There are 5 ways to get from Daegu to Aso by car, car ferry, plane, train, ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Daegu to Busan Int'l port
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Drive from Hakata Port International Terminal to Aso
12h 6m¥13,643–18,774Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)TAE - KMJ
10h 39m¥24,720–79,060Train, ferry, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- 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 Yakuin to Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka)
- Take the taxi from Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka) to Aso
13h 23m¥36,814–48,010Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the train from Yakuin to Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka)
- Take the taxi from Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka) to Aso
14h 23m¥31,084–42,780Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)TAE - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Take the train from Higoozu to Aso(Kumamoto)
4h 56m¥16,940–67,710
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Aso is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥13000 - ¥19000 and takes 12h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Aso is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs ¥16000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Daegu and Aso is 446 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Aso without a car is to train and ferry and car ferry and taxi which takes 13h 23m and costs ¥36000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 12h 6m to get from Daegu to Aso, including transfers.
There are 268+ hotels available in Aso.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Aso, Kumamoto, Japan?
Korean Air, T'way Air, and three other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–95,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Kansai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–80,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–75,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,300
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,700–2,300
- Non-reserved
- ¥1,400–2,000
- First Class
- ¥2,200–3,200
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 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
- ¥2,900–4,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥770–1,904
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥770–790
- Economy Class
- ¥922–927
- Economy class
- ¥1,904
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,615
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Train from Yakuin to Shinsakaemachi(Fukuoka)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,200
- Website
- http://www.nishitetsu.jp/en/
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥20,000
- First Class
- ¥12,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- 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
- ¥9,625
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–25,000
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