There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane CWL - PUS
21h 30m₩963,566–3,518,183Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MAN - PUS
21h 35m₩672,270–3,508,051Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BRS - PUS
21h 42m₩752,799–2,982,056Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LGW - PUS
20h 56m₩742,843–3,071,385Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LHR - PUS
19h 37m₩899,338–2,005,092Train, train to Exeter, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane EXT - PUS
23h 35m₩1,106,515–4,103,772Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LHR - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 7m₩806,838–2,011,292Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane LHR - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 34m₩956,838–3,710,292
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩800,000 - ₩2100,000 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly which takes 19h 37m and costs ₩900,000 - ₩2100,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Busan is 9350 km.
It takes approximately 21h 30m to get from Cardiff to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 8h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 4:08 PM in Cardiff and 12:08 AM in Busan.
There are 1070+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Busan, South Korea?
KLM and Korean Air fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,800,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Prague, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,400,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,800,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–3,800,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,400,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–3,500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–7,500,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–3,300,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,100,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,800,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,800,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,400,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,500,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from Exeter to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,900,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,500,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–3,300,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,300,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,100,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩33,000–65,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–180,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–240,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–210,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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