There are 8 ways to get from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane EDI - PUS
18h 40m₩568,515–1,818,815Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ulsan Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane EDI - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
25h 40m₩408,515–1,257,015Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane GLA - PUS
20h 55m₩621,712–2,062,886Train to Newcastle, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NCL - PUS
21h 11m₩658,403–1,852,731Fly Edinburgh Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane EDI - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 17m₩833,515–2,266,015Fly Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane EDI - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 6m₩676,015–1,225,015Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MAN - PUS
21h 14m₩623,120–1,998,121Train to Newcastle, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane NCL - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Busan Stationtrain
21h 57m₩615,903–2,258,931
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Busan is to fly and train which costs ₩400,000 - ₩1300,000 and takes 25h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Busan is to fly which takes 18h 40m and costs ₩550,000 - ₩1900,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Busan is 8940 km.
It takes approximately 18h 40m to get from Edinburgh to Busan, including transfers.
Busan is 9h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:11 AM in Edinburgh and 8:11 PM in Busan.
There are 1248+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Busan, South Korea?
Hainan, Air China, and Korean Air fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Daegu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–2,900,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Daegu International Airport via Beijing Capital, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ulsan Airport via Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ulsan Airport via Copenhagen, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ulsan Airport via Stockholm, Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Newcastle to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,200,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ulsan Airport via Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
Flights from Newcastle to Incheon International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Dublin, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Daegu International Airport via Dublin, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,200,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,600,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,100,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Incheon International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,300,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,400,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–55,000
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–24,000
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–110,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–110,000
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–150,000
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–150,000
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–110,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–200,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–110,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₩49,000–70,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₩49,000–70,000
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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 Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–11,000
- First Class
- ₩8,000–12,000
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
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
- 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
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–36,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–36,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–26,000
- 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
- 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
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
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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