There are 5 ways to get from Christchurch to Busan 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 to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane CHC - PUS
21h 1m₩655,272–2,405,572Fly to Ulsan Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane CHC - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
25h 41m₩515,272–1,743,772Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane CHC - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 48m₩970,272–3,452,772Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane CHC - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 32m₩562,772–1,811,772Fly to Pohang, bus
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Pohang (KPO)plane CHC - KPO
- Take the bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
25h 34m₩627,772–2,136,772
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Christchurch to Busan is to fly and train which costs ₩500,000 - ₩1800,000 and takes 25h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Christchurch to Busan is to fly and train which takes 20h 48m and costs ₩950,000 - ₩3500,000.
The distance between Christchurch and Busan is 9815 km.
It takes approximately 21h 1m to get from Christchurch to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h behind Christchurch. It is currently 10:49 PM in Christchurch and 6:49 PM in Busan.
There are 1107+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Christchurch, New Zealand and Busan, South Korea?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and four other airlines fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,900,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,600,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Pohang via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,900,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,100,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,600,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–1,900,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
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- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Bus operators
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,200–15,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Premium Intercity
- ₩13,200
- General
- ₩10,200
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