There are 5 ways to get from Qingdao to Busan by plane, car, ferry, subway, train, or bus
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane TAO - PUS
5h 8m₩132,367–194,512Drive, ferry, subway, train
- Drive from Qingdao to Qingdaocar
- Take the ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminalferry
- 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
22h 36m₩178,008–277,889Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane TAO - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
5h 46m₩147,367–905,712Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Weihaibus
- Take the ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminalferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
23h 3m₩176,226–258,036Ferry, subway, train
- 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
23h 33m₩155,837–270,312
Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Qingdao to Busan is to fly which costs ₩130,000 - ₩200,000 and takes 5h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Qingdao to Busan is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩200,000.
The distance between Qingdao and Busan is 817 km.
The best way to get from Qingdao to Busan without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 23h 3m and costs ₩170,000 - ₩260,000.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Qingdao to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Qingdao. It is currently 7:14 AM in Qingdao and 8:14 AM in Busan.
There are 999+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Qingdao, China and Busan, South Korea?
Air Busan, Korean Air, and China Eastern Airlines fly from Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–800,000
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–600,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Qingdao Liuting International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–850,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon Station to Yongsan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- 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 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Yongsan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ₩15,000–22,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩35,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩35,000–48,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
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 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- 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
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
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
Bus operators
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₩21,000–29,000
- 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 Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩120,910–160,000
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
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
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