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How to get fromSeoul Station to Shanghaiby plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Seoul Station to Shanghai by plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Gimpo International Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

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    1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)plane plane GMP - SHA
    4h 52m
    ¥965–3,321

  2. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX)plane plane ICN - WUX
    3. Take the train from Wuxi to Shanghai stationtrain train
    6h 27m
    ¥599–1,813

  3. Subway, ferry, train via Zhenjiang

    1. Take the subway from Seoul Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Zhenjiangtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zhenjiang to Shanghai stationtrain train
    24h 55m
    ¥913–1,287

  4. Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train train
    2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane ICN - PVG
    5h 52m
    ¥677–1,382

  5. Fly Gimpo International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane plane GMP - PVG
    6h 33m
    ¥1,065–2,471

  6. Subway, ferry, train

    1. Take the subway from Seoul Station to Incheon Stationsubway subway 1
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the train from Qingdao to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain train
    25h 24m
    ¥1,158–1,482

  7. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry ferry
    3. Take the bus from Qingdao Bus Station to Yancheng Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Yancheng to Shanghai Generalbus bus
    29h 59m
    ¥925–1,312

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) flights

Calendar28Weekly Planes
Duration2h 12mAverage Duration
Ticket¥860Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 900 km
  • Duration: 4h 52m

What companies run services between Seoul Station, South Korea and Shanghai, China?

Asiana Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 4 times a day.

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