Getting Around

The base rate for taxis is 7.5 RMB for the first three kilometers and then 1.5 RMB per additional kilometer.

To and from Jinan

Air

Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is located 40 km northeast to downtown and there are flights to Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Haikou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Nanchang, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Yantai and Zhangjiajie daily. There is an airport bus every hour in front of Aviation Mansion between 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. everyday and it takes about one hour at 15 RMB. Airport buses are also available in front of Yuquan Shenxin Hotel from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily, one bus every hour, taking about 40 minutes at 20 RMB.

Railway

There are two railway stations, that is, Jinan Railway Station and Jinan East Railway Station. Jinnan Railway Station is the biggest railway station in Shandong Province. Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Jinan-Qingdao Railway meet in Jinan city. Jinan is about 490 km from Beijing, 968 km from Shanghai and 393 km from Qingdao. Jinnan East Railway Station is a subsidiary station. Trains from Qingdao to Dandong and Taiyuan and the train running between Beijing and Weihai take a stopover at Jinan East Railway Station. There is also a train leaving here for Luoyang.

Bus

Beijing-Shanghai, Jinan-Qingdao and Jinan-Liaocheng three freeways and national highways nos. 104 (Beijing-Fuzhou), 220 (Binzhou-Zhengzhou), 308 (Qingdao-Shijiazhuang) and 309 (Rongcheng-Lanzhou) all pass through Jinan.
There are two main long-distance bus stations in Jinan City. Jinnan Long-distance Bus Center is located at No. 131, Jiluo Lu. There are buses to major cities within the province and in nearby provinces too. Special one-to-two-day tour buses to the famous scenic spots within the province are also in operation for those budget travelers.
The East Long-distance Bus Station is located at the eastern part of Jiefang Lu. There are provincial buses to Heze, Linyi, Qufu and Taian etc as well as inter-provincial buses to Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang and Puyang. The provincial buses usually leave during the morning while the inter-provincial buses usually leave in the afternoon.