There are 7 ways to get from Busan to Imabari by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, 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.
Fly, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane PUS - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabaritrain
4h 39m¥19,008–45,123Ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Drive from Shimonoseki to Imabaricar
14h 48m¥14,500–21,000Ferry, 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 Imabaritrain
12h 51m¥30,502–39,430Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Imabari-ekibus
17h 23m¥24,702–27,130Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Imabaritrain
16h¥22,100–31,000Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Imabari-ekibus
19h 33m¥18,604–21,795Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Yanaiminatotrain
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabaritrain
19h 41m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Imabari is to ferry and drive which costs ¥14000 - ¥21000 and takes 14h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Imabari is to fly and train which takes 4h 39m and costs ¥19000 - ¥46000.
The distance between Busan and Imabari is 435 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Imabari without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 12h 51m and costs ¥30000 - ¥40000.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Busan to Imabari, including transfers.
There are 89+ hotels available in Imabari.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Imabari, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Imabari. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), walk to Matsuyama Airport, take the bus to JR Matsuyama Station, walk to Matsuyama(Ehime), then take the train to Imabari. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Imabari via Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakata, and Okayama in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Green Seat
- ¥2,500–3,400
Train from Okayama to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimonoseki to Yanaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Imabari-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Imabari-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,573–11,700
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,700
- Weekday
- ¥9,573
- 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
- ¥10,637
- 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
- ¥10,105–13,296
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,697
- Deluxe
- ¥18,614
- First class
- ¥13,296
- Second class
- ¥10,105
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,660
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,660
- Vehicle
- ¥10,500
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