Qingdao - Essential Information
Airport
Qingdao International Airport is located 31 km from the centre of Qingdao city. The Airport Express costs 15RMB and takes 30 minutes from the airport to the city hall. It leaves every 30 minutes between 06.00 and 21.00. A taxi ride to the city will cost 100RMB.
Public Transport
Qingdao Railway Station reopened after the renovation before the 2008 Olympic Games. It is located in the western part of Qingdao, near the Zhanqiao Pier. The rail ticket office is in service from 04:30 to 22:30. Tickets can be booked five days in advance.
Qingdao is accessible with the bus network, maintained by 187 routes and 3,700 buses which run on the roads. Most of the buses are ticket-seller free and accept IC cards. The fare is generally 1RMB. 2RMB is charged for the air-conditioned buses and a few luxury buses.
Taxi
Jetta and Santana are the major taxi companies in Qingdao, which are of the conventional type. This type charges a minimum of 7 RMB within 3 km and 1.2 RMB/km. Luxury type taxies charges a minimum of 10 RMB within 3 km and 1.7 RMB/km. An extra 0.4 RMB/km is charged for the rides from 22.00 to 05.00. Receipts are available upon requests and would be necessary if customers need to make enquiries or complaints.
Post Office
Adjacent to Taidong Pedestrian Street.
Pharmacy
Hui Ren Pharmacy (clerks can only speak Chinese)
Dentist
Ying Hao Dental Clinic (clerks can only speak Chinese)
Telephone
Country code: +86 Area code: (0)532
Electricity
220 V/50 Hz
