There are 6 ways to get from Kuching to Busan by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KCH - PUS
8h 40m₩322,692–865,027Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KCH - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
12h 27m₩410,192–1,071,227Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane KCH - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
15h 10m₩727,692–1,866,227Fly to Ulsan Airport, train
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane KCH - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
13h 10m₩322,692–903,227Fly to Fukuoka Airport, ferry, car ferry
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KCH - FUK
- Take the ferry from 西戸崎旅客待合所 to 博多旅客待合所ferry
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
18h 26m₩391,792–1,009,627Fly to Pohang, bus
- Fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Pohang (KPO)plane KCH - KPO
- Take the bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
15h 59m₩485,192–1,246,227
Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kuching to Busan is to fly and train which costs ₩320,000 - ₩950,000 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kuching to Busan is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs ₩320,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Kuching and Busan is 4224 km.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Kuching to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h ahead of Kuching. It is currently 10:08 PM in Kuching and 11:08 PM in Busan.
There are 1155+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Kuching, Malaysia and Busan, South Korea?
AirAsia, Air Busan, and three other airlines fly from Kuching International Airport (KCH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Miri, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,500,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,500,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Miri, Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–2,900,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–2,700,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–2,400,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Singapore Changi, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–5,000,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Kota Kinabalu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–950,000
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Kota Kinabalu, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–850,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,300,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–950,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Kuching International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,000,000
- 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
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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
- 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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- 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
- +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 1599 7777
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,200–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Premium Intercity
- ₩13,200
- General
- ₩10,200
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 西戸崎旅客待合所 to 博多旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩3,600–4,100
- Website
- https://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/kowan/kyakusen/hakata-port/ferry_city.html
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–135,964
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩226,607
- 1st Class
- ₩135,964
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩122,368
- 2nd Class
- ₩108,771
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