South Korea
Busan
Beaches, fish markets and mountains, three hours from Seoul by KTX.
When to go
Jan, Feb, Dec tend to be the best months here. Jul is usually the one to avoid.
Daytime high and overnight low, averaged over thirty years of records from Open-Meteo. The rainfall word is the month’s measured average, not a forecast.
What a day costs
Food and getting around, per person per day. Flights are separate, see the fares above.
- Backpacking
- Rp328.056per day+ rooms from Rp675.543 a night
- Comfortable
- Rp787.335per day+ rooms from Rp1.261.410 a night
- Treating yourself
- Rp2.493.228per day+ 3-star rooms from Rp2.239.219 a night
Getting there
- Visa for an Indonesian passport
- Embassy visa needed
- Flight time from CGK
- 9h 15m, 1 stop
- Airport
- PUS
The visa table we copied says: Visa required · Visa not required for a maximum stay of 30 days if the traveler: Holds a visa issued by Australia, Canada, USA or New Zealand, and only if they transit from or to those countries via South Korea. Arrives and departs from Jeju International Airport , Jeju Island , for tourism purposes. Group tourists can only travel to the Gangwon-do region and the metropolitan area of South Korea, and the maximum stay is 15 days. Starting 28 May 2026 until December 2026, group travelers of 3 persons or more can enter South Korea without visa for maximum stay of 15 days if: Travelers' names previously registered by travel agents authorized by the South Korean government, reviewed and accepted by South Korean Ministry of Justice, and The travelers enter and depart South Korea through the same flight or ship booking.
Visa status from Wikipedia contributors, copied 2026-09-17. Rules change; check before you book.
Typical return fare by month
Cheapest in Jun 2027, about Rp6.221.697
Feb 2027 costs about Rp2.411.821 more.
Researched fares: Rp5.753.029 to Rp24.173.887 per person over 63 checks, last on 2026-09-07.
From our own live checks: for each departure we sampled in the month, the cheapest return fare per person the newest check found, averaged. The same figures as the fare index, last checked 2026-09-07. Not a quote. What you pay depends on when you book. Departures from Sep 2026 to Jul 2027. How we work this out
Flights from Jakarta by month →
Flying to Busan
- Fastest journey
- 9h 15m · 1 stop · Singapore Airlines
- Cheapest itinerary
- 9h 15m · 1 stop · Singapore Airlines
- Usually flown by
- Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Singapore Airlines, China Eastern
- Carbon, one way
- 484 kg CO₂
From the 32 fares we researched for a 2027-08-21 departure, checked 2026-09-07. Outbound journey times. Not a quote. How we work this out
Where people stay in Busan
A few properties Booking.com listed when we captured prices in September 2026, with the nightly rate at the time. This is not a quote and we don't hold rooms. Prices and availability change, so check the page for your own dates. How we work this out
- FUNWAVE guest house · 4.5/5 · 377 reviewsRp683.279
- Traditional Korean houses Stay Yeon4★ · 5/5 · 8 reviewsRp2.150.396
- Onjeong Stay · 4.7/5 · 348 reviewsRp684.833
- Nomad Live Hostel · 4.6/5 · 325 reviewsRp950.614
- Uniqstay · 4.7/5 · 315 reviewsRp1.444.206
- Haeundae Bada Stay4★ · 4.7/5 · 197 reviewsRp2.230.450
- 루나스카이돔 구 스페이스앤무드 · 4.7/5 · 63 reviewsRp1.399.695
- AIRPORT Guesthouse · 4.4/5 · 1,150 reviewsRp585.493
Common questions
When is the cheapest month to fly from Jakarta to Busan?
From what we captured across a year of departures, June is the cheapest month to fly Jakarta to Busan, at around Rp6.221.697 return. That is a researched figure from a dated snapshot, not a live quote, so check the price with a partner before you book.
Is a visa needed for South Korea on an Indonesian passport?
On an Indonesian passport, South Korea: Embassy visa needed. Visa rules change, so confirm with the embassy before you travel.
How much does a day in Busan cost?
We budget about Rp787.335 per person per day in Busan for food and getting around locally. Flights and your room are separate.
What is the best time to visit Busan?
Going by rainfall and temperature records, January, February, December are the most comfortable months in Busan.
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