There are 5 ways to get from Xiamen to Busan by plane, train, ferry, subway, or bus
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane XMN - PUS
4h 59m₩248,762–420,383Train, ferry
- Take the train from Xiamen to Gaomi Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gaomi 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
34h 32m₩413,638–511,642Train, ferry, subway
- Take the train from Xiamen to Qingdao Northtrain
- Take the ferry from Qingdao 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
36h 11m₩337,970–440,889Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Xiamen 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 2h₩269,032–396,589Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane XMN - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
6h 17m₩342,262–1,157,583
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Busan is to fly which costs ₩240,000 - ₩420,000 and takes 4h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Busan is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs ₩240,000 - ₩420,000.
The distance between Xiamen and Busan is 1590 km.
The best way to get from Xiamen to Busan without a car is to train and ferry which takes 34h 32m and costs ₩410,000 - ₩550,000.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Xiamen to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Xiamen. It is currently 10:49 PM in Xiamen and 11:49 PM in Busan.
There are 1071+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Busan, South Korea?
Air Busan, China Eastern Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–1,100,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,700,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–800,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–650,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
- Website
- qdairlines.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,300,000
Train operators
Train from Xiamen to Gaomi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- 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
- ₩290,000–320,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩440,000–650,000
Train from Gaomi Station to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩27,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩27,000–30,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩45,000–49,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩65,000–95,000
Train from Xiamen to Qingdao North
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩180,000–210,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩300,000–340,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩460,000–650,000
- 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 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
Bus operators
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩49,000–80,744
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₩49,000–70,000
- 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
- ₩28,000–49,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩36,000–49,000
- Economy
- ₩28,000–34,000
Ferry operators
- 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 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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