Going to Jinan from Shanghai

If you wanna take the long-distance bus, there is only one schedule at 20:50 from the General Bus Station. The ticket fare is CNY 266 per person. And the trip takes around 11 hours.

Or you can take the high-speed train from Hongqiao Railway Station and get to Jinan West Railway Station. There are more schedules to choose. The trains depart at 06:12, 06:39, 06:53, 07:00, 07:05, 07:10, 07:20, 07:28 and 07:49. And the duration is only around 4 hours. The ticket fare of second class seat is CNY398.5 and first class seat is CNY673.5.

You can choose the way you like. :)