There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Kunming by plane, bus, ferry, train, or car 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 from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PUS - KMG
9h 14m¥765–3,222Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chengdu East to Kunmingbus
2d¥1,870–2,402Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao to Lianyungangtrain
- Take the train from Lianyungang to Kunmingtrain
2d 18h¥1,248–2,087Ferry, car ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the carferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghaicarferry
- Take the bus from Shanghai General to Nantongbus
- Take the train from Nantong to Kunmingtrain
4d 12h¥2,031–4,360Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane TAE - KMG
10h 19m¥1,385–3,858Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane ICN - KMG
10h 34m¥1,004–2,553
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to train and bus and fly which costs ¥1000 - ¥2600 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Kunming is to fly which takes 9h 14m and costs ¥750 - ¥3300.
The distance between Busan and Kunming is 2761 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Kunming without a car is to ferry and car ferry and bus and train which takes 4 days 12h and costs ¥2000 - ¥4400.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Busan to Kunming, including transfers.
Kunming is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 11:08 PM in Busan and 10:08 PM in Kunming.
There are 268+ hotels available in Kunming.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Kunming, China?
China Eastern Airlines, Zhejiang Loong Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,800
Train from Rizhao West to Chengdu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥1,200–1,350
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
Train from Rizhao to Lianyungang
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥110–170
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥250–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥80–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–450
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥210–300
- First Class
- ¥310–450
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥210–270
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥210–270
- First Class
- ¥310–390
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥90–200
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥90–200
- First Class
- ¥130–190
Train from Lianyungang to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥270–360
- Hard sleeper
- ¥480–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥750–1,000
Train from Nantong to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- ¥260–350
- Hard sleeper
- ¥460–650
- Soft sleeper
- ¥700–950
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥43–44
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥43–44
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–220
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- klook.com
- Excellent
- ¥190–220
- Economy
- ¥130–160
Bus from Seoul Central City Bus Terminal to Dangjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥30–65
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥45–65
- Economy
- ¥30–45
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Chengdu East to Kunming
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥210–300
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥210–300
Bus from Shanghai General to Nantong
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–100
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥70–100
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥80–86
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥81
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥727–903
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥903
- Business
- ¥727
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥727–903
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥903
- Business
- ¥727
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥903–2,507
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥2,507
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥1,254
- Inside Cabin
- ¥1,003
- Family
- ¥903
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Shanghai
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥847–1,059
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ¥847
- 1st Class
- ¥1,059
- Special Class
- ¥1,694
- VIP
- ¥4,235
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