--- title: "Seoul to Busan – 4 ways by train, plane, car | Mixroutes" description: "Seoul to Busan is 330 km. Fastest: train in 2h 39m. Cheapest: drive from ₩44,400. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/seoul-to-busan" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/seoul-to-busan.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Seoul to Busan [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seoul&to=Busan) [Busan to Seoul](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/busan-to-seoul) **Fastest:** 2h 39m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ₩44,400\ by car\ **Distance:** 330 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 3\ from 08:00, Tue 10 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 330 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 10 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 55 min quicker than flying and ₩32,500 cheaper. - [**Train** best fastest Least hassle 2h 50m₩60,300–83,720 Estimated next 11 from 08:00 · 코레일](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seoul&to=Busan) - [**Fly** 3h 43m₩92,550–137,050 Estimated GMP → PUS · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seoul&to=Busan) - [**Drive** cheapest 5h 9m₩44,400–59,150 Estimated 397 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seoul&to=Busan) - [**Taxi** 5h 9m₩296,000–444,000 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seoul&to=Busan) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:19 → 11:09 2h 50m · direct 코레일 KTX-산천₩60,300–83,720](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Seoul&to=Busan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=t1z0lkz7) 2. [08:42 → 11:21 2h 39m · direct 코레일 KTX-청룡₩60,300–83,720](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Seoul&to=Busan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=t1o5qyed) 3. [10:42 → 13:47 3h 5m · direct 코레일 KTX₩60,300–83,720](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Seoul&to=Busan&date=2026-11-10&time=08%3A00&it=t9xgqty) The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Seoul to Busan? The fastest way is by train: about 2h 39m door to door. The straight-line distance is 330 km. What is the cheapest way from Seoul to Busan? Driving is the cheapest, from ₩44,400. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Seoul to Busan? Yes. Of the trains we read from 08:00, 3 are direct, the fastest taking 2h 39m; more may run later in the day. Fares run ₩60,300–83,720 across classes. How long is the flight from Seoul to Busan? About 1h 6m in the air (GMP → PUS); about 3h 43m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ₩92,550–137,050; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Busan from Seoul by road? About 397 km, roughly 5h 9m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ₩44,400–59,150; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - 코레일 Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Busan City in South Korea 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. [The Busan guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/busan) Worth your time - Busan International Rock Festival Busan has been holding an annual Rock festival for 12 years now in August. - Sea Art Festival 2013 An art festival held on the beach every year from mid-September to mid-October. - Busan Sailing Haeundae has the largest leisure marina in Korea located about 10 minutes away from the beach walking in the direction of the Chosun Beach Hotel. - Chicago Fitness Club It has a wide range of cardio equipment, free weights (dumbbells up to 45 kg (100 lb)) and machines as well as golf practice facilities. 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