Taishan tickets are divided into high season tickets of 127 yuan/person and low season tickets of 100 yuan/person (peak season prices are implemented from February 1st to November 30th each year, and December 1st to January 31st of the following year) Off-season prices apply). In addition, if you take the cableway up the mountain, the round trip fee is 140 yuan/person, and the one-way price is 80 yuan/person. It is recommended that you take the cableway up the mountain, and if you go down the mountain, you can tour and go down the mountain at the same time.
If you want to stay near Mount Tai, you can usually choose a three-star or four-star hotel. The three-star hotels include: Tai’an Taishan Hotel, Tai’an Royal Hotel, Tai’an Shenqi Hotel, Taishan Hotel, Tai'an Jinhai Hotel, Tai'an Xindadu Hotel; four-star hotels include: Taishan Overseas Chinese Building, Taishan International Hotel, Feicheng Baosheng Hotel. The hotel needs to be booked in advance.
Foods near Mount Tai: Qingjiu red-scaled fish, Dongping "Farewell My Concubine", Zhoucheng bad fish, dry-fried red-scaled fish, and Taishan beef tofu balls are all very good. When I go there Be sure to taste it, the prices are not very expensive, just choose a small shop to eat.
As for the fare, you can check the long-distance bus fare from Yantai, Shandong to Taishan. Taking a bus should be an economical and affordable way.
Hope this helps.