There are 9 ways to get from Beijing to Gwangju by plane, train, ferry, bus, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Gwangju
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane PEK - KWJ
7h 23m₩146,314–497,458Train, ferry
- Take the train from Beijing South to Zibo northtrain
- Take the train from Zibo North to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Anjung Station to Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
25h 27m₩249,424–384,604Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, bus
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU)plane PEK - RSU
- Take the bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
8h 59m₩170,914–594,058Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane PEK - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
7h 21m₩232,914–588,058Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane PEK - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
7h 34m₩232,914–369,058Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Beijing West to Beijing Daxing Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane PKX - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
7h 45m₩202,688–639,539Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Beijing South to Zibo northtrain
- Take the train from Zibo North to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Dangjin Bus Terminal to Seoul Central City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
27h 45m₩249,624–368,104Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Beijing South to Qinhuangdao Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Yongsan Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Yongsan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
30h 35m₩218,527–454,350Train, ferry, subway via Beidaihehaibin
- Take the train from Beijing to Beidaihetrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Sinpo Station to Suseo Stationsubway
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
33h 24m₩224,781–446,851
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Gwangju (KWJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩230,000 - ₩370,000 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to Gwangju is to fly and train which takes 7h 21m and costs ₩230,000 - ₩600,000.
The distance between Beijing and Gwangju is 1080 km.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Beijing to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 1h ahead of Beijing. It is currently 7:26 PM in Beijing and 8:26 PM in Gwangju.
There are 137+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and Gwangju, South Korea?
Korean Air, Jeju Air, and four other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Gwangju (KWJ) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gwangju via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–700,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gwangju via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–750,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–750,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–550,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–390,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–390,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–600,000
Train from Beijing South to Zibo north
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩45,000–50,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩75,000–85,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩100,000–160,000
Train from Beijing South to Zibo north
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩45,000–50,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩75,000–85,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩100,000–160,000
Train from Beijing South to Qinhuangdao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–38,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩34,000–38,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩57,000–62,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩80,000–120,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–20,200
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩12,000–16,000
- Premium Excellence
- ₩20,200
- Premium Intercity
- ₩16,800
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
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