There are 8 ways to get from Busan to Sendai by plane, ferry, car ferry, train, night bus, 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 from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane PUS - SDJ
6h 48m¥33,687–70,894Ferry, car ferry, night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the nightbus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
30h 18m¥21,082–48,845Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
17h 27mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
19h 41mTrain to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane TAE - SDJ
7h 49m¥36,421–96,398Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane ICN - SDJ
8h 13m¥32,422–73,414Ferry, 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 Sendaicar
27h 25m¥33,297–77,158Ferry, night bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
- Take the nightbus from Ōsaka to Sendai Stationnightbus Forest
31h 1m¥31,177–74,668
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Sendai is to ferry and car ferry and night bus and bus which costs ¥21000 - ¥49000 and takes 30h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Sendai is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs ¥33000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Busan and Sendai is 1140 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Sendai without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 17h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Busan to Sendai, including transfers.
There are 264+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Sendai, Japan?
Korean Air, Air Busan, and nine other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–120,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–100,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–80,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–120,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–55,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–90,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–65,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,600
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,600
- First Class
- ¥2,400–3,600
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥5,000–7,000
- First Class
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,700
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥2,200–4,700
- First Class
- ¥3,200–4,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,020–1,025
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥1,020–1,025
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,100
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong KTX Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,894
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Ōsaka to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,952–13,015
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,649
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,015
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,952–13,015
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,649
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,015
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,297–59,159
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,159
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,580
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,664
- Family
- ¥21,297
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,297–59,159
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,159
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,580
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,664
- Family
- ¥21,297
- 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
- ¥11,832
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,832
- 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
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
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
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