There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Busan by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ZRH - PUS
16h 55m₩862,650–1,476,350Train to Frankfurt, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane FRA - PUS
18h 12m₩705,145–1,844,270Fly Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BSL - PUS
21h 22m₩757,402–5,509,276Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane ZRH - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 24m₩1,377,650–5,727,550Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane GVA - PUS
21h 3m₩898,996–3,619,828Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane ZRH - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 30m₩720,150–1,982,550
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩850,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Busan is to train and fly which takes 16h 55m and costs ₩850,000 - ₩1500,000.
The distance between Basel and Busan is 9184 km.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Basel to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 7h ahead of Basel. It is currently 7:46 AM in Basel and 2:46 PM in Busan.
There are 520+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Busan, South Korea?
Lufthansa, Air China, and Wizz Air fly from Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–4,000,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–6,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,200,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,000,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,700,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,000,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–5,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,200,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,500,000
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–850,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–5,000,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,000,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,800,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,700,000–6,000,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,400,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,900,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,800,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–160,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–310,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- 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 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–250,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
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