The price of taking a boat is about the same as taking a train. Taking a boat is slightly more expensive, but if you include the cost of staying overnight in Yantai, it will be almost the same. Taking a boat saves time.

You take the 2122 ride from Jiamusi to Dalian. The train departs from Jiamusi around 12 noon and arrives in Dalian around 9 a.m. the next day. Then you take the 10:30 boat and arrive in Weihai in the afternoon. This saves the most time.

You can buy your ferry ticket directly on the train. Don’t worry, there will be a berth.