There are 5 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 16m₩901,500–3,405,198Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- 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₩779,029–3,579,913Fly 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
24h₩1,216,500–4,856,398Train 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
25h 14m₩1,181,596–4,533,087Fly 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 Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
24h₩1,359,000–3,011,398
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.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Busan is to fly which takes 23h 16m and costs ₩900,000 - ₩3500,000.
The distance between Raleigh and Busan is 11634 km.
It takes approximately 23h 16m to get from Raleigh to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 13h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 4:45 PM in Raleigh and 5:45 AM in Busan.
There are 1015+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Delta, Korean Air, and four other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,400,000
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
- ₩900,000–3,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–5,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,900,000
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
- ₩1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,000,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,000,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–5,500,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,400,000
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
- ₩900,000–3,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–5,500,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Atlanta, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,900,000
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
- ₩1,100,000–4,400,000
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–4,700,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–3,000,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–5,500,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,500,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,500,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,900,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,900,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- 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
- ₩1,200,000–4,700,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Newark, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,600,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,800,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,900,000
- 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
- ₩650,000–3,300,000
- 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
- ₩33,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–260,000
- 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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