There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Ketchikan by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane PUS - KTN
20h 50m$379–1,409Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Ketchikan (KTN)plane TAE - KTN
26h 5m$459–1,744Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
- 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 Ketchikan (KTN)plane ICN - KTN
20h 54m$387–1,381Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Metlakatla (MTM)plane PUS - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikancarferry
35h 24m$387–1,434
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ketchikan is to fly which costs $370 - $1,500 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 20h 50m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Busan and Ketchikan is 4630 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to get from Busan to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 17h behind Busan. It is currently 5:20 AM in Busan and 12:20 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 49+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Korean Air, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla via Incheon International Airport, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla via Tokyo Narita, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–29
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $10–15
- First Class
- $14–20
- Economy Class
- $29
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $29–40
- First Class
- $40–65
- 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
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–27
- First Class
- $18–26
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- 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
- $11
- 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
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $4–18
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