How to get fromBusan to Qingdaoby plane, train, subway, ferry, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Qingdao by plane, train, subway, ferry, bus, or car

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Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane PUS - TAO
5h 4m
¥562–1,520
Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
2. Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane TAE - TAO
6h 24m
¥470–2,561
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
20h 31m
¥710–1,283
Train, subway, ferry via Cheonan
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
2. Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Yongsan Stationtrain
3. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
4. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
20h 45m
¥820–1,350
Bus, ferry, drive
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. Drive from Qingdao to Qingdaocar
20h 54m
¥731–1,098
Train, subway, ferry via Seongnam-si
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
2. Take the subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
3. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
21h 35m
¥844–1,242
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 Qingdao Northtrain
24h 23m
¥947–1,487

Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights

31Weekly Planes

3h 27mAverage Duration

¥594Cheapest Price

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Distance: 816.8 km
Duration: 5h 4m

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

Air Busan, Korean Air, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) 4 times a day.

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

Qingdao is a city in eastern Shandong Province. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that connects Continental and East Asia with Europe. It has the highest GDP of any city in the province. Administered at the sub-provincial level, Qingdao has jurisdiction over seven districts and three county-level cities (Jiaozhou, Pingdu, Laixi). As of the 2020 census, Qingdao built-up (or metro) area made of the seven urban districts (Shinan, Shibei, Huangdao, Laoshan, Licang, Chengyang and Jimo) was home to 7,172,451 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest city in China by population. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula and looking out to the Yellow Sea, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west and Rizhao to the southwest.

Places to stay in Qingdao

Shangri-La Qingdao(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

The Westin Qingdao(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

InterContinental Qingdao by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

Qingdao Housing International Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

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