There are 3 ways to get from Almaty to Busan by plane, bus, train, 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 43m₩481,695–873,976Bus, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Almaty Sayran Bus Station to Ürümqibus
- Take the train from Ürümqi to Shangqiutrain
- Take the train from Shangqiu to Weihaitrain
- Take the ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
3d 7h₩363,131–619,405Fly 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₩625,920–839,857
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 ferry which costs ₩360,000 - ₩650,000 and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Almaty to Busan is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs ₩480,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Almaty and Busan is 4507 km.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Almaty to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h ahead of Almaty. It is currently 11:30 PM in Almaty and 3:30 AM in Busan.
There are 525+ 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.
- 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
- ₩390,000–1,500,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–3,100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Almaty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–1,300,000
- 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
- ₩370,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩46,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩46,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–80,000
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
- letskorail.com
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
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +82 31 684 8827
- Website
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
Ferry from Weihai Port to Pyeongtaek Dangjin Port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩136,400–167,300
- Schedules at
- yantai2026.mycafe24.com
- VIP
- ₩289,100
- Royal
- ₩198,200
- Deluxe
- ₩167,300
- First
- ₩136,400
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