There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Ningbo by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)PUS - NGB
7h 52m¥562–2,414Train, ferry via Nanjing South
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Nanjing South
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
27h 6m¥1,282–1,874Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complex
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Ningbo
32h 6m¥985–1,474Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)PUS - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
7h 21m¥628–2,698Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)PUS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
8h 35m¥630–2,447Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)TAE - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
8h 7m¥1,120–2,826Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Port
- Take the train from Weihai to Zibo North
- Take the train from Zibo north to Jinan West
- Take the train from Jinan West to Ningbo
27h 55m¥1,578–2,133
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to bus and ferry which costs ¥950 - ¥1500 and takes 32h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 7h 21m and costs ¥600 - ¥2700.
The distance between Busan and Ningbo is 940 km.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Busan to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 3:15 PM in Busan and 2:15 PM in Ningbo.
There are 86+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ningbo, China?
Air China, Korean Air, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) 5 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–3,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,100
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥500–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–3,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥750–3,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥430–1,400
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥460–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥900–4,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,800
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥390–1,900
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,500
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,500
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥440–1,700
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥220–250
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥220–250
- First Class
- ¥320–370
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–190
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥85–190
- First Class
- ¥130–180
Train from Rizhao West to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- Business Class Seat
- ¥550–800
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- Business Class Seat
- ¥440–650
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥340–480
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 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
- ¥160–240
Train from Zibo north to Jinan West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–85
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥120–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥170–250
Train from Jinan West to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥450–490
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
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 Shanghai Hongqiao Station to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Weihai to Zibo North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥150–340
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥150–210
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥240–340
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥60–110
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥75–110
- Non-reserved
- ¥60–90
- First Class
- ¥100–150
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥34–85
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥34–36
- Economy Class
- ¥41–42
- Economy class
- ¥85
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥72
- 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
- ¥130–240
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥170–240
- Economy
- ¥130–170
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥250–360
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.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
- ¥692–859
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥859
- Business
- ¥692
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥577–764
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,145
- Royal
- ¥955
- Business
- ¥764
- Economy
- ¥668
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantaiferry.com
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥651–799
- Schedules at
- yantaiferry.com
- VIP
- ¥1,380
- Royal
- ¥946
- Deluxe
- ¥799
- First
- ¥651
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