There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Ulsan 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ORD - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Airport Domestic Terminal Gate4 to Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminalbus
20h 18m₩612,115–2,015,429Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane ORD - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Stationtrain
24h 28m₩606,015–2,008,629Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane ORD - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Stationtrain
21h 50m₩917,215–2,961,629Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MDW - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Airport Domestic Terminal Gate4 to Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminalbus
23h 8m₩912,115–3,315,429Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ulsan Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane ORD - USN
27h 31m₩716,315–1,822,629Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane ORD - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Stationtrain
22h 17m₩906,015–1,709,629
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ulsan is to fly and bus which costs ₩600,000 - ₩2100,000 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Ulsan is to fly and bus which takes 20h 18m and costs ₩600,000 - ₩2100,000.
The distance between Chicago and Ulsan is 10782 km.
It takes approximately 20h 18m to get from Chicago to Ulsan, including transfers.
Ulsan is 14h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:06 AM in Chicago and 8:06 PM in Ulsan.
There are 67+ hotels available in Ulsan.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Ulsan, South Korea?
Japan Airlines, Korean Air, and seven other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Ulsan Airport (USN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–3,100,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Detroit, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Minneapolis, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Las Vegas, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,400,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,500,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,700,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,500,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–7,500,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,300,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,200,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,200,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩6,200–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–10,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–10,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–10,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩6,500–9,500
- First Class
- ₩6,500–10,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–3,500
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩2,700–3,100
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩2,700–3,100
Train from Gyeongju Station to Taehwagang Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Phone
- +82 52 274 6100
- Website
- taehwaairport.co.kr
Bus from Gimhae Airport Domestic Terminal Gate4 to Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,800
- Schedules at
- taehwaairport.co.kr
Bus from Gimhae Airport Domestic Terminal Gate4 to Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩8,800
- Schedules at
- taehwaairport.co.kr
- 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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