There are 5 ways to get from Shenzhen 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 44m₩168,758–500,553Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane SZX - KWJ
10h 42m₩192,702–653,107Fly 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 20m₩193,358–517,153Fly 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
11h 43m₩185,758–500,653Fly Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SZX - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
9h 3m₩209,302–524,707
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gwangju (KWJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shenzhen to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩200,000 - ₩550,000 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Shenzhen to Gwangju is to fly which takes 7h 44m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩500,000.
The distance between Shenzhen and Gwangju is 1952 km.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Shenzhen to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 1h ahead of Shenzhen. It is currently 6:21 PM in Shenzhen and 7:21 PM in Gwangju.
There are 141+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Shenzhen, China and Gwangju, South Korea?
Jin Air, HK Express, and two other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Gwangju (KWJ) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–650,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–650,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gunsan Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–550,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–490,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–650,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–470,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–800,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–490,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gunsan Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–410,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–800,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Gwangju via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–490,000
- Website
- thaismileair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–800,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–850,000
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 Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–65,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩32,000–43,000
- First Class
- ₩46,000–65,000
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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