoking Room
  • Railway
  • Monorail
  • Toilet
  • Lactation room
  • Telephone
  • Coin Lockers
  • Bus
  • Taxi
  • Boat
  • Passengers arriving at Liuting International Airport
Airport Map Information

After exiting through the arrival gate on the 2nd floor of the international terminal and passing through quarantine and immigration, use the escalator down to the 1st floor to pick up your baggage and then pass through customs. On the 1st floor, there is also the area for domestic flights. Outside the building, there are bus stops and taxi stands, and on the B1 floor, there is the subway station.

Immigration

Please present your passport and Immigration card.

Passengers with a Connecting Flight

After completing arrival procedures, please proceed to the 4th floor departure area to check-in for your connecting flight.

Departure Terminal

Departure map of Qingdao airport
  • Check-in
  • Customs
  • Immigration
  • Security Check
  • Elevator
  • Information
  • Currency exchange
  • ATM
  • Smoking Room
  • Railway
  • Monorail
  • Toilet
  • Lactation room
  • Telephone
  • Coin Lockers
  • Bus
  • Taxi
  • Boat
  • Passengers departing from Liuting International Airport
Airport Map Information

See here for details about the airport lounge.

On the 4th floor of the international terminal, there are ANA check-in counters. After check-in, pass through quarantine, customs, security, and then immigration. After passing through these, take the escalator down to the 3rd floor and proceed to the boarding gate.

Check-In
Customs

Please present your Customs Declaration Form.

From Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport (TAO) to Qingdao

  • * "→" indicates the route.

Bus

Airport bus
  • * Time required may vary depending on traffic conditions. In addition to the following, there are buses for destinations outside the city
  • * Leaves when capacity is reached regardless of schedule
  • * There are 10 routes running as of December 7, 2021.
Airport Bus Line No. 1
Airport → East Bus Station → Dongcheng International (High-Tech Garden) → Lotus Market (Fuxin Hospital) → Hongshanpo Community-Fuzhou Road → Broadcast & Television Building → Hong Kong Middle Road City Airport Terminal Building (Carrefour) → Fuxin Hotel (City Hall)
  • Boarding point: Arrival Lobby Exit 4
  • Time required: Approx. 90 minutes for the entire route
  • Fare: 30 yuan
  • Operating hours: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (30-minute intervals).
Airport Bus Line No. 2
Airport → Hangzhou Garden → Renmin Road (Xiaocunzhuang)→ Sifang Coach Station → Liaoning Road Electronic Information City (Children's Park) → Municipal Hospital → Qingdao Railway Station (Qingdao Station)
  • Boarding point: Arrival Lobby Exit 4
  • Time required: Approx. 90 minutes for the entire route
  • Fare: 30 yuan
  • Operating hours: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (30-minute intervals).
Airport Bus Line No. 3
Airport → Dongqiao Bus Station → Fushan City Airport Terminal Building (Doyle Hotel East Gate)
  • Boarding point: Arrival Lobby Exit 4
  • Time required: Approx. 80 minutes for the entire route
  • Fare: 25 yuan
  • Operating hours: 9:20 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (30 minute intervals)
Night Route 1
Airport → East Bus Station → Dongcheng International → Lotus Market → Hongshanpo Community-Fuzhou Road → Broadcast & Television Building → Hong Kong Middle Road City Airport Terminal Building → Fuxin Hotel (May Fourth Square)
  • Boarding point: Arrival Lobby Exit 4
  • Time required: Approx. 90 minutes for the entire route
  • Fare: 30 yuan
  • Operating hours: Departures at 11:00 p.m., 11:45 p.m., 0:45 a.m. (following day), 1:15 a.m. (following day), operates according to arrival of last flight
Night Route 2
Airport → Hangzhou Garden → Renmin Road (Xiaocunzhuang) → Sifang Coach Station → Liaoning Road Electronic Information City (Children's Park) → Municipal Hospital → Qingdao Railway Station
  • Boarding point: Arrival Lobby Exit 4
  • Time required: Approx. 90 minutes for the entire route
  • Fare: 30 yuan
  • Operating hours: Departures at 11:15 p.m., 0:00 a.m., 0:45 a.m. (following day), 1:30 a.m. (following day), operates according to arrival of last flight

Train

High-speed rail

Departs 4 times a day from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport Station that is connected to the airport heading for Jinan

Metro train
Metro Train Line 8
Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport → Qingdaobei Railway Station*1
  1. *1 Connects to Metro Train Line 3 at Qingdaobei Railway Station
  • Time required: 42 minutes (entire route)
  • Fare: 2 to 7 yuan
  • Operating hours: 6:40 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. in the Qingdaobei Railway Station direction

Taxi

  • Time required: Approx. 60 minutes (Time required may vary depending on traffic conditions.)
  • Fare: Approx. 180 to 200 yuan to downtown (An additional charge applies when using an express way. Fares are subject to increases when traveling slowly, traveling one way, at night, etc.)
  • Operating hours: 24 hours
  • *1.
    Be careful when riding unlicensed taxis without using the vehicle dispatch app.