There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Akita by plane, ferry, train, car ferry, night bus, bus, or car
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Fly to Akita Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane PUS - AXT
7h 17m¥45,119–56,135Ferry, drive
cheapest- 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 Akitacar
28h 9m¥16,892–24,025Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain
21h 16m¥45,000–62,500Ferry, car ferry, night bus, 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
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sendai to Akitabus
34h 58m¥32,281–51,125Fly to Aomori, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aomori (AOJ)plane PUS - AOJ
- Take the train from Hirosaki to Akitatrain
11h 27m¥31,469–62,385Fly to Niigata Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane PUS - KIJ
- Take the train from Niigata to Akitatrain
11h 18m¥38,459–65,605Fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)plane PUS - HNA
- Take the train from Morioka to Akitatrain
10h 37m¥31,319–93,385Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PUS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain
10h 11m¥33,869–66,685Fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane PUS - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
9h 29m¥32,169–66,885Ferry, night bus, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the night bus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exitnightbus
- Take the train from Niigata to Akitatrain
34h 13m¥17,582–28,255
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Akita is to ferry and drive which costs ¥16000 - ¥24000 and takes 28h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Akita is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs ¥45000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Busan and Akita is 1133 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Akita without a car is to ferry and train which takes 21h 16m and costs ¥45000 - ¥65000.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Busan to Akita, including transfers.
There are 36+ hotels available in Akita.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Akita, Japan?
Korean Air, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Akita Airport (AXT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Akita Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Akita Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Akita Airport via Fukuoka, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aomori via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aomori via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Kumamoto, Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–85,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–38,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–49,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aomori via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–48,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Kumamoto, Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–85,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–70,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–41,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Niigata Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–39,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–36,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–43,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–43,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–28,000
Train from Morioka to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hirosaki to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Niigata to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Hirosaki to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- 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
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Liber Hotel to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- 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
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,651–11,796
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,796
- Weekday
- ¥9,651
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,100
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- 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
- ¥10,724
- 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
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