There are 4 ways to get from Kandy to Busan by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Weerawila International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kandy to Thanamalwilabus
- Fly from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane WRZ - PUS
28h 21m₩480,388–1,823,798Train, train to Batticaloa Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela to Batticaloatrain
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BTC - PUS
24h 54m₩485,676–1,858,133Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane CMB - PUS
16h 4m₩1,013,948–3,164,248Fly Victoria Resevour Kandy to Bandaranaike International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Colombo Airportplane
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane CMB - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
16h 17m₩1,278,948–4,415,448
Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kandy to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩480,000 - ₩1900,000 and takes 24h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Kandy to Busan is to fly which takes 16h 4m and costs ₩1000,000 - ₩3200,000.
The distance between Kandy and Busan is 6055 km.
It takes approximately 28h 21m to get from Kandy to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 3h 30m ahead of Kandy. It is currently 9:06 PM in Kandy and 12:36 AM in Busan.
There are 532+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Kandy, Sri Lanka and Busan, South Korea?
You can take a flight from Victoria Resevour Kandy to Sasang Station via Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), and Gimhae International Airport Station in around 16h 4m.
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,800,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,800,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–4,100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Weerawila International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,800,000
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,800,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–4,200,000
- Phone
- +94 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩5,500–12,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₩6,500–9,000
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₩5,500–7,000
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₩7,000–12,000
Train from Polgahawela to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–42,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- ₩6,500–9,000
- 3rd Class Fare
- ₩6,500–8,000
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- ₩13,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Phone
- +94 112 581 120
- info@eseat.lk
- Website
- sltb.eseat.lk
Bus from Kandy to Thanamalwila
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩4,800–5,000
- Schedules at
- sltb.eseat.lk
- Seater
- ₩4,800–5,000
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