There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)ZRH - PUS
17h 2m₩513,427–1,414,929Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)FRA - PUS
19h 54m₩406,262–2,315,201Fly Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)ZRH - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
19h 55m₩1,026,927–3,662,129Train to Basel, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)BSL - PUS
21h 25m₩622,262–2,063,701Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MXP - PUS
20h 59m₩587,498–1,746,129Fly Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)ZRH - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
17h 45m₩475,927–741,129Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MUC - PUS
23h 47m₩706,523–2,193,127
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩470,000 - ₩750,000 and takes 17h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Busan is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1500,000.
The distance between Zurich and Busan is 9098 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Zurich to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 8h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 11:46 AM in Zurich and 7:46 PM in Busan.
There are 1075+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,600,000
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Munich International Airport, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,100,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,900,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,500,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,600,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,200,000–4,100,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,800,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,900,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Munich International Airport, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Basel to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,900,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–650,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,500,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,500,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,800,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–750,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–650,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,200,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,000,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–60,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩43,000–60,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩38,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩45,500
- 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
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–19,000
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩9,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩48,000–54,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–160,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–95,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–140,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- ₩14,000–20,000
- 1st Class Ticket
- ₩21,000–26,000
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–70,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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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