There are 6 ways to get from Sydney to Gyeongju by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SYD - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
16h 32m₩781,028–2,168,785Fly to Ulsan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane SYD - USN
21h 52m₩428,628–1,162,785Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SYD - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminalbus
16h 57m₩477,328–935,285Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SYD - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
17h 1m₩459,828–1,016,785Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pohang (KPO)plane SYD - KPO
19h 30m₩635,528–1,647,285Fly to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane SYD - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
19h 28m₩619,828–1,215,785
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which costs ₩470,000 - ₩950,000 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Gyeongju is to fly and train which takes 16h 32m and costs ₩750,000 - ₩2200,000.
The distance between Sydney and Gyeongju is 8185 km.
It takes approximately 16h 32m to get from Sydney to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 1h behind Sydney. It is currently 2:49 AM in Sydney and 1:49 AM in Gyeongju.
There are 332+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Gyeongju, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Jin Air, and five other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pohang (KPO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–4,100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,400,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–4,100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,200,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,200,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,100,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,300,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,200,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,400,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,400,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,600,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,300,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–4,600,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,200–12,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Economy Class
- ₩6,200
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–12,229
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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