Route · NGB → TAO
Flights from Ningbo to Qingdao
Connecting two of eastern China's busiest second-tier hubs across Shandong and Zhejiang provinces, the Ningbo Lishe–Qingdao Jiaodong corridor covers roughly 724 kilometres and typically blocks out at around an hour and twenty minutes, making it a comfortable alternative to the longer overland journey by high-speed rail. Air China, China Southern, Xiamen Airlines, and Shandong Airlines all operate the pairing, generally deploying narrow-body jets such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family on daily rotations. A practical note worth flagging: Qingdao's relatively new Jiaodong International Airport, which replaced the old Liuting facility in 2021, sits well outside the city centre, so travellers should budget at least an hour for the airport transfer when connecting onward. Fares tend to soften during autumn shoulder months outside the October Golden Week rush, and midweek departures consistently yield more availability than weekend flights when both cities see strong leisure and business demand.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Ningbo–Qingdao route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Ningbo to Qingdao
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Ningbo to Qingdao — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at NGB and… TAO, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.