There are 4 ways to get from Xiamen to Busan by plane, train, ferry, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane XMN - PUS
2h 53m₩168,384–659,936Train, 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 Anjung Station to Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Stationtrain
33h 58m₩371,580–482,355Train, 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 15m₩331,243–459,425Bus, 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₩247,921–383,499
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Xiamen to Busan is to bus and ferry which costs ₩240,000 - ₩390,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Xiamen to Busan is to fly which takes 2h 53m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩700,000.
The distance between Xiamen and Busan is 1590 km.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Xiamen to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Xiamen. It is currently 5:17 PM in Xiamen and 6:17 PM in Busan.
There are 1109+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Xiamen, China and Busan, South Korea?
Eastar Jet, Xiamen Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–800,000
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–650,000
Train from Xiamen to Gaomi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩170,000–190,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩280,000–310,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩410,000–600,000
Train from Gaomi Station to Weihai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–29,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩26,000–29,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩42,000–46,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩60,000–85,000
Train from Xiamen to Qingdao North
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ₩170,000–190,000
- 1st Class Seat
- ₩290,000–320,000
- Business Class Seat
- ₩420,000–600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Anjung Station to Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–13,800
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩35,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩35,000–48,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–95,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Cheonan Asan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–55,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩43,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–80,000
- 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
- ₩2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Zhoushan Putuo to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩47,000–76,538
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ₩47,000–65,000
- 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
- ₩29,000–59,100
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩41,000–47,000
- Economy
- ₩29,000–34,000
- Premium
- ₩59,100
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.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
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.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
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
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
- icpa.or.kr
- Deluxe Royal
- ₩240,000
- Royal
- ₩200,000
- Business
- ₩160,000
- Economy
- ₩140,000
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