There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Almaty by plane, train, ferry, 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 from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane PUS - ALA
10h 32m$161–491Train, ferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Donghae Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Vladivostokferry
- Take the train from Vladivostok to Novosibirsk Gltrain
- Take the train from Novosibirsk-Glavny to Almaty 2train
7d 11h$666–977Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane TAE - ALA
13h 43m$221–636Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Almaty International Airport (ALA)plane ICN - ALA
12h 47m$323–510
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Almaty is to fly which costs $160 - $500 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Almaty is to fly which takes 10h 32m and costs $160 - $500.
The distance between Busan and Almaty is 4507 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Almaty without a car is to train and ferry which takes 7 days 11h and costs $650 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 10h 32m to get from Busan to Almaty, including transfers.
Almaty is 4h behind Busan. It is currently 7:37 PM in Busan and 3:37 PM in Almaty.
There are 3337+ hotels available in Almaty.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Almaty, Kazakhstan?
Eastar Jet, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Almaty International Airport (ALA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Almaty International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Almaty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $8–11
- First Class
- $9–14
Train from Gyeongju Station to Donghae Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $18–25
- First Class
- $25–40
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $11–16
- First Class
- $15–23
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- $30–45
- First Class
- $45–70
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- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Vladivostok
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $380–423
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Book at
- ferryvl.com
- Royal Suite
- $1,944
- First Class
- $507
- Second Class
- $423
- Economy Class
- $380
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