There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane CWL - PUS
20h 9m₩761,683–2,814,796Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BRS - PUS
21h 38m₩528,278–1,757,316Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LGW - PUS
20h 22m₩610,552–1,715,579Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane LHR - PUS
19h 22m₩678,048–2,152,580Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane BHX - PUS
21h 26m₩589,497–1,735,468Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane LHR - 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 19m₩675,548–1,658,780Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane LHR - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
22h 45m₩785,548–2,357,780Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MAN - PUS
21h 34m₩597,319–1,853,644
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1700,000 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly which takes 19h 22m and costs ₩650,000 - ₩2200,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Busan is 9350 km.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Cardiff to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 9h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 5:39 AM in Cardiff and 2:39 PM in Busan.
There are 1116+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Busan, South Korea?
KLM and Korean Air fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Frankfurt, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Edinburgh, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Prague, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–2,300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Frankfurt, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,800,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Frankfurt, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Frankfurt, Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Daxing
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,900,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,400,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–150,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩38,000–70,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–200,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–50,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–200,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–200,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–130,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–44,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000–36,000
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–150,000
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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 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
- 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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