There are 4 ways to get from Bangkok to Busan by plane, train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BKK - PUS
7h 56m₩134,324–294,624Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath stationtrain
- Take the train from Vientiane station to Kunming Southtrain
- Take the train from Kunming South to Shanghai Hongqiaotrain
- 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
4d 6h₩695,906–1,250,182Fly Suvarnabhumi Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane BKK - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
8h 49m₩177,824–381,824Fly Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane DMK - PUS
9h 43m₩228,996–643,293
Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bangkok to Busan is to fly which costs ₩130,000 - ₩300,000 and takes 7h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bangkok to Busan is to fly which takes 7h 56m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩300,000.
The distance between Bangkok and Busan is 3735 km.
The best way to get from Bangkok to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 4 days 6h and costs ₩650,000 - ₩1300,000.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Bangkok to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 2h ahead of Bangkok. It is currently 10:42 PM in Bangkok and 12:42 AM in Busan.
There are 1073+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Bangkok, Thailand and Busan, South Korea?
Jeju Air, Air Busan, and six other airlines fly from Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–750,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–750,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,000,000
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,700,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–650,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–260,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–650,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–850,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–900,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–750,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–230,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–850,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,000,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–650,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–290,000
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–750,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–750,000
- Phone
- 1690
- sarabanklang@railway.co.th
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khamsavath station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–70,000
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ₩8,500–13,000
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ₩32,000–44,000
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ₩19,000–26,000
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ₩50,000–70,000
- Website
- facebook.com
Train from Vientiane station to Kunming South
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–180,000
- Schedules at
- baolau.com
- Book at
- booking.baolau.com
- Second Class
- ₩100,000–120,000
- First Class
- ₩130,000–180,000
- 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
- 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
- 06-6536-6541
- Website
- shinganjin.com
Car ferry from Shanghai to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩186,298–232,873
- Schedules at
- shinganjin.com
- 2nd Class B
- ₩186,298
- 1st Class
- ₩232,873
- Special Class
- ₩372,596
- VIP
- ₩931,490
- 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 for 4 people
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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