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 35m$379–1,509Train 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
25h 50m$469–1,843Train, 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 39m$387–1,380Fly 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
37h 24m$397–1,534
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 $380 - $1,400 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Ketchikan is to fly which takes 20h 35m and costs $370 - $1,600.
The distance between Busan and Ketchikan is 4630 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 35m to get from Busan to Ketchikan, including transfers.
Ketchikan is 17h behind Busan. It is currently 12:13 PM in Busan and 7:13 PM in Ketchikan.
There are 48+ hotels available in Ketchikan.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Ketchikan, AK, USA?
Korean Air, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ketchikan (KTN) twice daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Taiwan Taoyuan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Ketchikan via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Incheon International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ketchikan via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- taquanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Metlakatla via Incheon International Airport, Seattle, Ketchikan
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
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
- $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
- $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
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- $28–40
- First Class
- $40–60
- 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
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- $12–26
- First Class
- $18–25
- 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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