There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Busan by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane PDX - PUS
18h 14m₩805,732–3,106,032Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SEA - PUS
19h 45m₩613,192–2,429,449Fly Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane PDX - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 57m₩1,120,732–4,557,232Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane EUG - PUS
24h 21m₩802,270–2,871,156Fly Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane PDX - 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 54m₩713,232–2,712,232Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SEA - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 3m₩878,192–3,380,649
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩600,000 - ₩2500,000 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 14m and costs ₩800,000 - ₩3200,000.
The distance between Portland and Busan is 8548 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Portland to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of Portland. It is currently 9:05 AM in Portland and 1:05 AM in Busan.
There are 533+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,100,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vancouver, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,900,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,500,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,100,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,600,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,200,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,500,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vancouver, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,500,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Salt Lake City, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,200,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,500,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,100,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vancouver, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,300,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vancouver, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Daegu International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–5,000,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–4,300,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–4,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–4,200,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,600,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,300,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,900,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,600,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–130,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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