There are 4 ways to get from Daegu to Autopolis by car, car ferry, plane, or train
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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 Autopolis
11h 56m¥16,329–21,354Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)TAE - KMJ
9h 23m¥33,315–95,554Train, car ferry
- 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 Hakata to Kumamoto
14h 3m¥28,983–41,749Fly 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 Kumamoto to Higoozu
4h¥25,535–72,204
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Autopolis is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥16000 - ¥22000 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Autopolis is to fly and train which takes 4h and costs ¥25000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Daegu and Autopolis is 431 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Autopolis without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 14h 3m and costs ¥29000 - ¥42000.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Daegu to Autopolis, including transfers.
There are 240+ hotels available in Autopolis.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Autopolis, Japan?
Korean Air, T'way Air, and three other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) every 4 hours.
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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
- ¥23,000–95,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Osaka Kansai, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–85,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
- 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
- ¥26,000–90,000
- 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
- ¥41,000–140,000
- 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
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- 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
- ¥1,900–4,200
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,900–4,200
- 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
- ¥770–1,897
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥770–790
- Economy Class
- ¥919–924
- Economy class
- ¥1,897
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,609
- 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 Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- 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
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥25,000
- First Class
- ¥15,000
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
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