There are 6 ways to get from Raleigh to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane RDU - PUS
23h 49m₩901,500–3,305,104Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane RDU - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
23h 53m₩1,316,500–4,856,304Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane GSO - PUS
24h 51m₩1,179,448–4,126,361Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane RDU - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
24h 14m₩1,359,000–3,011,304Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane GSO - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
25h 57m₩1,036,948–3,532,561Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IAD - PUS
27h 16m₩974,648–3,673,627
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩1300,000 - ₩3100,000 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Busan is to fly which takes 23h 49m and costs ₩900,000 - ₩3400,000.
The distance between Raleigh and Busan is 11634 km.
It takes approximately 23h 49m to get from Raleigh to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 13h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 11:23 PM in Raleigh and 12:23 PM in Busan.
There are 1064+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Delta, Korean Air, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Montreal, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–5,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Toronto, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–5,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,000,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,800,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–4,600,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Montreal, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–5,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Montreal, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–4,900,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,000,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,800,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,600,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–4,600,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,300,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,300,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,700,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,400,000–5,000,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,200,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–5,500,000
- 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 Raleigh Union Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩31,000–70,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–260,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 1544 7788
- 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
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