There are 5 ways to get from Astana to Busan by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NQZ - PUS
11h 25m₩431,844–1,402,488Bus, train, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 15h₩394,905–1,050,905Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Saparzhai 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 15h₩438,538–640,938Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane NQZ - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
17h 14m₩716,844–1,953,688Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane NQZ - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
12h 56m₩549,344–2,108,688
Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Astana to Busan is to bus and train and ferry which costs ₩430,000 - ₩650,000 and takes 3 days 15h.
The fastest way to get from Astana to Busan is to fly which takes 11h 25m and costs ₩430,000 - ₩1400,000.
The distance between Astana and Busan is 4873 km.
The best way to get from Astana to Busan without a car is to bus and train and car ferry and ferry which takes 5 days 15h and costs ₩390,000 - ₩1100,000.
It takes approximately 11h 25m to get from Astana to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h ahead of Astana. It is currently 5:27 PM in Astana and 9:27 PM in Busan.
There are 1070+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Astana, Kazakhstan and Busan, South Korea?
Air Astana, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,700,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,800,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–2,200,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,800,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Ulaanbaatar, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Astana Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Train operators
Train from Ürümqi to Shangqiu
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–170,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₩130,000–170,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₩190,000–270,000
Train from Ürümqi to Shanghai station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–210,000
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- Hard Seat
- ₩70,000–110,000
- Hard Sleeper
- ₩160,000–210,000
- Soft Sleeper
- ₩220,000–320,000
- 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
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
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- 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
- Website
- saparzhai.kz
Bus from Saparzhai bus station to Ürümqi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩100,138
- Website
- https://saparzhai.kz/
- Schedules at
- https://saparzhai.kz/расписание-автобусов
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
Ferry operators
- 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
- 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
- ₩189,248–236,560
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩189,248
- 1st Class
- ₩236,560
- Special Class
- ₩378,496
- VIP
- ₩946,238
- 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
- ₩44,568–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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