There are 6 ways to get from Busan to Mount Aso by plane, ferry, car ferry, car, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane PUS - KMJ
5h 37m¥13,370–57,385Ferry, car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Drive from Fukuoka, Hakata to Mount Asocar
9h 55m¥8,021–20,629Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Aso(Kumamoto)train
7h 20m¥17,990–49,335Ferry, car ferry, train, taxi
- 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 Nishitetsufukuoka(Tenjin) to Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka)train
- Take the taxi from Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka) to Mount Asotaxi
11h 6m¥29,621–46,229Ferry, 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 Mashiki ICbus
- Take the bus from Mashiki I.C. to Asosanjo Terminalbus
12h 3m¥9,021–23,529Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamototrain
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Station No.7 to Aso Sanjo Terminalbus
16h 6m¥15,550–21,250
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Mount Aso is to fly which costs ¥13000 - ¥60000 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Mount Aso is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs ¥13000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Busan and Mount Aso is 358 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Mount Aso without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train and taxi which takes 11h 6m and costs ¥29000 - ¥47000.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Busan to Mount Aso, including transfers.
There are 568+ hotels available in Mount Aso.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Mount Aso, Japan?
Eastar Jet flies from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) once daily.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–47,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–30,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–30,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–34,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Kokura to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Higoozu to Aso(Kumamoto)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Higoozu to Aso(Kumamoto)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,500
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Train from Nishitetsufukuoka(Tenjin) to Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Website
- http://www.nishitetsu.jp/en/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Mashiki IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Mashiki I.C. to Asosanjo Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.sankobus.jp/
Bus from Kumamoto Station No.7 to Aso Sanjo Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,750
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥391–11,800
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,800
- Weekday
- ¥9,654
- 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
- ¥10,727
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–28,000
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