There are 6 ways to get from Sofia to Busan by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SOF - PUS
18h 42m₩492,377–1,602,677Fly Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SOF - 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 50m₩559,877–1,008,877Fly Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SOF - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 10m₩817,377–2,449,877Bus to Istanbul, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenlerbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IST - PUS
23h 7m₩592,562–943,162Bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SKG - PUS
23h 43m₩633,564–1,742,749Bus to Skopje International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SKP - PUS
26h 16m₩573,864–1,930,055
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩550,000 - ₩1100,000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 42m and costs ₩490,000 - ₩1600,000.
The distance between Sofia and Busan is 8546 km.
It takes approximately 18h 42m to get from Sofia to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 7h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 11:26 PM in Sofia and 6:26 AM in Busan.
There are 1095+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Busan, South Korea?
Turkish Airlines, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,300,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,400,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,600,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,600,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,500,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
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
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩45,500
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- 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 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
- 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
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- info@luksyonca.com.tr
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Sofia to Istanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩39,962
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–38,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–50,000
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
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