There are 11 ways to get from Akita to Busan by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane AXT - PUS
8h 7m₩460,465–510,765Bus, night bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Akita to Sendaibus
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
32h 32m₩184,466–350,466Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Akita to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
16h 16m₩392,681–527,458Drive, ferry
- Drive from Akita to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
28h 6m₩311,017–689,246Train to Niigata Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Akita to Niigatatrain
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KIJ - PUS
11h 4m₩360,831–577,102Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Akita to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
9h 32m₩312,181–631,258Fly Akita Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane AXT - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
11h 40m₩485,465–1,457,965Train to Sendai Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Akita to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SDJ - PUS
9h 42m₩299,735–580,869Train to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Akita to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HNA - PUS
10h 15m₩366,714–1,068,197Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport
- Take the train from Akita to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane NRT - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
10h 30m₩337,181–688,458Train, night bus, ferry
- Take the train from Akita to Niigatatrain
- Take the night bus from Niigata Station South Exit to Liber Hotelnightbus
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
34h 23m₩318,431–743,502
Akita Airport (AXT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Akita to Busan is to bus and night bus and car ferry which costs ₩180,000 - ₩350,000 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Akita to Busan is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs ₩460,000 - ₩550,000.
The distance between Akita and Busan is 1133 km.
The best way to get from Akita to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 16h 16m and costs ₩390,000 - ₩550,000.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Akita to Busan, including transfers.
There are 946+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Akita, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
All Nippon Airways, T'way Air, and six other airlines fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–950,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Daegu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,400,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Daegu International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–850,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–390,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–800,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–350,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,200,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–460,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–950,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–360,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–480,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–850,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–390,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–750,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–950,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–360,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–700,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–850,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–390,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–800,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,100,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,200,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Takamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–850,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–400,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–800,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–800,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–950,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–800,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–360,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–850,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–400,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–1,000,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Akita Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–700,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–700,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,100,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–900,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akita to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–190,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩130,000–180,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩150,000–190,000
- Green seat
- ₩190,000–260,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩240,000–300,000
- Green seat
- ₩310,000–420,000
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩70,000–100,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Green seat
- ₩100,000–140,000
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩40,000–60,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩40,000–55,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩49,000–60,000
- Green seat
- ₩60,000–80,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Akita to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ₩70,000–80,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Green Seat
- ₩100,000–140,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ₩41,000–55,000
- Ordinary Car
- ₩25,000–32,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩42,466
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–44,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ₩85,000–190,000
- Premium seat
- ₩170,000–240,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Niigata Station South Exit to Liber Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–150,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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