How to get fromIncheon to Shantouby plane, ferry, train or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Incheon to Shantou by plane, ferry, train, or bus

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Fly Gimpo International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
best
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane GMP - SWA
10h 7m
¥530–2,036
Fly Incheon International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
cheapest
1. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane ICN - XMN
2. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
9h 35m
¥505–1,349
Ferry, train
1. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
2. Take the train from Qingdao to Xiamen Northtrain
3. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
31h 11m
¥1,542–2,049
Ferry, bus
1. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
2. Take the bus from Qingdao to Ningbobus
3. Take the bus from Ningbo to Yiwu Shangmaochengbus
4. Take the bus from Yiwu Shangmaocheng to Shantoubus
46h 19m
¥1,124–1,700
Fly Incheon International Airport to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport
1. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA)plane ICN - SWA
9h 43m
¥739–1,349
Fly Gimpo International Airport to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, train
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN)plane GMP - XMN
2. Take the train from Xiamen North Station to Chaoshantrain
11h 14m
¥626–2,136
Ferry, train via Nanchang
1. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
2. Take the train from Qinhuangdao Station to Nanchang West Stationtrain
3. Take the train from Nanchang West to Chaoshantrain
2d 1h
¥1,197–2,657

Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) flights

50Weekly Planes

8h 7mAverage Duration

¥534Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,869.3 km
Duration: 10h 7m

What companies run services between Incheon, South Korea and Shantou, China?

Korean Air, Shanghai Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) every 4 hours.

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Shantou(opens in a new window), China(opens in a new window)

Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative area of 2248.39 km2. However, its built-up (or metro) area is much bigger with 12,543,024 inhabitants including Rongcheng and Jiedong districts, Jiexi county and Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing (13,035,026 inhabitants), Xian-Xianyang (12,283,922 inhabitants) and Tianjin (11,165,706 inhabitants).

Places to stay in Shantou

Sheraton Shantou Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Shantou Junhua Haiyi Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Holiday Inn Express Shantou City Center by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

No. 6 Cuobian Hostel(Opens in a new window)

7.6Good

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