There are 7 ways to get from New York to Busan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane JFK - PUS
20h 40m₩621,079–1,826,577Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane JFK - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 18m₩1,136,079–2,973,777Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane EWR - PUS
20h 29m₩831,275–2,838,864Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane JFK - 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 37m₩678,579–1,632,777Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane EWR - 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 30m₩1,088,775–1,645,064Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane JFK - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
24h 18m₩778,579–1,831,777Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane EWR - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
23h 52m₩1,346,275–4,486,064
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩650,000 - ₩1700,000 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Busan is to fly which takes 20h 29m and costs ₩800,000 - ₩2900,000.
The distance between New York and Busan is 11301 km.
It takes approximately 20h 40m to get from New York to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 13h ahead of New York. It is currently 5:56 AM in New York and 6:56 PM in Busan.
There are 1200+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and five other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,700,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,900,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Toronto, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,900,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,900,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,300,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,300,000–4,400,000
- 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 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
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
- 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
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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