There are 5 ways to get from Xi'an to Busan by plane, train, ferry, subway, car, or bus
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane XIY - PUS
6h 37m₩266,913–761,038Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Xian North Station to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai 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
29h 28m₩287,413–403,638Train, ferry
- Take the train from Xian North Station to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
29h 56m₩333,213–431,938Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane XIY - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 25m₩350,413–1,258,238Train, drive, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Xian North to Qingdao Westtrain
- Drive from Qingdao West to Rizhao Portcar
- Take the ferry from Rizhao Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the bus from Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
36h 35m₩295,013–385,238
Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xi'an to Busan is to train and ferry and subway which costs ₩280,000 - ₩410,000 and takes 29h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Xi'an to Busan is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs ₩260,000 - ₩800,000.
The distance between Xi'an and Busan is 1879 km.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Xi'an to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Xi'an. It is currently 2:50 AM in Xi'an and 3:50 AM in Busan.
There are 1067+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Xi'an, China and Busan, South Korea?
Air Busan, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport (XIY) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,200,000
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–900,000
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–950,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Xi'An Xianyang International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,200,000
Train operators
Train from Xian North Station to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–170,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩150,000–170,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩250,000–280,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩370,000–550,000
Train from Xian North to Qingdao West
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩105,000–120,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩105,000–120,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩170,000–200,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩260,000–380,000
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩40,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩40,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
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- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩22,000–23,500
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Pyeongtaek Express Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,600–8,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩5,500–8,000
- Economy
- ₩4,600–5,500
- Excellent
- ₩7,900
- Economy
- ₩6,100
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–46,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩34,000–46,000
- Economy
- ₩26,000–32,000
Ferry operators
- 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
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantaiferry.com
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantaiferry.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
- 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
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