There are 8 ways to get from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju by taxi, plane, train, ferry, subway, or bus
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Taxi to Luoyang Beijiao Airport, fly to Gwangju
best- Take the taxi from Shaolin Monastery to Luoyang-Airport-LYA
- Fly from Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) to Gwangju (KWJ)LYA - KWJ
11h 17m₩268,440–1,221,539Train to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Gongyi South Station to Zhengzhou East
- Fly from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)CGO - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
9h 32m₩175,530–235,641Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Gongyi South to Weihai
- Take the ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal
- Take the subway from Incheon Station to Yongsan Station1
- Take the train from Yongsan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
27h 30m₩263,760–364,071Taxi, bus, ferry
- Take the taxi from Shaolin Monastery to Zhengzhou South Bus Station
- Take the bus from Zhengzhou South Bus Station to Yantai
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Take the bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Weihai Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Port
- Take the bus from Pyeongtaek Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
43h 58m₩284,838–336,517Train to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Gongyi South Station to Zhengzhou East
- Fly from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)CGO - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
11h 34m₩275,530–734,641Train to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Gongyi South Station to Zhengzhou East
- Fly from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)CGO - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
13h 23m₩413,530–1,217,641Train to Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, fly to Gwangju
- Take the train from Gongyi South Station to Zhengzhou East
- Fly from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) to Gwangju (KWJ)CGO - KWJ
11h 12m₩222,930–676,041Train, ferry
- Take the train from Gongyi South to Weihai
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Port
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
28h 42m₩286,860–373,471
Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) to Gwangju (KWJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩170,000 - ₩240,000 and takes 9h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs ₩170,000 - ₩240,000.
The distance between Shaolin Monastery and Gwangju is 1385 km.
The best way to get from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju without a car is to train and ferry and subway which takes 27h 30m and costs ₩260,000 - ₩370,000.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju, including transfers.
There are 137+ hotels available in Gwangju.
What companies run services between Shaolin Monastery, Henan, China and Gwangju, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju. However, you can take the taxi to Luoyang-Airport-LYA airport, fly to Gwangju (KWJ), walk to Airport Station, then take the subway to Gwangju Songjeong Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Shaolin Monastery to Gwangju Songjeong Station via Gongyi South, Weihai, Weihai Bus Station, Weihaiwei Building, Weihai, Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal, Incheon Station, Yongsan Station, and Yongsan Station in around 27h 30m.
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- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Luoyang Beijiao Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–1,200,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–700,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–800,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–700,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,300,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gwangju via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–1,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–650,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–650,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Luoyang Beijiao Airport to Gwangju via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gwangju via Beijing Capital, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–850,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–750,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Dalian
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–750,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–650,000
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Shanghai Hongqiao
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–650,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–850,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Luoyang Beijiao Airport to Gwangju via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–1,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,900,000
Train from Gongyi South to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩115,000–130,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩115,000–130,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩190,000–220,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩290,000–420,000
Train from Gongyi South Station to Zhengzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩8,500–10,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩14,000–16,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩19,000–28,000
- 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
- ₩1,900–2,600
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Yongsan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩34,000–46,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩29,000–40,000
- First Class
- ₩49,000–70,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–43,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩32,000–43,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩28,000–38,000
- First Class
- ₩46,000–65,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–26,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩19,000–26,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩16,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩26,000–37,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–29,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩21,000–29,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩18,000–25,000
- First Class
- ₩29,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Yongsan Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩16,500–20,200
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩16,500–16,900
- Economy Class
- ₩19,700–20,200
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Osong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–41,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩22,000–41,000
- First Class
- ₩33,000–42,000
Train from Osong Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–42,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩25,000–42,000
- First Class
- ₩37,000–46,000
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Gwangju Songjeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–45,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩32,000–45,000
- First Class
- ₩47,000–65,000
- Phone
- (86+)0532-96567
- Website
- qdairport.com
Bus from Yantai Bus Station to Qingdao Liuting airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩17,719
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
Bus from Qingdao Liuting airport to Weihai Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩20,846
- Schedules at
- qdairport.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Pyeongtaek Bus Terminal to Usquare Gwangju Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩23,000–32,000
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Road
- ₩23,000–32,000
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- ferryto.com
Ferry from Weihai to Incheon Int'l Ferry terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩110,165–160,000
- Schedules at
- ferryto.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Schedules at
- gppc.or.kr
- VIP
- ₩666,000
- Royal
- ₩160,000
- Deluxe
- ₩130,000
- First
- ₩100,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- ₩17,000–37,000
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