There are 5 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
19h 50m₩492,882–1,465,540Fly Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane SOF - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
25h 45m₩433,815–1,298,062Fly 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
20h 11m₩613,897–1,904,962Fly 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
19h 53m₩910,882–2,377,692Train to Istanbul, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IST - PUS
28h 36m₩675,053–1,066,947
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly and train which costs ₩430,000 - ₩1300,000 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly which takes 19h 50m and costs ₩490,000 - ₩1500,000.
The distance between Sofia and Busan is 8550 km.
It takes approximately 19h 50m to get from Sofia to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 6h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 11:52 AM in Sofia and 5:52 PM in Busan.
There are 1210+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Busan, South Korea?
Turkish Airlines, Air China, and two 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
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,300,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,300,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Belgrade, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–3,000,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–2,000,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Budapest, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,400,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,900,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–90,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- cozum@tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩20,000–111,665
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₩61,970
- Single Room
- ₩111,665
- Four Person Room
- ₩54,486
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
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