How to get fromBusan to Shantouby plane, train, ferry or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Busan to Shantou by plane, train, ferry, or bus

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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
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1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane PUS - SWA
9h 23m
¥727–2,628
Train, ferry
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
2. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
3. Take the train from Rizhao to Xuzhou Easttrain
4. Take the train from Xuzhou East to Zhangzhoutrain
5. Take the train from Zhangzhou to Chaoshan Stationtrain
35h 39m
¥1,704–2,199
Train, ferry via Weihai
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationtrain
2. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Portferry
3. Take the train from Weihai to Weifangtrain
4. Take the train from Weifang to Xiamen Northtrain
5. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
36h 23m
¥1,871–2,564
Bus, ferry
1. Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complexbus
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
3. Take the bus from Qingdao to Yiwubus
4. Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Shantoubus
2d 6h
¥1,214–1,751
Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
1. Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
2. Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane TAE - SWA
11h 59m
¥995–3,461
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane PUS - XMN
2. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
10h 8m
¥1,083–2,128
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)plane PUS - HKG
2. Take the train from Shenzhen North to Chaoshan Stationtrain
9h 47m
¥786–2,086
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Huizhou Pingtan Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Huizhou Pingtan Airport (HUZ)plane PUS - HUZ
2. Take the train from Huizhou South to Chaoshan Stationtrain
11h 8m
¥1,030–3,256

Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights

26Weekly Planes

7h 16mAverage Duration

¥737Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,769.6 km
Duration: 9h 23m

What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Shantou, China?

Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) 4 times a day.

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Shantou(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative area of 2248.39 km2. However, its built-up (or metro) area is much bigger with 12,543,024 inhabitants including Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county and Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing (13,035,026 inhabitants), Xian-Xianyang (12,283,922 inhabitants) and Tianjin (11,165,706 inhabitants).

Places to stay in Shantou

Sheraton Shantou Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Shantou Junhua Haiyi Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Holiday Inn Express Shantou City Center by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

No. 6 Cuobian Hostel(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

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