There are 6 ways to get from United States to Busan by plane, train, 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SEA - PUS
16h 28m₩495,504–1,505,804Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LAX - PUS
18h 18m₩481,657–1,318,818Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SEA - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
17h 55m₩720,504–2,253,004Fly San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SAN - PUS
19h 9m₩484,837–1,808,474Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane YVR - PUS
19h 53m₩572,016–1,890,172Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SEA - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 9m₩563,004–962,004
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from United States to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩550,000 - ₩1000,000 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from United States to Busan is to fly which takes 16h 28m and costs ₩490,000 - ₩1600,000.
The distance between United States and Busan is 8447 km.
It takes approximately 16h 28m to get from United States to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1213+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between United States and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–2,100,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,700,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,100,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,400,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,500,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–2,100,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,100,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,400,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,500,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,700,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,800,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,700,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,300,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,400,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–180,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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