There are 8 ways to get from Chengdu to Busan by plane, train, ferry, or subway
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Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)CTU - PUS
8h 40m₩282,706–1,203,474Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Rizhao West
- Take the ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
35h 8m₩344,304–442,922Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)TFU - PUS
9h 22m₩294,221–1,105,580Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)CTU - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
13h 38m₩446,206–1,650,674Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)TFU - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
11h 35m₩447,721–1,652,780Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MIG - PUS
9h 47m₩315,164–1,024,682Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Qingdao
- Take the ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Station1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
36h 43m₩321,304–429,522Train, ferry, subway via Qinhuangdao
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Qinhuangdao Station
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Station1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
42h 28m₩377,204–622,622
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Busan is to train and ferry and subway which costs ₩320,000 - ₩430,000 and takes 36h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Busan is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs ₩280,000 - ₩1200,000.
The distance between Chengdu and Busan is 2404 km.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Chengdu to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 8:28 PM in Chengdu and 9:28 PM in Busan.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Busan, South Korea?
Sichuan Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,900,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,000,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,400,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,900,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,300,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,000,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,900,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,500,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,600,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,300,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,200,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Rizhao West
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–170,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩150,000–170,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩250,000–280,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩380,000–550,000
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩11,000–12,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩17,000–20,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩25,000–36,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩170,000–190,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩290,000–320,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩430,000–650,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Qinhuangdao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩190,000–210,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩320,000–350,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩480,000–700,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩46,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩46,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–80,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩40,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩40,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩22,000–23,500
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩12,000–17,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩14,000–20,000
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩145,000–180,000
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ₩180,000
- Business
- ₩145,000
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩120,910–160,000
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩337,500
- First Class
- ₩160,000
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