There are 9 ways to get from Gwangju to Jinan by train, bus, plane, subway, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly, line 2 bus
best- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane ICN - TNA
- Take the bus from Jinan Airport to Jinan Long Distance Bus Stationbus
8h 29m¥1,010–2,229Fly from Gwangju
cheapest- Fly from Gwangju (KWJ) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane KWJ - TNA
13h 8m¥827–2,127Train, subway, ferry
- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Yongsan Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan Train Stationtrain
24h 43m¥888–1,624Train, train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane TAE - TNA
11h 53m¥1,207–2,787Train to Cheongju International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Fly from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane CJJ - TNA
14h 31m¥933–2,457Train, bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane PUS - TNA
12h 14m¥1,077–2,507Bus to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal to Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane RSU - TNA
15h 15m¥900–2,206Train, subway, ferry via Yantai
- Take the train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Suseo SRTtrain
- Take the subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Yantai Southtrain
- Take the train from Yantai South to Jinantrain
25h 51m¥976–1,595Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal to Seoul Central City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Portferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Weifangtrain
- Take the bus from Weifang to Jinan Bus stationbus
28h 26m¥1,004–1,536
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gwangju to Jinan is to fly which costs ¥800 - ¥2200 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Gwangju to Jinan is to train and bus and fly and line 2 bus which takes 8h 29m and costs ¥1000 - ¥2300.
The distance between Gwangju and Jinan is 1191 km.
The best way to get from Gwangju to Jinan without a car is to train and subway and ferry which takes 24h 43m and costs ¥850 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Gwangju to Jinan, including transfers.
Jinan is 1h behind Gwangju. It is currently 5:32 AM in Gwangju and 4:32 AM in Jinan.
There are 130+ hotels available in Jinan.
What companies run services between Gwangju, South Korea and Jinan, China?
Jin Air, China Eastern Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Gwangju (KWJ) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Gwangju to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Cheju, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Cheju, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,000
Flights from Yeosu/Suncheon Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Cheju, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,500
Flights from Gwangju to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,800
Flights from Gwangju to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Seoul Gimpo, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,700
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,800
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,900
Flights from Yeosu/Suncheon Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Cheju, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,700
Flights from Yeosu/Suncheon Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Seoul Gimpo, Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,900
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,200
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–330
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥160–220
- First Class
- ¥230–330
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–350
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥160–230
- First Class
- ¥240–350
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥100–150
- First Class
- ¥140–210
Train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–190
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥95–130
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥100–150
- First Class
- ¥140–210
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥100–210
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥100–150
- First Class
- ¥140–210
Train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥95–190
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥95–130
- First Class
- ¥130–190
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥95–140
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥95–140
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥10–14
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Suseo Station to Sinpo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11–18
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Weihai to Jinan Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥400–440
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Weihai to Weifang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥160–180
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥260–290
- Business Class Seat
- ¥370–550
Train from Weihai to Jinan Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–400
Train from Weihai to Yantai South
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–70
Train from Yantai South to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–350
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥160–220
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥250–350
Train from Weihai to Weifang
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥120–270
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥120–170
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥190–270
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–210
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥120–210
- First Class
- ¥180–230
Train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–210
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥110–210
- First Class
- ¥160–210
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–210
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥120–210
- First Class
- ¥180–230
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–210
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥120–210
- First Class
- ¥180–230
Train from Osong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–210
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥110–210
- First Class
- ¥160–210
Train from Gwangju Songjeong Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥190–240
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥190–240
- First Class
- ¥280–340
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–86
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Jinan Airport to Jinan Long Distance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥20
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥55–70
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ¥55–70
Bus from Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal to Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–101
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ¥60–80
- Premium Excellence
- ¥101
- Premium Intercity
- ¥84
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal to Seoul Central City Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥100–170
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥150–170
- Economy
- ¥100–130
- Economy
- ¥114
Bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–65
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥45–65
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Weifang to Jinan Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥60–120
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥85–120
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–799
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,198
- Royal
- ¥998
- Business
- ¥799
- Economy
- ¥699
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥550–799
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,198
- Royal
- ¥998
- Business
- ¥799
- Economy
- ¥699
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥681–835
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ¥1,443
- Royal
- ¥989
- Deluxe
- ¥835
- First
- ¥681
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