There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Kagoshima by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, car, or bus
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Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
4h 22m¥16,892–45,437Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International TerminalBusan
- Drive from Hakata Port International Terminal to Kagoshima
12h 40m¥16,800–22,000Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
10h 15m¥23,114–29,188Fly to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)PUS - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
8h 14m¥36,822–67,687Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)PUS - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūō
6h 35m¥17,272–39,087Fly to Kagoshima Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)PUS - KOJ
6h 56m¥18,772–42,487Car ferry, ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
13h 12m¥19,900–27,560Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima-ChūōSakura
13h 51m¥17,000–24,500Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima-ChūōSakura
13h 51m¥18,328–25,589Ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
14h 18m¥18,014–24,188
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Kagoshima is to ferry and car ferry and bus which costs ¥18000 - ¥25000 and takes 14h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Kagoshima is to fly and train which takes 4h 22m and costs ¥16000 - ¥46000.
The distance between Busan and Kagoshima is 488 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Kagoshima without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 10h 15m and costs ¥23000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Busan to Kagoshima, including transfers.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Kagoshima, Japan?
Korean Air, JetStar Japan, and seven other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–95,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–90,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–46,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–43,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–45,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–46,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–40,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–24,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–49,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–46,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–65,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–49,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–75,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,784–11,959
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,959
- Weekday
- ¥9,784
- 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
- ¥9,784
- 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
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥25,000
- First Class
- ¥15,000
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–460
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
- 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
- ¥10,328–13,589
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥27,287
- Deluxe
- ¥19,025
- First class
- ¥13,589
- Second class
- ¥10,328
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