There are 7 ways to get from Daegu to Japan by plane, train, car ferry, ferry, night bus, bus, or car
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Fly from Daegu International Airport
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)TAE - FUK
1h 24m¥11,043–56,812Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
3h 39m¥10,463–42,909Train, 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 Tōkyō Station
16h 45m¥37,483–53,349Train, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
28h 9m¥18,908–40,334Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Samcheok Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Take the night bus from Matsue Sta. to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
34h 54m¥33,480–46,174Train, ferry
- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
19h¥31,698–45,084Drive, ferry
- Drive from Daegu to Busan Int'l port
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyo
23h 42m¥30,041–71,671
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Japan is to bus and fly which costs ¥10000 - ¥43000 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Japan is to fly which takes 1h 24m and costs ¥11000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Daegu and Japan is 316 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Japan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 16h 45m and costs ¥37000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 1h 24m to get from Daegu to Japan, including transfers.
There are 70+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Japan?
T'way Air flies from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) twice daily.
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- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–27,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–24,000
- 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
- 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
Train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Non-reserved
- ¥1,300–1,800
- First Class
- ¥2,000–2,900
- 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
- ¥770–1,894
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥770–790
- Economy Class
- ¥917–923
- Economy class
- ¥1,894
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,607
Train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥690–840
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥690–720
- Economy Class
- ¥830–840
- 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 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
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Samcheok Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,819
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Road
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Matsue Sta. to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- 4 seats in a row
- ¥5,500–16,000
- 3 seats in a row
- ¥6,500–17,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ¥1,100–1,500
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥23,935
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥136,159
- First Class
- ¥31,647
- Second Class
- ¥27,285
- Economy Class
- ¥23,935
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,148–53,187
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥53,187
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥26,594
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,275
- Family
- ¥19,148
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