Which ferry from China to South Korea is the cheapest?

In less than two weeks my Chinese visa will expire and I'm considering taking one of the ferries to South Korea.

I don't care about which part of China it leaves from, there are several choices. I will buy the cheapest one-way ticket, I don't care if it means sleeping in a shared cabin, or even just getting a seat. Whatever is cheapest is fine. I also don't care where in Korea it lands, how long it takes, etc.

Wikivoyage has a bit of info on China to Korea and Korea to China, but I haven't been able to find something with all the prices so I can choose the cheapest. These are the places I can find which have ferries departing to South Korea, all to Incheon:

Dalian, Liaoning
Dandong, Liaoning
Lianyungang, Shandong
Qingdao, Shandong
Rizhao, Shandong
Rongcheng, Shandong
Tanggu
Tianjin
Weihai, Shandong

UPDATE I just found an excellent map of ferry routes by chance Googling, but I don't know anything about it and it doesn't include prices.

Best Answer

There are multiple ferry companies so multiple rates.

You can take a look at Seat 61, which provide the listing.

There is Weidong which runs about 750 CNY for the economy ticket which runs from Qingdao and Jinchon Ferry, which runs from Tanggu. Unfortunately the latter is in Korean, but there is information on that from Travel China Guide which states 888 CNY for economy accomodation.

Additional Info Based on Updated Map

There is a site called By Ferry From 2 Japan, which lists all the ferrys from China to Korea mentioned on that Google Map including pricing.

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Answer 2

I've been Googling this all day, regularly finding new ports and routes to plug into new searches. Not long after finding the route map that I added to the question I found a page with lots of details and prices. Ironically on a website named byferryfrom2japan.com.

Of all the options the cheapest, as of one year ago, seems to be:

Lianyungang >> Pyeongtaek
      dep.                         arr.
Lianyungang port    >>>>     Pyeongtaek port
15:00 Wednesday     >>>>     13:00 (the next day)
15:00 Sunday        >>>>     14:00 (the next day)

*    Vessel: C-K STAR??????
*    operator: Yeonunhang Ferry (Korean) Lianyungang C-k Ferry (Chinese)
*    Charges & fees?Economy Class 94,000(KRW) 560(CNY)
                    First class 110,000(KRW) 650(CNY)
                    Business 130,000(KRW) 780(CNY)
                    Royal 155,000(KRW) 920(CNY)
                    Royal Suite class 220,000(KRW) 1,300(CNY)
                    VIP 330,000(KRW) 1,950(CNY)
                    Fuel Surcharge: 20,000(KRW)90(CNY)
                    Departure Tax: Pyeongtaek 3,200(KRW) Lianyungang 30(CNY).
*    Reservation: Contact with their office in Pyeongtaek
                    031-684-3100 (phone) 031-684-3118(fax), in Lianyungang
                    0518-8238-8189(phone) 0518-8238-8935(fax).

updated 25 Jan. 2013

That's CNY 560 + 90 + 30 = 680. About USD $112.50 / EUR 82

Answer 3

The Weidong ferry from Qingdao to Incheon, IF it is still this price (488 CNY), it is indeed the cheapest that I know of and converts in US Dollars to $72.15 This is about (less than) half the price of airfare from Beijing to Seoul.

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