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Voykit pocket guide · China
Weihai
威海
Give Weihai 2 nights if you want beaches and Liugong Island; 1 night only if you are passing between Qingdao and Yantai by rail.
Weihai is a small, clean Shandong Peninsula port city on the Yellow Sea, 3 h 30 min by high-speed rail from Qingdao. It is a summer beach and seafood stop, not a sightseeing city: Liugong Island and the Sino-Japanese War history are the core, the coast is the rest. Winter is cold and windy, and most beach facilities shut from October.
- Country
- China
- Local name
- 威海
- Best months
- Jun–Sep for beaches; May and Oct for cooler walking
- Avoid
- Dec–Feb (cold, windy, beach facilities closed)
- Stay
- 2 nights
Checked 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change; anything marked (check) is not confirmed.
Essentials
- Currency
- CNY
- Money
- Alipay and WeChat Pay accept Visa, Mastercard, JCB and Amex cards; single payments over ¥200 carry a fee of about 3% on a foreign card (smaller ones are free), and per-payment and yearly caps apply — check the app. Keep a second way to pay.
- Daily spend
- Budget ¥250–450 excl. bed · Mid ¥450–900 excl. bed · High ¥900+ excl. bed (estimate; check)
- SIM and data
- A roaming eSIM from outside China routes traffic through its home network, so Google, WhatsApp and Instagram work without a VPN — the simplest setup.
- Emergency
- Police 110 · Fire 119 · Ambulance 120
- Plugs
- Types A, C, I · 220 V · 50 Hz · Many sockets take flat two-pin (A), round two-pin (C) and angled three-pin (I) plugs; UK plugs need an adapter.
- Tipping
- Restaurants: No tip; upmarket hotels add 10–15% service.; Taxis and DiDi: No tip.; Tour guides and drivers: Expected on organised tours: about ¥100–200 a day for a guide, ¥50–100 for a driver.; Hotel porters: Not expected; ¥10–20 in luxury hotels.
- Water
- Not for drinking from the tap; bottled water ¥2–5, and kettles and free bottles in hotel rooms. Restaurants serve hot water or tea.
- Toilets
- Public toilets are frequent and free; squat toilets outside hotels and malls. Carry tissues — many have no paper.
What things cost
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| City bus ride | ¥1 |
| Taxi flag fall | ¥8 |
| Bowl of noodles or dumplings | ¥15–35 |
| Seafood dinner, per person | ¥60–150 |
| Beer, restaurant / convenience store | ¥10–20 / ¥5–8 |
| Shared bike | About ¥2 an hour (check) |
| Liugong Island admission | ¥122 (check) |
Desk estimates, checked 2026-09; check locally.
Get in
By air
- WEH · Weihai Dashuibo International Airport
- About 45 km (28 mi) from the centre; airport bus ¥20, taxi ¥100–130 (check)About 28 mi (45 km) from the centre; airport bus ¥20, taxi ¥100–130 (check)
Typical fares
- Airport → city centre, bus
- ¥20, about 45 km (28 mi) (check)¥20, about 28 mi (45 km) (check)
- Airport → city centre, taxi
- ¥100–130 (check)
- Liugong Island ferry and admission
- ¥122 (check)
Show 7 more sections and the pocket cardHideGet around, See and do, Sleep, Phrase card, Etiquette, safety and scams, One and two days, Sources, Pocket card
Get around
City buses cost ¥1 and cover the centre; the seasonal sightseeing bus runs 1 May–30 Oct at ¥10 one way. Taxis start at ¥8. Shared bikes are about ¥2 an hour and the coastal roads are flat.
See and do
Known for
- Liugong Island and the Museum of the First Sino-Japanese War
- Beaches and seafood on the Yellow Sea coast
- Chengshantou, the easternmost point of the peninsula
- Former British leased territory (Weihaiwei, 1898–1930)
Day trips
| Where | How | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Chengshantou and Xixiakou | Bus or taxi east along the coast to Rongcheng, about 1 h 30 min | About 2 h |
| Yantai | High-speed rail from Weihai station, about 1 h | About 1 h 30 min |
| Qingdao | High-speed rail, about 3 h 30 min | About 4 h |
Sleep
- Huancui District seafront (Haibin Road)
- Walk to Liugong Island ferry wharf and Weihai Park; best for a short beach stay.
- Weihai Railway Station area
- Practical for one night with bags and an early train out.
- International Bathing Beach (north coast)
- Summer beach base; quieter, further from the station.
Phrase card
| English | Say or show |
|---|---|
| Hello | 你好nǐ hǎo |
| Thank you | 谢谢xiè xie |
| How much is it? | 多少钱？duō shao qián |
| Where is the toilet? | 洗手间在哪里？xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ |
| I don't want it | 我不要wǒ bú yào |
| Can I pay by card? | 可以刷卡吗？kě yǐ shuā kǎ ma |
Etiquette, safety and scams
Etiquette
- Greeting: Handshake and a nod; use surnames with a title; avoid: Hugs and cheek kisses
- Face: Disagree privately and indirectly; avoid: Correcting or embarrassing someone in front of others
- Gifts: Give with two hands; expect the gift to be refused once or twice and opened later; avoid: Clocks, umbrellas, white flowers, sets of four
- Business cards: Present and receive with both hands, read it, keep it on the table; avoid: Writing on it or pocketing it at once
- Queues and crowds: Hold your ground politely in scrums at buses and lifts; avoid: Taking pushing personally
- Temples: Walk clockwise around Tibetan stupas and prayer wheels; remove hats; avoid: Touching statues or photographing where signs forbid
- Politics: Listen; follow your host's lead; avoid: Raising Tibet, Taiwan, Xinjiang, 1989 or the party leadership
- Numbers and colour: Red and 8 are lucky; red envelopes carry money gifts; avoid: Writing names in red; the number 4
Scams and watch-outs
- The Liugong Island ferry stops running in the late afternoon: last boat back is around 18:30, so do not arrive late.
- Beach swimming and many coastal facilities are seasonal; outside summer expect empty sand and closed kiosks.
- Winter wind off the sea is strong and the temperature drops well below freezing: pack accordingly.
- English is limited outside hotels; have your address in Chinese characters.
Weihai is a low-crime city and safe to walk at night in the centre. The real risks are cold sea wind, strong currents at unpatrolled beaches, and seasonal closures that leave you with nothing to do outside summer.
One and two days
No timed day plan for Weihai yet. Suggested stay: 2 nights. Build a day from the list below, mornings for the big sight.
- Liugong Island and the Museum of the First Sino-Japanese War
- Beaches and seafood on the Yellow Sea coast
- Chengshantou, the easternmost point of the peninsula
- Former British leased territory (Weihaiwei, 1898–1930)
Sources
Written by Voykit; facts cross-checked against these sources, last desk check 2026-09. Prices, hours and rules change: check on the day.
- Weihai municipal government: www.weihai.gov.cn/
- Wikivoyage: Weihai, revision 5243820 (CC BY-SA 4.0): en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?oldid=5243820
Pocket card
Cut along the border and keep it in your wallet. Show the local-script lines to a driver.
Weihai威海
请到这个地址
To this address, please
My hotel (write the name and address in the local script)
No embassies in Weihai; most countries keep embassies in Beijing and consulates-general in Shanghai or Qingdao (check).
Tipping is not expected. Alipay or WeChat Pay is the practical way to pay; set it up before you arrive.
Voykit · checked 2026-09
Printed from Voykit (/weihai). Written by Voykit; checked 2026-09. Estimates only: confirm prices, hours and entry rules on the day.