There are 7 ways to get from Daegu to Kagoshima by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)TAE - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
3h 33m¥17,540–66,810Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
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
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
5h 48m¥16,954–51,900Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuoka
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
12h 47m¥24,084–36,950Fly Daegu International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)TAE - KOJ
6h 2m¥22,920–42,860Drive, car ferry
- 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 Kagoshima
13h 55m¥19,333–25,659Train, 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 Kagoshima-Chūō
16h 19m¥17,701–27,094Train, car ferry, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
19h 19m¥17,101–26,654
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Kagoshima is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥19000 - ¥26000 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Kagoshima is to fly and train which takes 3h 33m and costs ¥17000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Daegu and Kagoshima is 573 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Kagoshima without a car is to train and ferry and car ferry which takes 12h 47m and costs ¥24000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Daegu to Kagoshima, including transfers.
There are 212+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Kagoshima, Japan?
T'way Air, Japan Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) 5 times a day.
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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
- jejuair.net
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–50,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–23,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–41,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–65,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–55,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥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
- ¥770–1,903
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥770–790
- Economy Class
- ¥922–927
- Economy class
- ¥1,903
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,614
Train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–845
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥700–720
- Economy Class
- ¥835–845
- 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
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Chuo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,758
- Schedules at
- daea.com
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Phone
- 0927251162
- Website
- iki-tsushima.com
Car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000
- Schedules at
- iki-tsushima.com
- Passenger
- ¥4,000
- Vehicle
- ¥17,000–80,000
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,280
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥4,400
- Second Class Reserved Seating
- ¥5,340
- First Class
- ¥6,280
- Vehicle
- ¥17,000–85,000
- 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
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–460
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
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