There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port by subway, plane, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Line 2 subway to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, train
best- Take the subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Roadsubway
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane PVG - PUS
- Take the train from Gupo Station to Busan Stationtrain
5h 35m₩133,358–418,859Line 10 subway, train, line 1 subway to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from South Shaanxi Road to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Stationsubway
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Take the subway from East station to Xiaoshan International Airportsubway
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HGH - PUS
7h 58m₩117,792–636,692Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Ji'nan Westtrain
- Take the train from Jinan West to Weihaitrain
- 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
28h 21m₩293,040–441,827Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SHA - PUS
7h 58m₩253,340–858,840Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane PVG - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
5h 59m₩177,358–429,859Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ulsan Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane SHA - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 45m₩172,340–530,840Car ferry, ferry
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
2d 17h₩349,460–711,825Car ferry, train, ferry
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
2d 17h₩330,860–443,025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port is to line 2 subway and fly and train which costs ₩130,000 - ₩420,000 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port is to line 2 subway and fly and train which takes 5h 35m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩420,000.
No, there is no direct ferry from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port. However, there are services departing from Shanghai and arriving at Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Osaka International Ferry Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Shanghai and Busan Int'l port is 867 km.
The best way to get from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port without a car is to car ferry and ferry which takes 2 days 17h and costs ₩340,000 - ₩750,000.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Shanghai to Busan Int'l port, including transfers.
Busan Int'l port is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 2:34 AM in Shanghai and 3:34 AM in Busan Int'l port.
There are 1210+ hotels available in Busan Int'l port.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Busan Int'l port, South Korea?
Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, and four other airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–600,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–470,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–600,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–700,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–700,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–550,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–600,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–700,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–270,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–600,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–800,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–600,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–700,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–600,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–440,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–750,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–440,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–700,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–360,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–360,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–600,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–600,000
- Phone
- (86)021-64370000
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from West Nanjing Road to Longyang Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩836
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- ₩836
Subway from South Shaanxi Road to Shanghai Hongqiao Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩892
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Adult
- ₩892
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gupo Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩2,600–6,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩4,100–6,000
- First Class
- ₩2,600–3,800
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 Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gupo Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000–1,500
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩1,000–1,500
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Shanghai station to Ji'nan West
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–90,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩80,000–90,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩130,000–150,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩190,000–270,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩14,000–16,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩23,000–26,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩33,000–47,000
Train from Jinan West to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩37,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩37,000–55,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩60,000–85,000
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩14,000–20,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩18,000–26,000
- 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 Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- Phone
- +86 0571-96600
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from East station to Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩400–1,800
- Schedules at
- hzmetro.com
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩49,000–70,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Kobe to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- 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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩169,460–211,825
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩169,460
- 1st Class
- ₩211,825
- Special Class
- ₩338,920
- VIP
- ₩847,300
Car ferry from Shanghai to Kobe Port Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩169,460–211,825
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩169,460
- 1st Class
- ₩211,825
- Special Class
- ₩338,920
- VIP
- ₩847,300
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩101,676–135,568
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩101,676
- First Class
- ₩135,568
- Deluxe
- ₩194,879
- Suite
- ₩288,082
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