China Ferries: Routes, Ports & Operators
FerryConnect covers 19 ferry routes from China, including 5 island crossings and 14 international routes. Main ports and places: Incheon, Pyeongtaek, Yantai, Gulangyu and Haikou. Operators include Hainan Strait Shipping (Haixia), Jinma Shipping Agency, Lianyungang Ferry and Matsu North-South Shipping. Every route below is checked against the operator's own timetable, with sources on each route page.
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China Ferry Routes Map
Interactive sea routes, island lifelines, and river/lake car ferries across China.
Major International Sea Passages
Cross-border high-capacity passenger, vehicle, and freight highways
Xiamen (Wutong) → Kinmen
Wutong Passenger Terminal, Xiamen to Shuitou Pier, Kinmen
The busiest of the cross-strait “mini three links”: a half-hour fast-ferry crossing from Xiamen’s Wutong terminal to Shuitou on Kinmen, the Taiwan-administered island a few miles off the Fujian coast.
Quanzhou (Shijing) → Kinmen
Shijing Port, Nan’an (Quanzhou) to Shuitou Pier, Kinmen
The second Fujian gateway to Kinmen: a one-hour crossing from Shijing in Nan’an, Quanzhou, to Shuitou Pier, run by the ferry Ba Fang.
Fuzhou (Langqi) → Matsu (Nangan)
Langqi Port, Fuzhou to Fuao Port, Nangan
Matsu’s main mini-three-links route: a 90-minute crossing from Langqi, at the mouth of the Min River outside Fuzhou, to Fuao harbour on Nangan, the Matsu islands’ administrative centre.
Huangqi (Fuzhou) → Beigan (Matsu)
Huangqi Port, Lianjiang County (Fuzhou) to Baisha Port, Beigan
The shortest cross-strait ferry: 30 minutes from Huangqi on the Fujian coast to Baisha on Beigan in the Matsu islands.
Weihai → Incheon
Weihai Port International Passenger Terminal to Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
The original China–Korea car-ferry route, opened by Weidong in 1990: an overnight Yellow Sea crossing between Weihai on the tip of the Shandong Peninsula and Incheon.
Yantai → Incheon
Yantai Port Passenger Terminal to Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
An overnight ferry from Yantai, the Shandong port city near Penglai, to Incheon on the 32,729-ton Xin Xiang Xue Lan.
Shidao (Rongcheng) → Incheon
Shidao Port Passenger Terminal to Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
Huadong Ferry’s overnight link between Shidao, the fishing port at the eastern tip of Shandong in Rongcheng, and Incheon, on the 1,500-passenger Huadong Pearl VIII.
Lianyungang → Incheon
Lianyungang Port Passenger Terminal to Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
The longest of Incheon’s China ferries, linking Lianyungang in northern Jiangsu — the eastern end of the Longhai railway — with Incheon on the 35,187-ton Harmony Yungang.
Dandong → Incheon
Dandong Port Passenger Terminal to Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal
Incheon’s northernmost China ferry, from Dandong on the Yalu River border with North Korea — a gateway for Korean travellers heading to Mount Paektu (Changbai) and the Goguryeo sites at Ji’an.
Rongcheng (Longyan) → Pyeongtaek
Longyan Port, Rongcheng to Pyeongtaek Port International Passenger Terminal
Pyeongtaek’s first international ferry route (opened 2001), crossing 214 miles of Yellow Sea from Longyan port in Rongcheng, Shandong.
Weihai → Pyeongtaek
Weihai Port International Passenger Terminal to Pyeongtaek Port International Passenger Terminal
The Weihai–Pyeongtaek ferry on the 33,165-ton New Grand Peace, an alternative to the Incheon route for travellers bound for Seoul’s southern suburbs and Chungcheong.
Yantai → Pyeongtaek
Yantai Port Passenger Terminal to Pyeongtaek Port International Passenger Terminal
Yantai’s second Korean ferry, sailing 264 miles to Pyeongtaek on the 932-passenger Ocean Blue Whale.
Rizhao → Pyeongtaek
Rizhao Port Passenger Terminal to Pyeongtaek Port International Passenger Terminal
The ferry from Rizhao in southern Shandong to Pyeongtaek, 385 miles across the Yellow Sea on the Ri Zhao Orient.
Lianyungang → Pyeongtaek
Lianyungang Port Passenger Terminal to Pyeongtaek Port International Passenger Terminal
A full-day crossing from Lianyungang in Jiangsu to Pyeongtaek on the 392-passenger Zi Yu Lan, the longest of Pyeongtaek’s five China routes.
Island & Coastal Lifeline Crossings
Offshore archipelago connections and scenic coastal routes
Xiamen → Gulangyu
Dongdu Passenger Terminal (Xiamen International Cruise Center) to Sanqiutian Pier / Neicuo’ao Pier (Gulangyu)
The main daytime tourist ferry to Gulangyu, the car-free, UNESCO-listed island off Xiamen, sailing from the Dongdu terminal at the cruise centre to Sanqiutian on the island’s north-east shore or to Neicuo’ao in the west.
Haicang (Songyu) → Gulangyu (Neicuo’ao)
Songyu Passenger Terminal, Haicang to Neicuo’ao Pier (Gulangyu)
The shortest hop to Gulangyu: an eight-minute crossing from Songyu on the Haicang mainland shore, west of Xiamen Island, to Neicuo’ao Pier on the island’s west coast.
Haikou → Xuwen
Xinhai Port (Haikou) to Xuwen Port (Nanshan), Guangdong
The main road-and-passenger link between Hainan Island and mainland Guangdong: ro-ro ferries shuttle across the Qiongzhou Strait between Xinhai Port on Haikou’s western edge and Xuwen Port on the Leizhou Peninsula.
Haikou (Xiuying) → Hai’an
Xiuying Port (Haikou) to Hai’an New Port (Xuwen), Guangdong
The older, secondary Qiongzhou Strait crossing between Xiuying Port in central-west Haikou and Hai’an New Port in Xuwen, used to relieve Xinhai and at peak periods.
Yantai → Lüshun (Dalian)
Yantai North Station (railway ferry terminal) to Lüshun West Station (railway ferry terminal)
Asia’s longest railway ferry, carrying freight trains, cars and foot passengers across the Bohai Strait between Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula and Lüshun at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula near Dalian.
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