There are 11 ways to get from Busan to Tsukuba by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, car, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PUS - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Higashi-Matsudotrain
7h 13m¥17,950–45,655Ferry, 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukubatrain
15h 24m¥40,923–52,921Ferry, 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 Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田bus
- Take the bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesubus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Centerbus
29h 30m¥38,518–55,671Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PUS - HND
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukubatrain
8h 2m¥32,130–62,695Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane TAE - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Higashi-Matsudotrain
8h 4m¥18,559–49,762Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane PUS - IBR
7h 20m¥37,170–84,185Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane PUS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Akihabara to Tsukubatrain
8h 16m¥25,725–49,835Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Ibaraki Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane TAE - IBR
9h 35m¥44,779–104,292Ferry, 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 Akihabara to Tsukubatrain
18h 33m¥32,405–44,350Ferry, 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 Tsukubacar
23h 53m¥28,877–68,825Ferry, train, night bus, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Centerbus
29h 31m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Tsukuba is to fly and train which costs ¥18000 - ¥46000 and takes 7h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Tsukuba is to fly and train which takes 7h 13m and costs ¥18000 - ¥46000.
The distance between Busan and Tsukuba is 1144 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Tsukuba without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 15h 24m and costs ¥40000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Busan to Tsukuba, including transfers.
There are 104+ hotels available in Tsukuba.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Tsukuba, Japan?
Eastar Jet, Skymark Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–38,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–75,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–33,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–48,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–85,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–90,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–75,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–37,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–43,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–60,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–44,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–38,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–45,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–33,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Cheju, Chongju
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–36,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–43,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–46,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–35,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–44,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Higashi-Matsudo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–32,000
- 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
- ¥23,000–31,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥26,000–32,000
- Green seat
- ¥33,000–44,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Phone
- 0570-000-298
- Website
- mir.co.jp
Train from Akihabara to Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- https://www.mir.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,200
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,700–2,300
- First Class
- ¥2,200–3,200
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–4,200
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥2,000–4,200
- First Class
- ¥2,900–4,100
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥928–1,917
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥928–933
- Economy class
- ¥1,917
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,626
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimonoseki to Hōfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to Willerバスターミナル大阪梅田
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–23,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Osaka WBT Umeda to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,200
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,689–11,842
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,842
- Weekday
- ¥9,689
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,377–53,825
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥53,825
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥26,913
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,530
- Family
- ¥19,377
- 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
- ¥9,689
- 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
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