Shanghai to Seoul by train
Travel from Shanghai (China) to Seoul (South Korea) by train (867km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Shanghai in China to Seoul in South Korea, you have to include a ferry. Please read the following information and blog posts.
Your travel route could be like that.
867 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Shanghai to Seoul, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Seoul - Shanghai / Beijing - Busan / Shanghai - Busan / Wuhan - Seoul / Wuhan - Busan1 Shanghai (China) - Qingdao (China) - Incheon (South Korea) - Seoul (South Korea)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Shanghai (China) to Qingdao (China)
To travel in China by train, we recommend to buy your train ticket online via one of the given booking links. There you get schedules and ticket prices. It is the easiest way if you do not speak the Chinese language. In China you have frequent high-speed train connections. If you want to travel cheaper, but slower, buy a ticket for one of the standard trains. Also available are several night train connections. Trains can be very full at peak travel times.
Where to buy a ticket from Shanghai to Qingdao?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
China Railway High-speed (CRH)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
020 Moscow - Beijing / 019 Beijing - Moscow
train company:
CNR 中国铁路总公司
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Qingdao - Shanghai / Beijing - Guangzhou / Beijing - Hong Kong / Beijing - Shanghai / Beijing - Wuhan / Hong Kong - Shanghai / Hong Kong - Beijing / Hong Kong - Wuhan / Shanghai - Beijing / Shanghai - Hong Kong / Shanghai - Wuhan
1b Travelling from Qingdao (China) to Incheon (South Korea)
Travel from China to South Korea by train, including the ferry from Qingdao (China) to Incheon (South Korea). The daily ferry connection has a journey time of 17 hours. Ferry tickets are available from 750 CNY (95 EUR).
The cities of Qingdao and Incheon are both well connected to the national railway networks.
Where to buy a ticket from Qingdao to Incheon?
Buy the ticket for the ferry directly at the ferry terminal or at the website of the ferry company.
The following links could be interesting for you.
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Qingdao - Incheon
train company:
WEIDONG Weidong Ferry
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Incheon - Qingdao / Beijing - Seoul / Beijing - Busan / Shanghai - Seoul / Shanghai - Busan / Wuhan - Seoul / Wuhan - Busan
1c Travelling from Incheon (South Korea) to Seoul (South Korea)
To travel by train in South Korea, buy your train tickets via the given booking links or at a train station.
If no train connection is available, use one of the frequent bus connections.
Find ticket prices (train, bus and flight) and schedules via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Incheon to Seoul?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Korea Train eXpress (KTX)
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Vladivostok - Donghae / Donghae - Vladivostok / Donghae - Sakaiminato / Sakaiminato - Donghae
train company:
KOR 한국철도공사
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Seoul - Incheon / Seoul - Busan / Busan - Donghae / Seoul - Donghae
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