chornedsnorkack

The services include:
7 daily D trains Jinan-Yantai
5 of them to Yantai South (duration 3:18 to 3:34, price second class 161 yuan 5 jiao, first class 193 yuan 5 jiao)
and 2 to Yantai (3:57 to 3:58, price second class 165 yuan, first class 198 yuan)
7 daily G trains Jinan-Yantai
3 of them to Yantai South (duration 3:23 to 3:28)
and 4 to Yantai (duration 3:46 to 3:55)
Of the 4 G trains that terminate in Yantai, G471 and G473 originate Beijing South (duration 5:55 and 6:26, price second class 360 yuan 5 jiao, first class 527 yuan 5 jiao, business class 1112 yuan 5 jiao), G1849 in Zhengzhou East (duration 7:29, price second class 463 yuan, first class 686 yuan, business class 1436 yuan) and G461 in Hongqiao (duration 8:48, price second class 566 yuan, first class 873 yuan 5 jiao, business class 1761 yuan 5 jiao)
The 3 G trains to Rongcheng originate G6987 for some reason in Zaozhuang, G457 in Shanghai, G475 in Beijing.

What are the interesting destinations on Shandong peninsula?

jiejie

Weihai, definitely interesting to poke around for a couple of days. And it's always been a bit of a pain to get to. Being able to use HSR to get to Yantai or Rongcheng, thence a short 1+ hr bus ride to Weihai, will make things easier.

chornedsnorkack

HSR that go to Rongcheng stop in Weihai itself:
Beijing South-Weihai: G475
departs 15:36
arrives in Weihai 21:50 (trip time 6:14)
ticket price Beijing-Weihai 379 yuan 5 jiao second class, 550 yuan first class, 1169 yuan business class
terminates in Rongcheng, 41 km from Weihai, at 22:20
also stops at Wendeng East, 24 km after Weihai and 17 km before Riongcheng, as well as Muping, 23 km after Yantai South and 50 km before Weihai
Shanghai-Weihai: G456
departs 6:12
arrives in Weihai 14:47 (trip time 8:35)
ticket price Shanghai-Weihai 585 yuan second class, 896 yuan first class, 1818 yuan business class
terminates at Rongcheng 15:10, but skips Wendeng East; does stop at Muping.

JPDM

I am waiting to see the Shanghai to Kunming high speed train later this month (apparently). The Shanghai to Xi'An high speed train that recently started was also a nice addition.

jiejie

Thanks for additional info on the high speed G departure that doesn't involve a transfer, though it might not work timing-wise for everyone. BTW one interesting loop route out of Beijing for anybody who's got a week, is Beijing > Weihai > ferry to Dalian > Dandong > Beijing. Slightly more time and you can put Qingdao in there on the way out and Shenyang on the way back. A different sort of China trip from the usual. However, it's a trip best done in warmer weather months.

mosburger

+1

Weihai is magnificient. Probably the most pleasant city in China and with some of the best food.