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Busan · South Korea

Car hire and driving in Busan

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In South Korea traffic drives on the right. Picking up at PUS means 12 km (7 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2807090.

Drives from Busan

Car rental from Busan: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Busan to YangsanSouth Korea27 km (17 mi)about 24 min
Busan to ChangwonSouth Korea35 km (22 mi)about 32 min
Busan to GeojeSouth Korea44 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Busan to UlsanSouth Korea55 km (34 mi)about 50 min
Busan to GyeongjuSouth Korea84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Busan to Gyeongsan-siSouth Korea84 km (53 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Busan to ChinjuSouth Korea87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Busan to DaeguSouth Korea94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Busan to PohangSouth Korea107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Busan to GwangyangSouth Korea123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 52 min
Busan to GumiSouth Korea129 km (80 mi)about 1 h 58 min
Busan to YeosuSouth Korea130 km (81 mi)about 1 h 59 min
Busan to SeoulSouth Korea330 km (205 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Busan to IncheonSouth Korea335 km (208 mi)about 5 h 6 min
Busan to DaejeonSouth Korea203 km (126 mi)about 3 h 6 min
Busan to GwangjuSouth Korea192 km (120 mi)about 2 h 56 min
Busan to SuwonSouth Korea304 km (189 mi)about 4 h 38 min
Busan to Goyang-siSouth Korea345 km (215 mi)about 5 h 16 min
Busan to Seongnam-siSouth Korea310 km (193 mi)about 4 h 44 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Busan?

The right, as everywhere in South Korea.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.