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Shenzhen to Seoul

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Shenzhen to Seoul. From €160.62, fastest 6h 16m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Shenzhen to Seoul runs about 14 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 18:46. One passenger pays between €160.62 and €202.51, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 6h 16m over 2,139 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.

Checked September 23, 2026Priced for October 13, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 13, 2026

€160.62 to €202.51

  • 235%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Shenzhen

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:17First departure
  • 18:46Last departure
  • 14Services per day
  • 86%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €525.83Thu24
  2. about €404.88Fri25
  3. about €414.91Sat26
  4. about €302.81Sun27
  5. about €257.97Mon28
  6. about €248.53Tue29
  7. about €268.59Wed30
  8. about €252.07Thu1
  9. about €232.01Fri2
  10. about €239.09Sat3
  11. about €233.19Sun4
  12. about €193.07Mon5
  13. about €193.66Tue6
  14. about €209.59Wed7
  15. about €216.67Thu8
  16. about €198.38Fri9
  17. about €198.97Sat10
  18. about €197.20Sun11
  19. about €162.98Mon12
  20. about €160.62Tue13
  21. about €170.06Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Seoul. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Seoul for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Seoul Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Shenzhen to Seoul

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €164.1690 days
  2. €157.0860 days
  3. €165.9345 days
  4. €170.6530 days
  5. €170.0621 days
  6. €209.5914 days
  7. €268.597 days
  8. €414.913 days
  9. €525.831 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €157.08.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 235 percent. The most expensive point is €525.83, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€525.83€157.08137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Shenzhen to Seoul and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.

The shape of it

2,139 km

2,077 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.

Who lives at each end

17,494,39810,349,312

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

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The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
86% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 14% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 2,139 km against 2,077 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Shanghai, Hangzhou. The gap between arriving and leaving is 78 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Seoul Station

Most of the points near Seoul Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Shenzhen to Seoul

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Shenzhen to Seoul?

The fastest journey from Shenzhen to Seoul takes 6h 16m door to door, of which 3h 9m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 6h 29m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Shenzhen to Seoul?

The cheapest fare from Shenzhen to Seoul is €160.62, as of September 23, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €274.79. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Shenzhen to Seoul?

The cheapest way from Shenzhen to Seoul is by flight, at €160.62 for one passenger on October 13, 2026. That journey takes 6h 19m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Shenzhen to Seoul?

Fares from Shenzhen to Seoul bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €157.08. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 235 percent, measured on September 23, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Shenzhen to Seoul?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Shenzhen to Seoul, at €193.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 23, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Shenzhen to Seoul?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Shenzhen to Seoul, at €154.13 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Shenzhen to Seoul?

Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Shenzhen Airlines publish service areas covering both Shenzhen and Seoul, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Shenzhen to Seoul?

86 percent of the services we sell from Shenzhen to Seoul are direct. The rest connect at Shanghai, Hangzhou, with about 78 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Shenzhen to Seoul use?

Services from Shenzhen to Seoul by flight leave from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport SZX and arrive at Incheon International Airport ICN. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Shenzhen to Seoul?

0 of the 3 operators we sell from Shenzhen to Seoul allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Shenzhen to Seoul on September 23, 2026: 2139 km of route against 2077 km in a straight line, 14 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €160.62, and 6h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Being on the water gives Seoul a set of days out that do not start at a station.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Seoul and across South Korea

Day trips that leave Seoul in the morning and cover a good part of South Korea by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Shenzhen reaches 174 places in 30 countries on services we hold, over distances from 28 to 12,514 km. Seoul reaches 234 places in 59 countries, from 27 to 13,715 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Shenzhen

  • 174Places you can leave for
  • 30Countries
  • 57Operators

Arriving in Seoul

Leaving Seoul

  • 234Places you can leave for
  • 59Countries
  • 85Operators

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