Getting Around

The base rate for taxis in Qinhuangdao is RMB 5, which is relatively cheap. Shanhaiguan is about 17 km from downtown Qinhuangdao and 30 km from Beidaihe. There are many buses running between them. Bus No. 6 can take tourists from Beidaihe Railway Station to Qinhuangdao Railway Station directly.

To and From Qinhuangdao

Air

Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport is about 13 km from downtown and there are flights to and from Shanghai, Nanjing, Dalian, Yantai, Taiyuan and Shijiazhuang weekly.

Railway

There are four main railway stations in Qinhuangdao—Qinhuangdao Railway Station, Shanhaiguan Railway Station, Beidaihe Railway Station and Changli Railway Station. The four railway stations nearly cover all the main tourist spots in Qinhuangdao.

Qinhuangdao is the fortress on the way from north to northeast China. Trains to north China (Beijing and Tianjin) leave from Qinhuangdao Railway Station while trains to northeast China (such as Shenyang) leave from Shanhaiguan Railway Station. Trains running between Qinhuangdao and Beijng all make a stop at Beidaihe Railway Station.

There are many special tour trains running from Beijing to Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan during summer vacation time in recent years. Shanhaiguan is about 312 km from Beijing. Dozens of trains running from Beijing towards the Shenyang direction all stop off at Shanhaiguan Railway Station.

Bus

There are long-distance buses from Qinhuangdao to nearby cities everyday. Beidaihe Haibin Bus Station has buses to Beijing, Tianjin, Chengde, Zhenzhou and Shijiazhuang. Qinhuangdao Bei Huan Lu Bus Station also has buses to Shijiazhuang daily, taking about six hours.

Ferry

Qinhuangdao Harbor is an ice-free harbor and it is also the largest energy resources export harbor worldwide. There are passenger ferries running between Dalian and Qinhuangdao weekly, taking about 14 hours.