There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Ningbo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PUS - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
7h 37m¥774–2,305Train to Ulsan Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Ulsan Stationtrain
- Fly from Ulsan Airport (USN) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane USN - NGB
20h 7m¥464–2,204Train, ferry via Nanjing South
- 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 West to Nanjing Southtrain
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Ningbotrain
28h 29m¥1,302–1,989Bus, 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 Ningbobus
32h 3m¥1,014–1,583Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane PUS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
6h 54m¥500–2,548Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane PUS - NGB
8h 58m¥912–2,615Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane TAE - NGB
16h 3m¥632–3,052Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TAE - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
8h 43m¥994–2,442Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane PUS - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Ningbotrain
7h 35m¥853–2,617Train, 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 Weihai Portferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan Westtrain
- Take the train from Jinan West to Ningbotrain
29h 38m¥1,508–2,243
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to train and fly which costs ¥460 - ¥2200 and takes 20h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs ¥500 - ¥2600.
The distance between Busan and Ningbo is 1173 km.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Busan to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 6:21 PM in Busan and 5:21 PM in Ningbo.
There are 107+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ningbo, China?
Air China, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–2,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–6,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,600
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,800
Flights from Ulsan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥400–2,000
Flights from Ulsan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Seoul Gimpo, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥490–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,800
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥420–2,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,600
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
Flights from Ulsan Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Cheju, Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,400
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,200
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,600
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,200
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–3,300
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Rizhao West to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–800
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- Business Class Seat
- ¥430–650
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- Business Class Seat
- ¥430–650
Train from Jinan West to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥450–490
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,600
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Weihai to Jinan West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–420
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–260
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥300–420
- 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
- ¥260–370
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 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 Ulsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥35–60
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥35–55
- First Class
- ¥40–60
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
- ¥260–370
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
- 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 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 Busan Station to Ulsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥40–180
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥40–180
- First Class
- ¥60–130
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
- 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
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 Incheon Terminal Complex
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–298
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥210–240
- Economy
- ¥140–170
- Premium
- ¥298
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–354
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥220–310
- 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
- ¥730–906
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥906
- Business
- ¥730
- 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
- ¥609–805
- Schedules at
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,208
- Royal
- ¥1,007
- Business
- ¥805
- Economy
- ¥705
- 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
- ¥687–842
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ¥1,455
- Royal
- ¥998
- Deluxe
- ¥842
- First
- ¥687
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