There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Jinan by plane, bus, train, ferry, or subway
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Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport, line 2 bus
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane PUS - TNA
- Take the bus from Jinan Airport to Jinan Long Distance Bus Stationbus
8h 36m¥577–1,528Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Portferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan Train Stationtrain
24h 24m¥1,160–1,702Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane TAE - TNA
10h 22m¥694–1,856Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complexbus
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Jinanbus
25h 22m¥773–1,203Train, subway, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suwon Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Stationsubway
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihaiferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan Train Stationtrain
25h 36m¥828–1,602Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Osan Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Portferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Yantai Southtrain
- Take the train from Yantai South to Jinantrain
26h 16m¥1,000–1,447
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Jinan is to fly and line 2 bus which costs ¥550 - ¥1600 and takes 8h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Jinan is to fly and line 2 bus which takes 8h 36m and costs ¥550 - ¥1600.
The distance between Busan and Jinan is 1109 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Jinan without a car is to train and ferry which takes 24h 24m and costs ¥1100 - ¥1700.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Busan to Jinan, including transfers.
Jinan is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 4:08 PM in Busan and 3:08 PM in Jinan.
There are 127+ hotels available in Jinan.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Jinan, China?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Jinan. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA), walk to Jinan Airport, then take the line 2 bus to Jinan Long Distance Bus Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Busan Station to Jinan Train Station via Pyeongtaek Jije Station, Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Weihai, Weihaiwei Building, Weihai Bus Station, and Weihai in around 24h 24m.
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥950–2,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Fukuoka, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,300
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,400
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,600
- Website
- cdal.com.cn
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Yanji
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥700–3,400
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,500
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–240
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥210–240
- First Class
- ¥300–350
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–180
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥80–180
- First Class
- ¥120–170
Train from Weihai to Jinan Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥240–270
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥400–440
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–850
Train from Weihai to Jinan Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–400
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–250
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥290–400
Train from Weihai to Yantai South
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥45–70
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥45–65
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥50–70
Train from Yantai South to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥160–350
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥160–220
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥250–350
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–192
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥70–100
- First Class
- ¥90–140
- Economy Class
- ¥192
Train from Busan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥180–390
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥180–250
- First Class
- ¥270–390
- Economy Class
- ¥192
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥38–39
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥38–39
Train from Busan Station to Suwon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥108–112
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥108–112
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Suwon Station to Sinpo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–13
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Bus from Jinan Airport to Jinan Long Distance Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥20
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complex
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥120–210
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥180–210
- Economy
- ¥120–160
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥109–170
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥110–170
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Osan Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥150–220
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥613–752
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ¥1,298
- Royal
- ¥890
- Deluxe
- ¥752
- First
- ¥613
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥543–719
- Schedules at
- weidong.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,078
- Royal
- ¥898
- Business
- ¥719
- Economy
- ¥629
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥495–719
- Schedules at
- weidong.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,078
- Royal
- ¥898
- Business
- ¥719
- Economy
- ¥629
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