There are 5 ways to get from Shantou to Busan by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SWA - PUS
7h 31m₩175,719–556,019Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shantou to Guangzhou South stationtrain
- Take the train from Guangzhou South station to Rizhao Westtrain
- Take the ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
39h 36m₩415,066–516,583Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Shantou to Zhoushan Putuobus
- Take the bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Qingdaobus
- Take the ferry from Qingdao to Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
2d 3h₩267,659–397,555Fly Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SWA - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
15h₩280,719–953,219Train to Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Chaoshan to Xiamentrain
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane XMN - PUS
10h 9m₩219,797–460,597
Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shantou to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩220,000 - ₩470,000 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Shantou to Busan is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs ₩170,000 - ₩600,000.
The distance between Shantou and Busan is 1770 km.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Shantou to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Shantou. It is currently 5:25 AM in Shantou and 6:25 AM in Busan.
There are 932+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Shantou, China and Busan, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Korean Air, and four other airlines fly from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport (SWA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–700,000
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–700,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–750,000
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Xi An
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–700,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–700,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–1,000,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–700,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–700,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Jieyang Chaoshan Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,000,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–750,000
Train from Shantou to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩41,000–45,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩41,000–45,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩65,000–75,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩95,000–140,000
Train from Guangzhou South station to Rizhao West
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–200,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩180,000–200,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩300,000–330,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩440,000–650,000
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩21,000–23,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩34,000–38,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩49,000–70,000
- 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 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
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
Train from Chaoshan to Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–37,000
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ₩18,000–26,000
- Adult - 1st Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shantou to Zhoushan Putuo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–89,656
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₩55,000–85,000
Bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–81,429
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₩50,000–70,000
- 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
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩145,000–180,000
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ₩180,000
- Business
- ₩145,000
- 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
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