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
21h 29m₩663,038–1,817,559Train 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 44m₩583,743–1,864,243Train, 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 32m₩593,063–1,645,493Train 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 17m₩629,341–2,279,004Train, train to Exeter, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane EXT - PUS
23h 37m₩993,643–3,284,243Train 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 43m₩686,841–1,485,204Train 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 32m₩599,749–1,603,190Train 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
21h 15m₩896,841–2,484,204
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1500,000 and takes 20h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Busan is to train and fly which takes 19h 17m and costs ₩600,000 - ₩2300,000.
The distance between Cardiff and Busan is 9350 km.
It takes approximately 21h 29m to get from Cardiff to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 8h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:30 AM in Cardiff and 9:30 AM in Busan.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Busan, South Korea?
KLM, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) once daily.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Prague, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,900,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,500,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩31,000–60,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–170,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩42,000–80,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–220,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩31,000–60,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–120,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–220,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–220,000
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
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