There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Sapa by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane PUS - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapabus
13h 7m$107–238Train, ferry, drive via Guiyang
- 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 Easttrain
- Take the train from Jinan East to Guiyang Northtrain
- Take the train from Guiyang North to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Hekou Northtrain
- Drive from Hekou North to Sapacar
45h 11m$337–460Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport, drive
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN)plane PUS - DIN
- Drive from Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) to Sapacar
12h 36m$201–596Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)plane TAE - HAN
- Take the bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapabus
17h 7m$132–241Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport, train, drive
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG)plane PUS - KMG
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Hekou Northtrain
- Drive from Hekou North to Sapacar
17h 43m$136–442Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Drive from Rizhao Port to Lianyungang Eastcar
- Take the train from Lianyungang East to Kunmingtrain
- Take the train from Kunming Station to Hekou Northtrain
- Drive from Hekou North to Sapacar
3d$194–330
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Sapa is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $240 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Sapa is to fly and drive which takes 12h 36m and costs $200 - $600.
The distance between Busan and Sapa is 3030 km.
It takes approximately 13h 7m to get from Busan to Sapa, including transfers.
Sapa is 2h behind Busan. It is currently 6:18 PM in Busan and 4:18 PM in Sapa.
There are 667+ hotels available in Sapa.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Sapa, Vietnam?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Sapa. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), walk to Hanoi Airport, then take the bus to Sapa. Alternatively, you can take a train from Busan Station to Sapa via Pyeongtaek Jije Station, Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Weihai, Weihai, Jinan East, Guiyang North, Kunming, Kunming Station, and Hekou North in around 45h 11m.
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Dien Bien Phu Airport via Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–470
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–410
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–350
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Noi Bai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $32–37
- First Class
- $45–55
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–28
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $13–28
- First Class
- $19–26
Train from Weihai to Jinan East
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $25–35
- Adult - 1st Class
- $40–60
Train from Jinan East to Guiyang North
- 2nd Class Seat
- $140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- $230–250
- Business Class Seat
- $340–490
Train from Guiyang North to Kunming
- 2nd Class Seat
- $30–33
- 1st Class Seat
- $50–55
- Business Class Seat
- $70–110
Train from Kunming Station to Hekou North
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard sleeper
- $13–19
- Soft sleeper
- $22–29
Train from Lianyungang East to Kunming
- Hard Seat
- $35–55
- Hard sleeper
- $65–95
- Soft sleeper
- $110–150
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $11–15
- First Class
- $14–21
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- $6–7
- Economy class
- $13
- Non-reserved Seat
- $11
- Phone
- 19001137
- info@interbuslines.com
- Website
- interbuslines.com
Bus from Hanoi Airport to Sapa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Schedules at
- interbuslines.com
- Book at
- interbuslines.com
- Cabin
- $27
- Ordinary
- $12
- VIP Cabin
- $16
- 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
- $96–117
- Schedules at
- yantaiferry.com
- VIP
- $203
- Royal
- $139
- Deluxe
- $117
- First
- $96
- 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
- $102–126
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- $126
- Business
- $102
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