There are 9 ways to get from Busan to Sakurajima by plane, train, car ferry, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train, car ferry
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
5h 9m¥16,787–47,932Car 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 Sakurajima
13h 19m¥6,760–9,319Ferry, 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
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
11h 2m¥23,230–29,341Fly to Miyazaki Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)PUS - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
8h 51m¥36,065–67,600Fly to Kagoshima Airport, bus, car ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)PUS - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
7h 46m¥20,182–42,927Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train, car ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)PUS - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
7h 26m¥17,667–39,582Car 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
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
13h 59m¥10,060–14,879Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
14h 38m¥17,400–25,000Ferry, 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 Honkou
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
15h 3m¥18,089–24,276
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Sakurajima is to car ferry and drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥9500 and takes 13h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Sakurajima is to fly and train and car ferry which takes 5h 9m and costs ¥16000 - ¥48000.
The distance between Busan and Sakurajima is 504 km.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Busan to Sakurajima, including transfers.
There are 211+ hotels available in Sakurajima.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Sakurajima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Sakurajima. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, take the train to Kagoshima-Chūō, drive to Kagoshima Port, take the car ferry to Sakurajima Port, then drive to Sakurajima. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Sakurajima via Hitakatsu, Hitakatsu, Fukuoka, Hakata, Hakata, Kagoshima-Chūō, Kagoshima Port, and Sakurajima Port in around 11h 2m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–95,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–43,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–40,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
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
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–22,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–36,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–23,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–43,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–60,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–44,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 099-255-2141
- Website
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,501–11,612
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,612
- Weekday
- ¥9,501
- 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
- ¥9,501
- 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
- ¥1,750–1,850
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- 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
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