There are 3 ways to get from Athens to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)ATH - PUS
18h 11m₩517,214–1,717,514Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)ATH - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
19h 4m₩469,714–1,193,714Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)ATH - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
18h 24m₩930,714–2,664,714
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩470,000 - ₩1200,000 and takes 19h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 11m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1800,000.
The distance between Athens and Busan is 8845 km.
It takes approximately 18h 11m to get from Athens to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 7h ahead of Athens. It is currently 11:54 PM in Athens and 6:54 AM in Busan.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Busan, South Korea?
Juneyao Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,600,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,000,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩38,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩45,500
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
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 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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