There are 5 ways to get from Wellington 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 Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane WLG - PUS
20h 44m₩657,561–2,210,002Fly Wellington to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane WLG - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 5m₩615,061–2,016,202Fly Wellington to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane WLG - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
20h 11m₩922,561–3,357,202Bus to Palmerston, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane PMR - PUS
23h 40m₩718,712–2,446,148Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane WAG - PUS
24h 1m₩638,072–1,772,751
Wellington (WLG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Busan is to bus and fly which costs ₩600,000 - ₩1800,000 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Busan is to fly and bus and train which takes 20h 5m and costs ₩600,000 - ₩2100,000.
The distance between Wellington and Busan is 9719 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to get from Wellington to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 4h behind Wellington. It is currently 4:48 AM in Wellington and 12:48 AM in Busan.
There are 1232+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Busan, South Korea?
Qantas, China Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Sydney, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,300,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Christchurch, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Wellington to Daegu International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,300,000
Flights from Wellington to Daegu International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩950,000–3,400,000
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Christchurch, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Sydney, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,200,000
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Wellington to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,300,000
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,400,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Palmerston to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,500,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Auckland, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,400,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Incheon International Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
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
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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
- 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
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–42,000
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–46,000
- Website
- InterCity
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