There are 6 ways to get from Basel to Busan by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BSL - PUS
19h 56m₩556,476–1,708,104Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- 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 Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 35m₩532,862–948,207Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ZRH - PUS
17h 24m₩555,362–1,592,007Train to Frankfurt, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane FRA - PUS
18h 11m₩635,124–1,679,892Train 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
21h 47m₩820,362–2,239,207Train, 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 2m₩591,640–1,408,712
Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Busan is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩500,000 - ₩950,000 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Busan is to train and fly which takes 17h 24m and costs ₩550,000 - ₩1600,000.
The distance between Basel and Busan is 9136 km.
It takes approximately 19h 56m to get from Basel to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 8h ahead of Basel. It is currently 4:54 AM in Basel and 12:54 PM in Busan.
There are 1113+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Busan, South Korea?
Lufthansa, Air China, and two other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) once daily.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,000,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,600,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–800,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Munich, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Munich, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–650,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,700,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,200,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–900,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–650,000
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩48,000–80,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩48,000–80,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–160,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–55,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩48,000–80,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–180,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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