Getting Around Busan: Subway, Airport Transfers, Buses, Taxis and Passes (2026)

The short version

Going to	Take
Haeundae Beach	Line 2 to Haeundae (Exit 5)
Gwangalli Beach	Line 2 to Gwangan (Exit 5)
Seomyeon (downtown)	Lines 1 or 2 to Seomyeon
Jagalchi Market, Gukje Market, Nampo	Line 1 to Jagalchi or Nampo
Centum City (Shinsegae)	Line 2 to Centum City
Haedong Yonggungsa Temple	Donghae Line to Osiria (Exit 1), then bus 139
Busan Station (KTX)	Line 1 to Busan Station

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The rail network

Busan’s network runs from about 5:00 am to midnight:

• Subway Lines 1–4. Line 1 runs north–south through Busan Station, Nampo and Seomyeon. Line 2 runs east–west from Seomyeon to Centum City, Gwangan and Haeundae.
• The Donghae Line, a commuter railway along the east coast. Use it for Osiria and Gijang.
• The Busan–Gimhae Light Rail, which links Gimhae Airport with the subway at Sasang (Line 2) and Daejeo (Line 3).

Fares

With a transit card, a short subway ride costs about ₩1,600 and a longer one about ₩1,800. Single tickets cost ₩100 more. Children aged 6–12 ride free with a children’s card.

	Card	Cash
City bus	₩1,550	₩1,700
Express bus	₩2,100	₩2,200
Donghae Line	from ₩1,300 (max ₩2,500)	—

• Transit cards: T-money, Cashbee and Busan’s own Mybi cards all work.
• Single tickets are QR tickets from the station machines.
• Transfers: switching between subway, light rail and buses within 30 minutes is discounted, up to two transfers.
• Subway day passes: 1-day and 3-day passes exist for the subway. They don’t cover the Donghae Line or the light rail.

From Gimhae Airport

Option	Price	Best for
Light rail + subway	Light rail ₩1,600–1,800 with a card, plus the subway	The cheapest option; Visit Busan’s recommendation. About an hour to downtown
Limousine bus to Seomyeon and Bujeon	About ₩6,000–7,500	Hotels in Seomyeon
Limousine bus to Centum City, Haeundae and Gijang	₩9,500	Beach hotels
Taxi	Metered	Groups, late arrivals, lots of luggage

• Limousine buses leave from Platform 3 on the 1st floor, roughly every hour from the early morning to about 9:30 pm. They take cards only, no cash.
• The two official sources give different fares for the Seomyeon bus, so check before you go.
• There’s no limousine bus to Busan Station. Use the light rail and subway instead.

Taxis

• Regular taxis: ₩4,800 for the first 2 km, then ₩100 per 132 m (or per 33 seconds in slow traffic).
• Late-night surcharge: +20% from 11 pm to midnight, +30% from midnight to 2 am, and +20% from 2 am to 4 am.
• Deluxe and large taxis: ₩7,500 for the first 3 km.

How taxis work in Korea, including apps that take foreign cards: taking taxis in Korea.

Busan City Tour Bus

A hop-on hop-off bus from Busan Station. One day pass covers the Red, Green and Orange lines: ₩20,000 for adults and ₩10,000 for children. The buses don’t run on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Line	Route
Red	Busan Station ↔ Haeundae, via Gwangalli, Marine City, Dongbaekseom and Centum City
Green	Busan Station ↔ Taejongdae, via Songdo, Huinnyeoul and Oryukdo
Orange	Busan Station ↔ Dadaepo

Haeundae Blueline Park

Along the old coastal railway between Haeundae (Mipo) and Songjeong:

• Beach Train: ₩10,000 for one ride from Mipo or Songjeong, ₩16,000 for an all-stop pass.
• Sky Capsule: small elevated pods. Priced per capsule: ₩50,000 for 2 people, up to ₩60,000 for 4.

Book the Sky Capsule ahead in summer and at weekends.

Visit Busan Pass

An attractions pass with 24-hour, 48-hour, “Big 3” and “Big 5” options. The physical card also works as a rechargeable transit card anywhere in Korea. The mobile version doesn’t. Buy it for the attractions, not just for transport.

Coming from Seoul? See Seoul to Busan by train. Choosing an area? See where to stay in Busan.