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Busan

Busan, South Korea — what to do while your ship is in port.

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Site Staff Published October 20, 2026
Busan, South Korea
Busan, South Korea Photo: 부산광역시, KOGL Type 1, via Wikimedia Commons

South Korea's second city pairs the colorful hillside village of Gamcheon Culture Village with Haeundae Beach and the sprawling Jagalchi fish market on the waterfront.

From Wikipedia

Busan

City in South Korea

Busan, officially Busan Metropolitan City, is the second most populous city in South Korea, after Seoul; it has a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. It is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, with its port being South Korea's busiest and the sixth-busiest in the world. The surrounding "Southeastern Maritime Industrial Region" is South Korea's largest industrial area. The large volumes of port traffic and urban population in excess of 1 million makes Busan a Large-Port metropolis using the Southampton System of Port-City classification. As of 2025, Busan Port is the primary port in Korea and the world's sixth-largest container port.

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Port details

Country
South Korea
Currency
South Korean Won
Language
Korean
Dock Type
Docked
Excursion Style
Culture & History, Food & Wine, Shopping

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