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

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There are 7 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
best
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane PUS - SWA
9h 3m
¥877–3,628
Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
cheapest
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 54m
¥844–2,959
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
¥1,701–2,195
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
¥1,868–2,560
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
¥1,213–1,749
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 53m
¥1,033–1,928
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Meixian Airport, train
1. Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Meixian Airport (MXZ)plane PUS - MXZ
2. Take the train from Meizhou West to Chaoshan Stationtrain
20h 14m
¥1,058–4,271

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

28Weekly Planes

7h 43mAverage Duration

¥765Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,769.6 km
Duration: 9h 3m

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

Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines, and five 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

Shantou International Hotel(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

¥381

UrCove By Hyatt Shantou Xinyicheng Huanghe Road(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

¥376

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

8.6Fabulous

¥615

Days Inn by Wyndham Shantou Jinping(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

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