There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Kunming by plane, bus, ferry, train, car ferry, or taxi
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PUS - KMG
9h 44m¥615–2,922Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
2d¥1,870–2,453Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao to Lianyungangtrain
- Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain
2d 18h¥1,249–2,138Ferry, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Nantongbus
- Take the train from Nantong to Kunmingtrain
4d 12h¥2,035–4,369Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane TAE - KMG
11h 29m¥1,385–3,859Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport, taxi
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI)plane PUS - PZI
- Take the taxi from Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport (PZI) to Kunmingtaxi
18h 11m¥1,608–3,709
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to train and ferry which costs ¥1200 - ¥2200 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs ¥600 - ¥3000.
The distance between Busan and Kunming is 2761 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Kunming without a car is to ferry and car ferry and bus and train which takes 4 days 12h and costs ¥2000 - ¥4400.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Busan to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 3:58 AM in Busan and 2:58 AM in Kunming.
There are 269+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Kunming, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–4,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–4,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Nanjing, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Website
- airkunming.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Panzhihua Bao'Anying Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,350
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
Train from Rizhao to Lianyungang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥260–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥80–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–270
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥210–270
- First Class
- ¥310–390
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–200
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥90–200
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Lianyungang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–360
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
Train from Nantong to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–350
- Hard sleeper
- ¥460–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥43–44
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥43–44
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–220
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- klook.com
- Excellent
- ¥190–220
- Economy
- ¥130–160
Bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–65
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥45–65
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
Bus from Shanghai General to Nantong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥730–906
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥906
- Business
- ¥730
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥730–906
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥906
- Business
- ¥730
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥906–2,516
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,516
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,258
- Inside Cabin
- ¥1,007
- Family
- ¥906
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,695
- VIP
- ¥4,236
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
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