There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Busan by plane or train
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MEL - PUS
16h 13m₩358,934–969,234Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)MEL - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
17h 16m₩782,434–2,366,434
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Busan is to fly which costs ₩350,000 - ₩1000,000 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Busan is to fly which takes 16h 13m and costs ₩350,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Busan is 8289 km.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Melbourne to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:43 PM in Melbourne and 6:43 PM in Busan.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Busan, South Korea?
China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
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- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
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