There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Himeji by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane PUS - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himejitrain
4h 34m¥16,971–41,886Ferry, 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 Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
10h 48m¥29,253–38,013Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kobe (UKB)plane PUS - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Himejitrain
8h 12m¥27,481–83,736Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane PUS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Himejitrain
5h 53m¥23,321–46,986Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Himejitrain Kodama / ...
15h¥19,000–26,500Ferry, 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 Himejicar
18h 34m¥20,945–56,214Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Iwakunitrain
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Itozakitrain
- Take the train from Itozaki to Himejitrain
22h 24m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Himeji is to ferry and train which costs ¥19000 - ¥27000 and takes 15h.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Himeji is to fly and train which takes 4h 34m and costs ¥17000 - ¥42000.
The distance between Busan and Himeji is 725 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Himeji without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 10h 48m and costs ¥29000 - ¥38000.
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Busan to Himeji, including transfers.
There are 93+ hotels available in Himeji.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Himeji, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Himeji. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, then take the train to Himeji. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Himeji via Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakata, and Okayama in around 10h 48m.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–37,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–34,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–30,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–31,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kobe via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–140,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kobe via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–85,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–29,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kobe via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–90,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,900
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Hakata to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Kokura to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–14,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shimonoseki to Iwakuni
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Iwakuni to Itozaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Itozaki to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,723–11,884
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,884
- Weekday
- ¥9,723
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,446–54,015
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥54,015
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥27,008
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,606
- Family
- ¥19,446
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,723
- 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
- ¥10,263–13,504
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥27,116
- Deluxe
- ¥18,905
- First class
- ¥13,504
- Second class
- ¥10,263
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