Busan
Busan, officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024.
Busan, officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. It is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million makes Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification. As of 2025, Busan Port is the primary port in Korea and the world's sixth-largest container port.
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Worth seeing in and around Busan
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Busan Asiad Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. It was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
1.9 km · Multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 02Pusan National University
Pusan National University is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities in South Korea. It is the first national university established after the National Liberation Day of Korea.
6 km · university in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 03Busan Lotte World Tower
The Busan Lotte Tower is a 108-floor, 510.1 m supertall skyscraper on hold in Busan, South Korea. The tower is planned on a site next to Nampo-dong station on Busan Subway Line 1.
9.8 km · skyscraper · Wikipedia - 04Diamond Tower
Busan Tower is a 120-metre-high tower at Yongdusan Park, located in Jung District, Busan, South Korea. It was built in 1973.
9.6 km · skyscraper in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 05United Nations Memorial Cemetery
The United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea, located at Tanggok in the Nam District, of Busan, South Korea, is a burial ground for United Nations Command casualties of the Korean War. It contains 2,300 graves and is the only United Nations cemetery in the world.
6 km · cemetery in Busan, South Korea, for soldiers of the Korean War · Wikipedia - 06Haeundae Beach
Haeundae Beach is an urban beach in Busan, South Korea, located in the eponymous Haeundae District. It is one of Busan's most popular tourist attractions and one of South Korea's most popular beaches.
8.1 km · beach in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 07Busan Gudeok Stadium
The Busan Gudeok Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea. The stadium is used mostly for football matches and can accommodate 12,349 spectators.
8.9 km · Stadion in South Korea, home ground of Busan IPark · Wikipedia - 08Gwangan Bridge
The Gwangan Bridge or Diamond Bridge is a suspension bridge located in Busan, South Korea. It connects Haeundae District to Suyeong District.
6.1 km · suspension bridge in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 09Busan International Finance Center
Busan International Finance Center is a 289 m skyscraper in Busan, South Korea.
3.8 km · skyscraper in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia - 10Gwangalli Beach
The Gwangalli Beach or Gwangan Beach is a beach in Gwangan 2-dong, Suyeong District, Busan, South Korea. It is west of Haeundae Beach.
5 km · beach in Busan, South Korea · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
See the Districts articles for more listings. The Haeundae area in East Busan is the main tourist destination of the city and is described in its own article. The Suyeong (Gwangalli) area in East Busan is another noteworthy destination of the city and is described in its own article. This is the old town of Busan with a lot of post-war buildings, large docks and atmosphere.
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Things to do
See the Districts articles for more listings. As Korea's second largest city, there are a large number of events. The Busan International Film Festival is based in Haeundae in the first 10 days of October. It takes place all across Busan showcasing many international films and often some significant premieres of new Korean films.
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Where to eat
See the Districts articles for more listings. Korea is justly renowned for its great seafood tradition, and Busan as Korea's main coastal city provides possibly the best opportunity to try fresh seafood caught locally. Jagalchi fish market where most of the seafood is landed.
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Getting to Busan
- Airports
- Gimhae (PUS), 12 km · Daegu (TAE), 88 km · Fukuoka (FUK), 218 km
- Stations
- Port of Busan, 8.5 km · Busan station, 7.9 km · Seomyeon Station, 2.9 km · Haeundae Station, 7.8 km · Geumnyeonsan Station, 4.7 km
- Daegu → Busan94 km · quickest by road, 2h 3m · ₩12,500–16,700
- Cheongju → Busan220 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · ₩31,050–41,450
- Muan (Piseo-ri) → Busan241 km · quickest by road, 4h 57m · ₩34,450–45,900
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No local-transport research exists yet for Busan
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Busan. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHaeundae Intercity Bus Terminal (해운대시외버스터미널) (Line 2) Also, see the ferry times on the board (picture) to the right.
- Get inBusan has regular international ferry services to Japan.
- Get inGo to the International Ferry Terminal (Metro Line 1: Jungang-dong.
- Get inFerries operated by Dae-a Express Shipping, carries passengers between Busan and Hitakatsu in 1 hour 40 minutes and between Busan and Izuhara in 2 hours 40 minutes.
- Get inFukuoka: Camellia Line operates a ferry that takes about 6 hours.
From Wikivoyage: Busan, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Busan
Busan is 18 km from Yangsan, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gangseo Districtdistrict in Busan, South Korea9.1 km