There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Sokcho by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SHA - GMP
- Take the bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminalbus
7h 41m₩219,967–733,467Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wonju, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Wonju (WJU)plane PVG - WJU
- Take the train from Hoengseong Station to Gangneung Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gangneung Intercity Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminalbus
10h 51m₩135,710–315,911Train, ferry, bus
- 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 bus from Dangjin Bus Terminal to Seoul Central City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Sokcho Express Bus Terminalbus
29h 11m₩279,959–403,350Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane PVG - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangjingu Councilbus
- Take the bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminalbus
8h 19m₩204,610–348,711Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Yangyang International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yangyang International Airport (YNY)plane PVG - YNY
7h 47m₩143,210–398,211Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Nanjingbus
- Take the bus from Nanjing to Rizhaobus
- Take the ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Dangjin Bus Terminal to Seoul Central City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Sokcho Express Bus Terminalbus
38h 28m₩216,968–300,370
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Sokcho is to fly and train and bus which costs ₩130,000 - ₩320,000 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Sokcho is to fly and bus which takes 7h 41m and costs ₩220,000 - ₩750,000.
The distance between Shanghai and Sokcho is 1104 km.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Shanghai to Sokcho, including transfers.
Sokcho is 1h ahead of Shanghai. It is currently 4:31 PM in Shanghai and 5:31 PM in Sokcho.
There are 242+ hotels available in Sokcho.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Sokcho, South Korea?
Juneyao Airlines, Thai Smile, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Yangyang International Airport (YNY) twice daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–700,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–550,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wonju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–430,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wonju via Daegu, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–480,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Wonju via Chongju, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–470,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,400–28,000
- Schedules at
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
- Premium Excellence
- ₩26,800
- Premium Intercity
- ₩21,300
- General
- ₩16,400
Bus from Dong Seoul Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,400–28,000
- Schedules at
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
- Premium Excellence
- ₩26,800
- Premium Intercity
- ₩21,300
- General
- ₩16,400
Bus from Gangneung Intercity Bus Terminal to Sokcho Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- 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
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