There are 5 ways to get from Sofia to Busan 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 Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SOF - PUS
18h 45m₩538,879–1,629,491Fly Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane SOF - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 40m₩420,031–1,269,051Fly Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SOF - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
19h 51m₩623,962–949,821Fly Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SOF - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 23m₩941,912–2,592,568Train to Istanbul, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Sofia to Halkalıtrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IST - PUS
28h 6m₩624,575–1,315,662
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩600,000 - ₩950,000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 45m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩1700,000.
The distance between Sofia and Busan is 8550 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Sofia to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 7h ahead of Sofia. It is currently 5:19 PM in Sofia and 12:19 AM in Busan.
There are 1231+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Busan, South Korea?
Turkish Airlines, Korean Air, and two other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Vienna, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,100,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Istanbul, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Budapest, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tel Aviv, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,600,000–3,600,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Bucharest Otopeni, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Daxing, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,400,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Istanbul, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Vienna, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Incheon International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Daegu International Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,600,000
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Ulsan Airport via Athens, Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Istanbul to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
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
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
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Sofia to Halkalı
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩20,000–110,523
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Double Room
- ₩61,336
- Single Room
- ₩110,523
- Four Person Room
- ₩53,928
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
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