How to get fromSeoul to Shantouby plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Seoul to Shantou by plane, subway, ferry, train, or bus

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Fly Gimpo International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
best
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane GMP - SWA
10h 59m
¥830–2,535
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
cheapest
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane ICN - SWA
9h 17m
¥741–2,147
Subway, ferry, train
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qingdao to Xiamen Northtrain
4. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
33h 10m
¥1,546–2,051
Bus, ferry, train
1. Take the bus from Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal to Gijisibus
2. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
3. Take the train from Rizhao West to Lianyungang Stationtrain
4. Take the bus from Xinpu to Shanghai Southbus
5. Take the bus from Shanghai South to Putuo Mountainbus
6. Take the bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Shantoubus
2d
¥1,299–1,901
Subway, ferry, train via Nanchang
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qinhuangdao Station to Nanchang West Stationtrain
4. Take the train from Nanchang West to Chaoshantrain
2d 1h
¥1,200–2,760
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane ICN - XMN
3. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
9h 16m
¥1,047–1,947
Fly Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane GMP - XMN
2. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
10h 37m
¥1,136–2,335
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, train
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX)plane ICN - SZX
3. Take the train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Stationtrain
10h 49m
¥1,058–9,287

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights

30Weekly Planes

8h 44mAverage Duration

¥841Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,868.3 km
Duration: 10h 59m

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

China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) 4 times a day.

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Shantou(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative area of 2248.39 km2. However, its built-up (or metro) area is much bigger with 12,543,024 inhabitants including Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county and Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing (13,035,026 inhabitants), Xian-Xianyang (12,283,922 inhabitants) and Tianjin (11,165,706 inhabitants).

Places to stay in Shantou

Sheraton Shantou Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Shantou Junhua Haiyi Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Holiday Inn Express Shantou City Center by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Jinjiang Inn Shantou Jinsha Road Bus Station(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

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