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₩432,375–1,402,675Fly 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 44m₩322,375–1,140,875Fly 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₩509,875–1,708,875Fly 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
21h 20m₩717,375–2,249,875Bus 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₩452,247–1,342,847Bus 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₩523,815–1,829,991
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 train which costs ₩320,000 - ₩1200,000 and takes 25h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 42m and costs ₩430,000 - ₩1400,000.
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 8:23 PM in Sofia and 3:23 AM in Busan.
There are 942+ 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 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
- ₩470,000–1,700,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,900,000
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
- ₩800,000–2,800,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–1,100,000
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 Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
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
- ₩650,000–2,500,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Zagreb, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,900,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,500,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,300,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,600,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,600,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,300,000
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,400,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- 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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
- 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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- 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
- ₩39,648
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- 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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