There are 6 ways to get from Guilin to Busan by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KWL - PUS
6h 2m₩277,674–970,914Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Guilin North to Jinan East
- Take the train from Jinan East to Weihai
- Take the ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminal
33h 24m₩357,124–488,327Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Guilin North to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
3d 4h₩501,041–882,037Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)KWL - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
12h 55m₩471,174–1,468,114Train, ferry
- Take the train from Guilin North to Jinan East
- Take the train from Jinan East to Weihai
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
33h 49m₩421,324–560,227Train, car ferry, ferry via Hengyang
- Take the train from Guilin North to Hengyang
- Take the train from Hengyang to Shanghai South
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
3d 14h
Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Guilin to Busan is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₩350,000 - ₩490,000 and takes 33h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Guilin to Busan is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs ₩270,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Guilin and Busan is 2158 km.
The best way to get from Guilin to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 3 days 4h and costs ₩500,000 - ₩900,000.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Guilin to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Guilin. It is currently 4:02 AM in Guilin and 5:02 AM in Busan.
There are 1077+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Guilin, China and Busan, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–950,000
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–2,100,000
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Nanchang, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,500,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,100,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–1,400,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Guilin Liangjiang International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Train from Guilin North to Jinan East
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–200,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩170,000–200,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩290,000–320,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩440,000–650,000
Train from Guilin North to Shanghai Hongqiao Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- ₩230,000–260,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩340,000–490,000
Train from Jinan East to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩36,000–49,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩55,000–80,000
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
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
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
- 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 Guilin North to Hengyang
Train from Hengyang to Shanghai South
- 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
- ₩28,000–49,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩36,000–49,000
- Economy
- ₩28,000–34,000
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩110,165–160,000
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩183,671–229,589
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩183,671
- 1st Class
- ₩229,589
- Special Class
- ₩367,342
- VIP
- ₩918,354
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
- 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
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantaiferry.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
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