Besides a few ferry routes between Qingdao and its surrounding islands, Huangdao and Xuejiadao, you can also go to Shanghai by the seasonal (summer) ferry. Besides these domestic routes, Qingdao's Ferries also offer direct international service to Incheon, a major South Korean seaport near Seoul and Shimonoseki, Japan (on the western tip of the main island of Honshu). The ferry to Incheon takes 19 hours and it's a 28 hour journey from Qingdao to Shimonoseki.

1. Qingdao - Huangdao

Rates: 7 yuan/person

Frequency: every 20 min.

First ferry: 6:30 a.m.

Last ferry: 9:10 p.m.

Cruise time: 40 min.

2. Qingdao - Xuejiadao

a. Common Ferry

Rates: 10 yuan/person

Frequency: every 40 min.

First ferry: 6:40 a.m.

Last ferry: 7:10 p.m.

Cruise time: 40 min.

b.Speed Ferry

Rates: 15 yuan/person

Frequency: every 30 min.

First ferry: 7:15 a.m.

Last ferry: 5:15 p.m.

Cruise time: 20 min.

How to get to the Qingdao Ferry: Buses No.8, 301, 304, 311, 312, 321.

Website: http://www.weidong.com/?stlng=en