There are 5 ways to get from Dandong to Busan by train, plane, ferry, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Dandong to Shenyang Stationtrain
- Fly from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SHE - PUS
7h 1mâ©284,339â842,805Train, ferry, subway
cheapest- Take the train from Dandong to Qinhuangdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
33h 55mâ©251,611â507,752Train, ferry
- Take the train from Dandong to Cangzhou Westtrain
- Take the train from Cangzhou West to Zibo northtrain
- Take the train from Zibo North to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
31h 11mâ©349,714â490,723Train, ferry, subway via Cheonan
- Take the train from Dandong to Qinhuangdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Yongsan Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Yongsan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Stationtrain
34h 4mâ©272,611â514,652Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from SinÅiju to Shanhaiguantrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
44h 50mâ©321,673â652,130
Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dandong to Busan is to train and ferry which costs â©350,000 - â©500,000 and takes 31h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Dandong to Busan is to train and fly which takes 7h 1m and costs â©280,000 - â©850,000.
The distance between Dandong and Busan is 1113 km.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Dandong to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Dandong. It is currently 11:48 AM in Dandong and 12:48 PM in Busan.
There are 999+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Dandong, China and Busan, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Dandong to Busan. However, you can take the train to Shenyang Station, walk to Shenyang Station, take the bus to Shenyang Taoxian Airport, walk to Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae International Airport Station, then take the subway to Sasang Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Dandong to Busan Station via Cangzhou West, Zibo North, Weihai, Weihai Port, Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal, and Pyeongtaek Jije Station in around 31h 11m.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shenyang Taoxian International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- â©260,000â800,000
Train from Dandong to Shenyang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- â©19,000â38,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- â©19,000â27,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- â©27,000â38,000
Train from Zibo North to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©42,000â95,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- â©42,000â60,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- â©65,000â95,000
Train from Dandong to Shenyang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©22,000â24,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- â©22,000â24,000
- 1st Class Seat
- â©36,000â39,000
- Business Class Seat
- â©50,000â75,000
Train from Dandong to Cangzhou West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©95,000â105,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- â©95,000â105,000
- 1st Class Seat
- â©150,000â180,000
- Business Class Seat
- â©230,000â330,000
Train from Cangzhou West to Zibo north
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©28,000â31,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- â©28,000â31,000
- 1st Class Seat
- â©46,000â51,000
- Business Class Seat
- â©65,000â95,000
Train from Dandong to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©60,000â66,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- â©60,000â66,000
- 1st Class Seat
- â©100,000â110,000
- Business Class Seat
- â©140,000â210,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©46,000â55,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- â©46,000â55,000
- First Class
- â©65,000â80,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©43,000â55,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- â©43,000â55,000
- First Class
- â©60,000â80,000
- 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
- â©2,000â2,900
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©2,000â2,800
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©42,600â95,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- â©45,000â65,000
- First Class
- â©65,000â95,000
- Economy Class
- â©42,600
Train from Yongsan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©12,000â22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- â©12,000â17,000
- First Class
- â©15,000â22,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©35,000â75,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- â©35,000â48,000
- First Class
- â©50,000â75,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- â©26,500â28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- â©26,500â28,000
- Phone
- 86-010-12306
- Website
- china-railway.com.cn
Train from SinÅiju to Shanhaiguan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- â©120,000â250,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- â©28,000â47,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- â©41,000â47,000
- Economy
- â©28,000â34,000
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantaiferry.com
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- â©136,400â167,300
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- â©289,100
- Royal
- â©198,200
- Deluxe
- â©167,300
- First
- â©136,400
- Phone
- +82 32 891 9600
- Website
- qininferry.com
Ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Port
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©160,000â337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- â©337,500
- First Class
- â©160,000
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