There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Qingdao by plane, train, subway, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane PUS - TAO
5h 4m¥662–1,620Train, subway, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suwon Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
20h 31m¥712–1,283Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane TAE - TAO
6h 24m¥1,081–2,746Train, subway, ferry via Cheonan
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Yongsan Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
20h 42m¥822–1,350Bus, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complexbus
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Drive from Qingdao to Qingdaocar
20h 54m¥733–1,101Train, subway, ferry via Seongnam-si
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
- Take the subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
21h 35m¥847–1,242Train, 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 West to Qingdao Northtrain
24h 23m¥998–1,512
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Qingdao is to bus and ferry and drive which costs ¥700 - ¥1100 and takes 20h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Qingdao is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs ¥650 - ¥1700.
The distance between Busan and Qingdao is 817 km.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Busan to Qingdao, including transfers.
Qingdao is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 8:52 AM in Busan and 7:52 AM in Qingdao.
There are 265+ hotels available in Qingdao.
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.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–420
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥200–270
- First Class
- ¥290–420
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥75–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–360
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥250–360
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥55–110
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥55–80
- First Class
- ¥70–110
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–360
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥250–360
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–67
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- First Class
- ¥30–50
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- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complex
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥130–230
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥200–230
- Economy
- ¥130–170
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥588–778
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,166
- Royal
- ¥972
- Business
- ¥778
- Economy
- ¥681
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥588–778
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,166
- Royal
- ¥972
- Business
- ¥778
- Economy
- ¥681
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥588–778
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,166
- Royal
- ¥972
- Business
- ¥778
- Economy
- ¥681
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥588–778
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,166
- Royal
- ¥972
- Business
- ¥778
- Economy
- ¥681
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