There are 7 ways to get from Sydney 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 to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SYD - 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
16h 11m₩427,896–855,236Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SYD - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
17h 55m₩717,896–2,015,236Fly to Gwangju
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gwangju (KWJ)plane SYD - KWJ
17h 50m₩481,296–1,323,636Fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SYD - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
19h 7m₩817,896–2,004,236Fly to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane SYD - CJJ
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
20h 15m₩692,196–1,870,736Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SYD - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Stationtrain
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Stationtrain
19h 11m₩520,896–1,020,236Fly to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport (RSU)plane SYD - RSU
- Take the bus from Yeocheon Intercity Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminalbus
20h 50m₩485,896–1,260,236
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩420,000 - ₩900,000 and takes 16h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Gwangju is to fly and bus and train which takes 16h 11m and costs ₩420,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Sydney and Gwangju is 8686 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Sydney to Gwangju, including transfers.
Gwangju is 2h behind Sydney. It is currently 4:48 AM in Sydney and 2:48 AM in Gwangju.
There are 142+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Gwangju, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Jin Air, and eight other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gwangju (KWJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gwangju via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–3,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gwangju via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,300,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,300,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,300,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gwangju via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Yeosu/Suncheon Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,600,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,300,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,300,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,400,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–3,400,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
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
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
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
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–37,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–42,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
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
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