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)plane CTU - PUS
7h 59m₩282,635–803,445Train to Mianyang Nanjiao Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MIG - PUS
12h 1m₩274,069–774,578Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Rizhao Westtrain
- Take the ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Anjung Station to Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Stationtrain
35h 57m₩326,783–441,792Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane TFU - PUS
8h 56m₩304,095–805,445Fly Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane CTU - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 12m₩427,635–1,150,645Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane TFU - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 34m₩359,095–1,052,645Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Qingdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
36h 44m₩314,783–458,592Train, ferry via Qinhuangdao
- Take the train from Chengdu East Station to Qinhuangdao Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the train from Yeongdeungpo Station to Busan Stationtrain
42h 46m₩370,883–652,192
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chengdu to Busan is to train and ferry and subway which costs ₩310,000 - ₩460,000 and takes 36h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chengdu to Busan is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs ₩280,000 - ₩850,000.
The distance between Chengdu and Busan is 2404 km.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Chengdu to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Chengdu. It is currently 8:14 AM in Chengdu and 9:14 AM in Busan.
There are 1216+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Chengdu, China and Busan, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and seven 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 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,500,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,400,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–900,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–900,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,300,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,300,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–800,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–900,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–800,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,300,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–800,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–1,000,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,200,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–900,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–800,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,000,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–850,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–1,000,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–900,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–850,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,100,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,500,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–800,000
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–800,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,200,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Zhangjiajie Hehua
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,100,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–1,100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Mianyang Nanjiao Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,300,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Rizhao West
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–160,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩140,000–160,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩240,000–270,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩350,000–500,000
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩10,500–11,500
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩17,000–19,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩23,000–34,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩160,000–190,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩280,000–310,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩400,000–600,000
Train from Chengdu East Station to Qinhuangdao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩180,000–210,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩310,000–340,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩450,000–650,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Anjung Station to Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–13,800
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩35,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩35,000–48,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–95,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
Train from Yeongdeungpo Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩44,000–95,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩44,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–55,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩43,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–80,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- 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
- ₩1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
Train from Yeongdeungpo Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–27,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩26,000–27,000
Train from Chengdu East to Mianyang Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–20,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩11,000–16,000
- 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
- ₩2,000–2,900
- 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
- weidong.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
- icpa.or.kr
- 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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