How to get fromSeoul to Harbinby train, plane, subway, ferry, bus or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Harbin by train, plane, subway, ferry, bus, or car

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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
best
1. Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
2. Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane ICN - HRB
5h 45m
¥741–1,477
Fly from Gimpo International Airport
cheapest
1. Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB)plane GMP - HRB
8h 55m
¥628–2,665
Subway, ferry, train via Huangdao
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qingdao North to Harbin Westtrain
30h 10m
¥1,408–1,822
Bus, ferry, drive
1. Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminalbus
2. Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Int'l Ferry Terminal to Longyan Portferry
3. Drive from Longyan Port to West of Youyi Hotel （Rongcheng)car
4. Take the bus from West of Youyi Hotel （Rongcheng) to Qingdao Liuting airportbus
5. Take the bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Shouguang Hotsprings Hotelbus
6. Take the bus from Shouguang to Beijing Zhaogongkoubus
7. Take the bus from Beijing Zhaogongkou to Harbinbus
2d 2h
¥1,286–1,640
Subway, ferry, train
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qinhuangdao to Harbin Westtrain
30h 50m
¥1,175–2,182
Subway, ferry, train via Shenyang
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qinhuangdao to Shenyang Northtrain
4. Take the train from Shenyang North Station to Harbintrain
31h 1m
¥1,181–2,182
Subway, ferry, train via Shenyang #2
1. Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Stationsubway 1
2. Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Port to Qinhuangdaoferry
3. Take the train from Qinhuangdao to Shenyangtrain
4. Take the train from Shenyang to Changchuntrain
5. Take the train from Changchun to Harbintrain
32h 48m
¥1,141–2,342

Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) flights

42Weekly Planes

3h 56mAverage Duration

¥447Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,006.8 km
Duration: 5h 45m

What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Harbin, China?

Air China, Asiana Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) 5 times a day.

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

Harbin is a sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban population (after Shenyang, Liaoning province) and largest metropolitan population (urban and rural regions together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the eighth most populous Chinese city according to the 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng and Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world.

Things to do in Harbin

Saint Sophia Cathedral(Opens in a new window)

The Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom of God or Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin (, pinyin: Shèng Suǒfēiyà Jiàotáng, Russian: Софийский собор в Харбине) is a former Russian Orthodox church located in the central district of Daoli, Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, China.

Unit 731(Opens in a new window)

Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research and development unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) of World War II. It was responsible for some of the most notorious war crimes carried out by Japan. Unit 731 was based at the Pingfang district of Harbin, the largest city in the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo (now Northeast China).

Places to stay in Harbin

Sofitel Harbin(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

7Days Premium Harbin Heping Road Provincial Government(Opens in a new window)

10.0Exceptional

Atour Harbin Museum Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Fairfield by Marriott Harbin Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

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