There are 4 ways to get from Almaty to Busan by plane, bus, train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ALA - PUS
8h 42m₩442,098–810,293Bus, train, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shanghai stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcarferry
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
5d 7h₩330,027–1,035,617Train, 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 10h₩1,135,151–1,702,334Fly 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 46m₩792,093–1,908,451
Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Almaty to Busan is to bus and train and car ferry and ferry which costs ₩330,000 - ₩1100,000 and takes 5 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Busan is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs ₩440,000 - ₩850,000.
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 ₩330,000 - ₩1100,000.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Almaty to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 5:11 PM in Almaty and 9:11 PM in Busan.
There are 1102+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Almaty, Kazakhstan and Busan, South Korea?
Eastar Jet, Asiana Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Almaty International Airport (ALA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–3,000,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,200,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–950,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +7 (717) 260-66-60
- KensePP@railways.kz
- Website
- railways.kz
Train from Almaty 2 to Novosibirsk-Glavny
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–400,000
- Website
- https://railways.kz/en/
- Schedules at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/post/schedule?_locale=us
- Book at
- https://bilet.railways.kz/?_locale=us
- 3rd Class (Berth)
- ₩210,000–290,000
- 2nd Class (Coupe)
- ₩290,000–400,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Novosibirsk Gl to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–420,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₩900,000–1,300,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₩240,000–320,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₩300,000–420,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Donghae Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩24,000–49,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩24,000–33,000
- First Class
- ₩34,000–49,000
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–19,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- 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
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Bus operators
- Phone
- +7 727 396-70-63
- Website
- ma-sairan.kz
Bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–85,000
- Website
- https://ma-sairan.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://ma-sairan.kz/расписание-автобусов
Ferry operators
- 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
- ₩189,735–237,168
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩189,735
- 1st Class
- ₩237,168
- Special Class
- ₩379,469
- VIP
- ₩948,671
- 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
- ₩44,344–500,000
- 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
- ₩682,111–764,884
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ₩3,620,553
- First Class
- ₩907,438
- Second Class
- ₩764,884
- Economy Class
- ₩682,111
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