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The old harbour in Kaleiçi, Antalya
AntalyaThe old harbour in Kaleiçi
Haedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea, Busan
BusanHaedong Yonggungsa temple on the rocks by the sea

Photos: Antalya by Furkan Tumer, Pexels License; Busan by Andrea De Santis, Pexels License.

Antalya or Busan?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Antalya for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Antalya’s own page.

Choose Busan for

  • getting around
  • shopping
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Busan’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Antalya 82, Busan 68: Antalya leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Antalya 57, Busan 72: Busan leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Antalya 55, Busan 52: Antalya leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Antalya 48, Busan 60: Busan leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Antalya 83, Busan 74: Antalya leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Antalya 78, Busan 74: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Antalya 74, Busan 70: Antalya leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Antalya 50, Busan 68: Busan leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Antalya 44, Busan 60: Busan leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Antalya 62, Busan 56: Antalya leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Antalya 40, Busan 42: Busan leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Antalya 62, Busan 78: Busan leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Antalya and Busan.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Antalya
61match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Busan
Best match
65match

Wins on getting around and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Antalya in July

35 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Busan in July

27 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
352 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Antalya: 1991-2020 normals, Antalya (23.4 km from centre). Busan: 1991-2020 normals, Pusan (9.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAntalyaBusan
Official languageTurkishKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Won (KRW)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+9
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation30 m30 m
Main airportAntalya International Airport (AYT)9 km from centre172 non-stop destinationsGimhae International Airport (PUS)12 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureAntalyaBusan
City population2,426,3563,453,198
People per km²1,7124,486
Museums within 10 km57
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 months4 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.