There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MEL - PUS
15h 23m₩420,735–981,035Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MEL - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
19h 53m₩408,235–1,087,235Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane MEL - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 1m₩595,735–882,235
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩400,000 - ₩1100,000 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Busan is to fly which takes 15h 23m and costs ₩420,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Busan is 8289 km.
It takes approximately 15h 23m to get from Melbourne to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:36 AM in Melbourne and 7:36 AM in Busan.
There are 533+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Busan, South Korea?
China Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–750,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–750,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,600,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–800,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,100,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,800,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,100,000
Train operators
- 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
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
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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 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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