There are 5 ways to get from Dandong to Busan by plane, train, car, ferry, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane DDG - PUS
7h 20m₩210,709–862,684Train, drive, ferry
- Take the train from Dandong to Jinan Westtrain
- Take the train from Jinan West to Mupingtrain
- Drive from Muping to Weihaicar
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Anjung Station to Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Stationtrain
32h 27m₩320,866–473,126Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Dandong to Qinhuangdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
33h 55m₩245,805–501,317Train, ferry, subway via Pyeongtaek
- Take the train from Dandong to Qinhuangdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Guro Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
33h 58m₩259,705–489,017Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Sinŭiju to Shanhaiguantrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
42h 35m₩321,314–650,126
Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dandong to Busan is to train and drive and ferry which costs ₩320,000 - ₩480,000 and takes 32h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dandong to Busan is to fly which takes 7h 20m and costs ₩210,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Dandong and Busan is 699 km.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Dandong to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Dandong. It is currently 9:25 PM in Dandong and 10:25 PM in Busan.
There are 1232+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Dandong, China and Busan, South Korea?
China Southern Airlines, Jeju Air, and two other airlines fly from Dandong Langtou Airport (DDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Dandong Langtou Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Yantai Penglai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–850,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Dandong Langtou Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–900,000
Train operators
Train from Dandong to Jinan West
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–115,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩100,000–115,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩170,000–190,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩250,000–350,000
Train from Dandong to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩55,000–60,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩90,000–100,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩130,000–190,000
Train from Dandong to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩55,000–60,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩90,000–100,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩130,000–190,000
Train from Jinan West to Muping
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩34,000–47,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩55,000–80,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Anjung Station to Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–13,800
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩35,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩35,000–48,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
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 Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–80,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩38,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩55,000–80,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–55,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩43,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–80,000
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩46,000–55,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩46,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–80,000
- 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
Subway from Guro Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩2,200–3,100
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- 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
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from Sinŭiju to Shanhaiguan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–59,100
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩41,000–47,000
- Economy
- ₩29,000–34,000
- Premium
- ₩59,100
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩337,500
- First Class
- ₩160,000
Ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩337,500
- First Class
- ₩160,000
Ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩337,500
- First Class
- ₩160,000
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