There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Jining by train, plane, subway, ferry, or bus
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Train, fly to Jining Qufu Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG)ICN - JNG
7h 37m¥871–4,592Train, fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)ICN - TNA
- Take the bus from Jinan Bus Terminal to Jining General Bus Station
9h 50m¥466–1,742Subway, ferry, train via Jinan
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Jinan West
- Take the train from Jinan West Station to Jining North
22h 50m¥904–1,232Train, fly to Heze
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Heze (HZA)ICN - HZA
- Take the train from Heze East to Jining North
9h 50m¥1,234–6,165Subway, ferry, train
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the train from Qingdao to Qufu East Station
- Take the train from Qufu East Station to Jining North
23h 44m¥871–1,178Subway, ferry, train, bus
- Take the subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan West
- Take the bus from Jinan Bus Terminal to Jining General Bus Station
26h 26m¥838–1,432Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Take the bus from Jinan Bus Terminal to Jining General Bus Station
26h 41m¥853–1,247
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Jining is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥460 - ¥1800 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Jining is to train and fly which takes 7h 37m and costs ¥850 - ¥4600.
The distance between Seoul and Jining is 1022 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Jining without a car is to subway and ferry and train and bus which takes 26h 26m and costs ¥800 - ¥1500.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Seoul to Jining, including transfers.
Jining is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 12:57 PM in Seoul and 11:57 AM in Jining.
There are 19+ hotels available in Jining.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Jining, Shandong, China?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Jining. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Jining Qufu Airport (JNG), then take the taxi to Jining. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Yongsan Station to Jining via Incheon Station, Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal, Qingdao, Qingdao, Jinan West Station, and Jining North in around 22h 50m.
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- Website
- chinaexpressair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Heze via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Heze via Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- sda.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥360–1,600
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥850–4,600
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Heze via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Heze via Harbin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–8,500
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Heze via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–6,000
- Website
- gxairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Yantai Penglai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥800–4,500
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Jining Qufu Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–8,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥21–27
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Yongsan Station to Incheon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9–13
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Train from Qingdao to Jinan West
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥200–230
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥330–370
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–750
Train from Jinan West Station to Jining North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥80–95
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥130–150
- Business Class Seat
- ¥190–280
Train from Heze East to Jining North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥53–58
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥85–95
- Business Class Seat
- ¥120–170
Train from Qingdao to Qufu East Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥220–240
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥360–400
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–800
Train from Qufu East Station to Jining North
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥27–31
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥43–47
- Business Class Seat
- ¥55–85
Train from Weihai to Jinan West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–420
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–260
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥300–420
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Jinan Bus Terminal to Jining General Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥65–95
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Jinan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥100–160
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2667 0386
- Website
- klimousine.com
Bus from Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥85–120
- Schedules at
- klimousine.com
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥583–771
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,157
- Royal
- ¥964
- Business
- ¥771
- Economy
- ¥675
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥531–771
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,157
- Royal
- ¥964
- Business
- ¥771
- Economy
- ¥675
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