There are 4 ways to get from Seattle 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SEA - PUS
16h 45m₩509,810–1,610,110Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SEA - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 19m₩874,810–2,661,310Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SEA - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
18h 31m₩617,310–1,516,310Fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SEA - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 13m₩567,310–1,715,310
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩600,000 - ₩1600,000 and takes 18h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Busan is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between Seattle and Busan is 8449 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Seattle to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 16h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:52 AM in Seattle and 2:52 AM in Busan.
There are 1168+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,400,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,800,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,400,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,400,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,700,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,500,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,800,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–4,000,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Vancouver, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–4,000,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,200,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,700,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
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 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
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- 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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