There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Athens by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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 Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PUS - ATH
17h 58m€430–1,110Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TAE - ATH
22h 23m€248–1,139Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane ICN - ATH
20h 52m€303–921Ferry to Tsushima Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Tsushima Airport (TSJ) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TSJ - ATH
24h 57m€345–1,410
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Athens is to train and bus and fly which costs €300 - €950 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Athens is to fly which takes 17h 58m and costs €430 - €1200.
The distance between Busan and Athens is 8845 km.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from Busan to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 6h behind Busan. It is currently 3:43 AM in Busan and 9:43 PM in Athens.
There are 12671+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Athens, Greece?
Air China, Spring Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Athens International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,400
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Osaka Kansai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Nagasaki, Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Athens International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Incheon International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–850
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Cheju, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Athens International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Athens International Airport via Fukuoka, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- €24–35
- First Class
- €35–55
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–25
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- €9–13
- First Class
- €12–17
- Economy Class
- €25
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- €10–23
- First Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- €5
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–10
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €69
- Schedules at
- daea.com
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–75
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
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