There are 9 ways to get from China to Busan by subway, plane, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Line 1 subway to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Take the subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airportsubway
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HGH - PUS
5h 20m₩111,898–703,589Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Qingdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
37h 18m₩334,825–468,651Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Chongqing North to Shanghai Southtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
3d 13h₩451,548–981,774Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane PEK - PUS
5h 19m₩166,838–608,595Fly Tianjin Binhai to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane TSN - PUS
6h 59m₩281,898–803,589Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane PVG - PUS
5h 39m₩136,358–417,493Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane CAN - PUS
6h 45m₩203,269–604,164Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HKG - PUS
6h 25m₩141,048–334,154Train to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Suzhou to Shanghai stationtrain
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane PVG - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
6h 42m₩181,358–444,693
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Busan is to fly which costs ₩140,000 - ₩340,000 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from China to Busan is to fly which takes 5h 19m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩650,000.
The distance between China and Busan is 1006 km.
The best way to get from China to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 3 days 13h and costs ₩450,000 - ₩1000,000.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from China to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1116+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between China and Busan, South Korea?
Air China, Asiana Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–550,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–550,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–800,000
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–550,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–850,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–700,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–480,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–700,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–650,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–700,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–800,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–750,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–800,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–700,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–750,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–480,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–900,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–850,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–230,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–270,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–370,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–600,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–480,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–550,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,300,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–650,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +86 0571-96600
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Datieguan to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩390–1,800
- Schedules at
- hzmetro.com
Train from Chongqing North to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–200,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩180,000–200,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩300,000–330,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩440,000–650,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩8,000–9,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩13,000–14,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩17,000–25,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩8,000–9,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩13,000–14,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩17,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–95,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Chongqing North to Shanghai South
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–270,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩110,000–150,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩190,000–270,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₩7,500–14,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₩22,000–32,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₩7,500–14,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₩22,000–32,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩3,700–12,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩3,700–5,000
- Hard sleeper
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Soft sleeper
- ₩14,000–19,000
Train from Suzhou to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩3,700–12,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩3,700–5,000
- Hard sleeper
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Soft sleeper
- ₩14,000–19,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩120,910–160,000
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩168,375–210,468
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩168,375
- 1st Class
- ₩210,468
- Special Class
- ₩336,749
- VIP
- ₩841,872
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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