There are 7 ways to get from Busan Station to Japan by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, night bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Busan Station to Gupo Stationtrain
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PUS - FUK
2h 44m¥11,508–37,071Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
13h 42m¥39,584–51,152Ferry, car ferry, night bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the night bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
25h 25m¥24,194–44,252Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TAE - FUK
3h¥16,015–49,581Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
16h 50m¥31,000–42,500Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyocar
22h 58m¥28,008–67,190Car ferry, train, night bus
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
27h 20m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan Station to Japan is to train and fly which costs ¥11000 - ¥38000 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Busan Station to Japan is to train and fly which takes 2h 44m and costs ¥11000 - ¥38000.
The distance between Busan Station and Japan is 253 km.
The best way to get from Busan Station to Japan without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 13h 42m and costs ¥39000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 2h 44m to get from Busan Station to Japan, including transfers.
There are 11011+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Busan Station, South Korea and Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan Station to Japan. However, you can walk to Busan Station, take the train to Gupo Station, walk to Gupo Station, take the bus to Gimhae Airport Int'l Terminal, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, then take the subway to Gion. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Busan Station to Tōkyō Station via Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, and Hakata in around 13h 42m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–39,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–33,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–41,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Gupo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥280–600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥440–600
- First Class
- ¥280–410
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,300
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,700–2,400
- First Class
- ¥2,200–3,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Gupo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥110–160
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥110–160
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥935–1,930
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥935–939
- Economy class
- ¥1,930
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,637
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–32,000
- 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
- ¥23,000–31,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥26,000–32,000
- Green seat
- ¥33,000–44,000
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,300
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥2,000–4,300
- First Class
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimonoseki to Hōfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,755–11,922
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,922
- Weekday
- ¥9,755
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,509–54,190
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥54,190
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥27,095
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,676
- Family
- ¥19,509
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,838
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,500
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥9,000
- First Class
- ¥12,500
- Deluxe
- ¥18,000
- Suite
- ¥28,000
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,297–13,548
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥27,204
- Deluxe
- ¥18,967
- First class
- ¥13,548
- Second class
- ¥10,297
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