There are 3 ways to get from Busan to Istanbul 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 from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane PUS - IST
16h 58m₺24,143–34,148Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 Istanbul (IST)plane ICN - IST
17h 58m₺17,291–36,078Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul (IST)plane TAE - IST
17h 58m₺17,696–34,889
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Istanbul is to train and fly which costs 17.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺ and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Istanbul is to fly which takes 16h 58m and costs 24.000 ₺ - 35.000 ₺.
The distance between Busan and Istanbul is 8305 km.
It takes approximately 16h 58m to get from Busan to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind Busan. It is currently 11:52 AM in Busan and 5:52 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4298+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Istanbul, Turkey?
Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–55,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–49,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–28,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–48,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–45,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–55,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–50,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–50,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–43,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺550–1,200
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₺550–800
- First Class
- ₺750–1,200
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,400
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₺1,600–2,200
- First Class
- ₺2,300–3,400
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,500
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₺650–1,500
- First Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺322–324
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₺322–324
Bus operators
- 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
- ₺600–640
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺598
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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