There are 3 ways to get from Seoul to Buan by train, plane, taxi, car ferry, car, or bus
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Train, fly to Tawi Tawi Island Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT)ICN - TWT
- Take the taxi from Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT) to Buan
15h 5m₱12,874–43,074Train, fly to Zamboanga International Airport, car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM)ICN - ZAM
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongao
- Drive from Bongao to Buan
29h 30m₱11,392–35,369Train, fly to Pagadian, bus, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Pagadian (PAG)ICN - PAG
- Take the bus from Pagadian City to Zamboanga
- Take the car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongao
- Take the taxi from Bongao to Buan
38h 9m₱12,834–40,824
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Buan is to train and fly and car ferry and drive which costs ₱11,000 - ₱36,000 and takes 29h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Buan is to train and fly and taxi which takes 15h 5m and costs ₱12,000 - ₱44,000.
The distance between Seoul and Buan is 3771 km.
It takes approximately 15h 5m to get from Seoul to Buan, including transfers.
Buan is 1h behind Seoul. It is currently 9:40 PM in Seoul and 8:40 PM in Buan.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Buan, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Buan. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Tawi Tawi Island Airport (TWT), then take the taxi to Buan. Alternatively, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), drive to Zamboanga, take the car ferry to Bongao, then drive to Buan.
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- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–44,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Clark International, Mactan–Cebu, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–45,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–48,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱9,500–33,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Pagadian via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–55,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Manila, Zamboanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Tawi Tawi Island Airport via Mactan–Cebu, Cotabato
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–43,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–48,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Zamboanga International Airport via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–34,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Pagadian via Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱170–230
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- +63 88 858 5887
- headofficemindanao@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Pagadian City to Zamboanga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱440–950
- Book at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- (062) 992-6410
- alesonzam@yahoo.com
- Website
- alesonshippinglines.com
Car ferry from Zamboanga to Bongao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₱1,300–1,500
- Schedules at
- alesonshippinglines.com
- Economy
- ₱1,300
- Aircon
- ₱1,400
- Cabin
- ₱1,500
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ₱700–1,000
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