There are 5 ways to get from Almaty to Busan by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ALA - PUS
11h 27m₩318,030–885,613Bus, train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
5d 7h₩429,106–979,373Train, ferry
- Take the train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavnytrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk Gl to Vladivostoktrain
- Take the ferry from Vladivostok to Donghaeferry
- Take the train from Donghae Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Stationtrain
7d 8h₩943,290–1,426,035Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane ALA - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
13h 45m₩529,853–1,445,089Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane ALA - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
11h 38m₩425,550–640,759
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩420,000 - ₩650,000 and takes 11h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Busan is to fly which takes 11h 27m and costs ₩310,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Almaty and Busan is 4507 km.
The best way to get from Almaty to Busan without a car is to bus and train and car ferry and ferry which takes 5 days 7h and costs ₩420,000 - ₩1000,000.
It takes approximately 11h 27m to get from Almaty to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 8:58 AM in Almaty and 12:58 PM in Busan.
There are 1113+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Busan, South Korea?
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and four other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,400,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,000,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–1,300,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–550,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–550,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
- Website
- loongair.cn
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,300,000
- Phone
- 1433
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
Train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–310,000
- Website
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Schedules at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- Book at
- Kazakhstan Railways
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₩160,000–230,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₩240,000–310,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–330,000
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₩700,000–1,000,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₩190,000–260,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₩240,000–330,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Donghae Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩24,000–49,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩24,000–33,000
- First Class
- ₩34,000–49,000
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
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 Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
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
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩23,000–80,000
- Website
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Almaty Sayran Bus Terminal
- 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
- Phone
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩168,748–210,934
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩168,748
- 1st Class
- ₩210,934
- Special Class
- ₩337,495
- VIP
- ₩843,736
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Vladivostok to Donghae
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩588,969–660,439
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- ferryvl.com
- Royal Suite
- ₩3,126,166
- First Class
- ₩783,527
- Second Class
- ₩660,439
- Economy Class
- ₩588,969
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