There are 8 ways to get from Busan to Ningbo by plane, train, ferry, 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 Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH)plane PUS - HGH
- Take the train from Hangzhou East to Ningbotrain
6h 24m¥630–1,648Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB)plane PUS - NGB
7h 28m¥382–2,915Train, ferry via Nanjing South
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Portferry
- Take the train from Rizhao West to Nanjing Southtrain
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Ningbotrain
28h 29m¥1,299–1,916Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complexbus
- Take the ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdaoferry
- Take the bus from Qingdao to Ningbobus
32h 3m¥1,010–1,528Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane PUS - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
7h 38m¥774–1,705Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Shanghai Pudong International Airport, train
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)plane TAE - PVG
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbotrain
8h 23m¥994–2,394Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)plane PUS - NKG
- Take the train from Nanjing South to Ningbotrain
7h 35m¥853–2,617Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Stationtrain
- Take the train from Asan Station to Anjung Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Portferry
- Take the train from Weihai to Jinan Westtrain
- Take the train from Jinan West to Ningbotrain
29h 38m¥1,505–2,220
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to fly and train which costs ¥600 - ¥1700 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ningbo is to fly and train which takes 6h 24m and costs ¥600 - ¥1700.
The distance between Busan and Ningbo is 1157 km.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Busan to Ningbo, including transfers.
Ningbo is 1h behind Busan. It is currently 3:38 AM in Busan and 2:38 AM in Ningbo.
There are 108+ hotels available in Ningbo.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ningbo, China?
Korean Air, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ningbo Lishe International Airport (NGB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–5,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,200
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–2,300
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,600
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥750–2,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,500
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,700
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥900–2,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Nanjing Lukou International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–2,500
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥600–2,100
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥410–2,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,500
- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥370–2,900
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ningbo Lishe International Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–1,900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,300
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Shanghai Pudong International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,300
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥70–80
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥70–80
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥115–130
- Business Class Seat
- ¥160–230
Train from Rizhao West to Nanjing South
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥370–410
- Business Class Seat
- ¥500–800
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- Business Class Seat
- ¥430–650
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥140–160
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥230–250
- Business Class Seat
- ¥330–470
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥180–200
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥300–330
- Business Class Seat
- ¥430–650
Train from Jinan West to Ningbo
- 2nd Class Seat
- ¥450–490
- 1st Class Seat
- ¥750–850
- Business Class Seat
- ¥1,000–1,600
Train from Hangzhou East to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥70–130
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥70–100
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥90–130
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥110–240
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥110–160
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥170–240
Train from Nanjing South to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥140–300
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥140–190
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥210–300
Train from Weihai to Jinan West
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥180–420
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- ¥180–260
- Adult - 1st Class
- ¥300–420
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥250–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–69
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥75–150
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥75–110
- First Class
- ¥100–150
Train from Busan Station to Cheonan Asan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–370
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥170–240
- First Class
- ¥250–370
Train from Asan Station to Anjung Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥30–69
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥30–50
- First Class
- ¥30–50
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥42–43
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥42–43
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Busan Central Bus Terminal to Incheon Terminal Complex
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥140–294
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥200–230
- Economy
- ¥140–170
- Premium
- ¥294
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Qingdao to Ningbo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥220–354
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- ¥220–310
- Phone
- +82 31 686 7258
- Website
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Rizhao Port
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥721–895
- Schedules at
- rizhaoferry.co.kr
- Deluxe
- ¥895
- Business
- ¥721
- Phone
- +82 32 770 8000
- Website
- weidong.com
Ferry from Incheon Int'l Ferry Terminal to Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥601–796
- Schedules at
- weidong.com
- Deluxe Royal
- ¥1,193
- Royal
- ¥995
- Business
- ¥796
- Economy
- ¥696
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Weihai Port
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥678–832
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ¥1,437
- Royal
- ¥986
- Deluxe
- ¥832
- First
- ¥678
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