There are 3 ways to get from Phuket to Busan by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HKT - PUS
11h 19m₩338,112–962,646Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane HKT - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
13h₩265,612–448,846Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane HKT - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
13h 28m₩573,112–1,350,846
Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Phuket to Busan is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩260,000 - ₩450,000 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Phuket to Busan is to fly which takes 11h 19m and costs ₩330,000 - ₩1000,000.
The distance between Phuket and Busan is 4375 km.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Phuket to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 2h ahead of Phuket. It is currently 4:19 AM in Phuket and 6:19 AM in Busan.
There are 1252+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Phuket, Thailand and Busan, South Korea?
Shanghai Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and nine other airlines fly from Phuket International Airport (HKT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,000,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–900,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,200,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–950,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–950,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–850,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–800,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–950,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,700,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,100,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–800,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–950,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–950,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–850,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,300,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Phuket International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,000,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
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 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
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- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- 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
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