By plane
International flights to Seoul, Osaka and Hong Kong are available. Domestic flights connect Yantai with more than 20 major cities in China, such as Beijing daily, 1 hour, Harbin daily, 2 hours, Jinan, daily, 35 minutes, Shenyang, daily, 2 hours, Ningbo daily, 1.5 Hours, Dalian daily, 45 minutes Chengdu 4 hours, Guangzhou 3 hours, Kunming 4 hours, Shanghai daily, 1.5 hours, Shenzhen 3 hours, Wuhan daily, 2 hours and Xi'an 2 hours. The airport is 15 kilometres 9 mi south of the city. An airport shuttle bus ¥10 is available at No.6, Dahaiyang Lu. A taxi ride to Laishan or downtown can cost you about ¥40.
By road
The Yantai-Weifang 272 km/169 mi, Yantai-Qingdao 276 km/172 mi and Yantai-Weihai 86 km/53 mi high quality superhighways have been put into service. Minibuses run between Yantai and nearby cities, such as Qingdao 3.5 hours and Weihai 1.5 hours. The long distance bus station is southwest of the railway station on Qingnian Lu.
By train
Yantai is easily accessible from Jinan and Qingdao with frequent trains daily. But rail transport may be inconvenient if you travel long-distance, as there are no direct or fast trains. Sometimes you need to transit at Jinan.
By Water
There are seven slow boat departures daily to Dalian at the ferry terminal. A third class bed costs ¥114-160 and the journey takes 8 hours. An alternative fast boat four departures daily which takes only 3.5 hours at ¥170. There are also boats to Tianjin, but only in the summer. Several Korean ports can be reached by boat which takes approximately 16 hours, including Incheon Mo-We-Fr 19:00, Tu-Th-Sa 10:30. Japan can be reached by boat which takes approximately 30 hours, Kobe Tuesday, noon.