There are 4 ways to get from Busan to Istanbul by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST)plane PUS - IST
17h 53m₺23,143–45,149Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PUS - SAW
26h 55m₺12,146–37,172Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Istanbul (IST)plane TAE - IST
18h 53m₺17,698–34,895Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Istanbul (IST)plane ICN - IST
18h 18m₺18,309–36,103
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Istanbul is to fly which costs 12.000 ₺ - 38.000 ₺ and takes 26h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Istanbul is to fly which takes 17h 53m and costs 23.000 ₺ - 46.000 ₺.
The distance between Busan and Istanbul is 8305 km.
It takes approximately 17h 53m to get from Busan to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 6h behind Busan. It is currently 11:10 PM in Busan and 5:10 PM in Istanbul.
There are 4302+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Istanbul, Turkey?
Korean Air, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Istanbul (IST) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–55,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–70,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺19,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–47,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–37,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Istanbul via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–25,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–49,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺14,000–45,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Beijing Capital, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺15,000–40,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Beijing Capital, Nur-Sultan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–55,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–60,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺12,000–37,000
- Website
- flyturkmenistanairlines.eu
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Ashgabat
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–34,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–49,000
- Website
- scat.kz
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Shimkent
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–42,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Istanbul via Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–49,000
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Beijing Capital, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺17,000–41,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–1,200
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₺600–800
- First Class
- ₺750–1,200
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺1,600–3,400
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₺1,600–2,200
- First Class
- ₺2,300–3,400
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺700–1,500
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₺700–1,500
- First Class
- ₺1,000–1,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺323–325
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₺323–325
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺600–650
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺601
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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