There are 5 ways to get from Hong Kong to Gwangju by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane HKG - KWJ
7h 24m₩157,493–489,643Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane SZX - KWJ
10h 33m₩206,210–627,365Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, bus
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU)plane HKG - RSU
- Take the bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
12h 19m₩182,093–516,243Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Gunsan Airport, train
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gunsan Airport (KUV)plane HKG - KUV
- Take the train from Iksan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
9h 33m₩234,493–689,743Fly Hong Kong International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane HKG - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
8h 4m₩184,093–441,243
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gwangju (KWJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Gwangju is to fly and train which costs ₩180,000 - ₩450,000 and takes 8h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Gwangju is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs ₩150,000 - ₩490,000.
The distance between Hong Kong and Gwangju is 1929 km.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Hong Kong to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 1h ahead of Hong Kong. It is currently 2:49 AM in Hong Kong and 3:49 AM in Gwangju.
There are 139+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Hong Kong and Gwangju, South Korea?
Jin Air, HK Express, and Korean Air fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gwangju (KWJ) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–650,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–650,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gunsan Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–800,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,000,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–480,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gunsan Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–600,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–600,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–800,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–470,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–800,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–260,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,000,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Iksan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–22,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ₩15,000–22,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Iksan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–38,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩13,000–38,000
- First Class
- ₩20,000–32,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Iksan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩6,100–6,300
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩6,100–6,300
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–20,200
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩12,000–16,000
- Premium Excellence
- ₩20,200
- Premium Intercity
- ₩16,800
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