There are 5 ways to get from Handan to Busan by plane, train, 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Handan (HDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HDG - PUS
6h 36m₩217,968–759,444Train, ferry, subway via Weihai
cheapest- Take the train from Handan to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai 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
26h 29m₩212,068–439,647Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Handan East to Zibo northtrain
- Take the train from Zibo North to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminalferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
26h 46m₩242,793–373,228Train, ferry
- Take the train from Handan to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang 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
28h 24m₩277,768–464,747Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Handan to Shijiazhuangtrain
- Take the train from Shijiazhuang to Qinhuangdaotrain
- Take the ferry from Qinhuangdao to Incheon Int'l Portferry
- Take the subway from Sinpo Station to Suseo Stationsubway
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
37h 10m₩275,668–519,247
Handan (HDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Handan to Busan is to train and ferry and bus which costs ₩240,000 - ₩380,000 and takes 26h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Handan to Busan is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs ₩210,000 - ₩800,000.
The distance between Handan and Busan is 1333 km.
The best way to get from Handan to Busan without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 24m and costs ₩270,000 - ₩470,000.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Handan to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Handan. It is currently 9:21 PM in Handan and 10:21 PM in Busan.
There are 1012+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Handan, China and Busan, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Handan (HDG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Handan to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–1,000,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Handan to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–750,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Handan to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–1,000,000
Train operators
Train from Shijiazhuang to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–160,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩65,000–90,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩110,000–160,000
Train from Zibo North to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩42,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩42,000–60,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- 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
Subway from Sinpo Station to Suseo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,400–3,600
- 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
- ₩42,600–95,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
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- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
Train from Handan East to Zibo north
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩53,000–58,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩53,000–58,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩85,000–95,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩120,000–180,000
Train from Shijiazhuang to Qinhuangdao
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–74,823
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩55,000–60,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩90,000–100,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩130,000–190,000
- 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 Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩51,000–54,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000–54,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000–78,000
Bus operators
- 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
- ₩28,000–47,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩41,000–47,000
- Economy
- ₩28,000–34,000
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.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
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩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
- ₩160,000–337,500
- Schedules at
- qininferry.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩337,500
- First Class
- ₩160,000
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