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)PUS - KTN
21h 20m$389–1,409Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Ketchikan (KTN)ICN - KTN
19h 49m$364–1,261Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Ketchikan
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Ketchikan (KTN)TAE - KTN
24h 35m$478–1,642Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla, car ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Metlakatla (MTM)PUS - MTM
- Take the car ferry from Metlakatla to Ketchikan
38h 44m$397–1,434
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Ketchikan is to train and bus and fly which costs $360 - $1,300 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ketchikan is to train and bus and fly which takes 19h 49m and costs $360 - $1,300.
The distance between Busan and Ketchikan is 4630 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Busan to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 18h behind Busan. It is currently 10:10 AM in Busan and 4:10 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 15+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Korean Air, Delta, and six other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Osaka Kansai, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla via Incheon International Airport, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla via Tokyo Narita, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $10–15
- Non-reserved
- $9–13
- First Class
- $14–21
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–41
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $29–40
- Non-reserved
- $26–35
- First Class
- $40–65
- Economy Class
- $41
- Non-reserved Seat
- $32
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- $4–5
- Economy Class
- $5–6
- Economy class
- $13
- Non-reserved Seat
- $11
- 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
- $11–12
- 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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