How to get fromBusan to Nanjingby plane, train, ferry, bus, or subway

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There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Nanjing by plane, train, ferry, bus, or subway

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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
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1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane PUS - NKG
7h 46m
¥616–1,722
Train, ferry
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
2. Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
3. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
4. Take the train from Rizhao West to Nanjing Southtrain
26h 30m
¥1,159–1,613
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complexbus
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
3. Take the bus from Qingdao to Ningbobus
4. Take the bus from Ningbo to Nanjingbus
38h 22m
¥1,083–1,641
Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
2. Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane TAE - NKG
8h 22m
¥785–2,166
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PUS - PVG
2. Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Nanjing Southtrain
7h 54m
¥867–2,190
Train, subway, ferry
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Suwon Stationtrain
2. Take the subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
3. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
4. Take the train from Qingdao to Nanjing Southtrain
26h 41m
¥1,013–1,614

Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) flights

34Weekly Planes

6h 22mAverage Duration

¥619Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,062.2 km
Duration: 7h 46m

What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Nanjing, China?

Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) 5 times a day.

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Nanjing(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Nanjing, alternatively romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, and a megacity. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of "Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength" issued by the National Statistics Bureau, and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing is also considered a Beta (global second-tier) city classification, together with Chongqing, Hangzhou and Tianjin by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, and ranked as one of the world's top 100 cities in the Global Financial Centres Index.

Things to do in Nanjing

Happy Valley Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

Happy Valley Nanjing is a theme park in Qixia District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Opened on November 11, 2020, it is the eighth installation of the Happy Valley theme park chain.

Places to stay in Nanjing

InterContinental Nanjing by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Jinling Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

Nanjing Central Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Shangri-La Nanjing(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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