Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Qufu's
long-distance bus station
( changtu qichezhan; Yulong Lu; 441
2554)
is 6km southwest of the city walls.
Left luggage
(¥2; 6am-6pm)
is
available here.
Beijing
¥160 to Y180, six hours, two daily (8.10am & 11.20am)
Qingdao
¥125, five hours, five daily (8.30am, 9.30am, 1.30pm, 2.20pm & 4.40pm)
Tai'an
¥23, 1½ hours, every 30 minutes
Yanzhou
¥5, 20 minutes, frequently
Train
The newly built
East Train Station
(
,
442 1571)
12km east of the walled
city offers convenient access to the express rail. The
Yanzhou Train Station
(
Beiguan Jie; 346 2965)
, 16km west of Qufu, is also convenient for destina-
tions on the Beijing to Shanghai line. The
Huodong Train Station
( Dianlan
Lu; 442 1571)
is closest to the walled city (6km east) but only slow trains
stop there.
Buy tickets at the
railway booking office
( huoche shoupiao chu; 335
2276; 8 Jingxuan Lu; 7.30am-6pm)
; ¥5 commission.
Some regular trains (seat/hard sleeper) departing from
Yanzhou Train Sta-
tion
:
Qingdao
¥76/143, six to 8½ hours, frequently
Some express D trains (hard/soft seat only) (G trains also available) departing
from
East Train Station
:
Beijing
¥165/198, three to four hours, six daily
Shanghai
¥242/290, 4½ to 5½ hours, three daily
Getting Around
Bus K01 (¥3) connects the long-distance bus station to Qufu's south gate and
the East Train Station. A taxi from within the wall is about ¥30 to the East Train
Station and ¥15 to the long-distance bus station. Bus 1 travels along Gulou
Beijie and Lindao Lu between the bus station and Confucius Forest.
Minibuses (¥5 to ¥7, every 15 minutes) connect Yanzhou Train Station to
the walled city from 6.30am to 5.30pm. Otherwise, a taxi costs about ¥50.
