There are 6 ways to get from Daegu to Kobe by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane TAE - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
3h 6m¥18,086–51,602Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Daegu to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
18h 50m¥7,865–59,677Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Kobetrain
14h 5m¥11,957–32,657Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kobe (UKB)plane TAE - UKB
6h 35m¥38,396–71,652Train, ferry
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin Kobetrain
16h 12m¥16,557–27,157Train, car ferry via Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Shin Kobetrain
18h 17m
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Kobe is to train and car ferry which costs ¥12000 - ¥33000 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 3h 6m and costs ¥18000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Daegu and Kobe is 701 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Kobe without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 14h 5m and costs ¥12000 - ¥33000.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Daegu to Kobe, including transfers.
There are 327+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Kobe, Japan?
Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kobe (UKB) 3 times a day.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–31,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–70,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–100,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–4,470
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,600–2,300
- First Class
- ¥2,200–3,200
- Economy Class
- ¥4,470
Train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,500–2,100
- 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
- ¥1,900–4,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,900–4,100
- First Class
- ¥2,800–4,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥905–909
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥905–909
Train from Daegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥820–830
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥820–830
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- 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
- ¥1,800–15,000
- 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
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,967–13,114
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,333
- Deluxe
- ¥18,359
- First class
- ¥13,114
- Second class
- ¥9,967
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–52,455
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥52,455
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥26,228
- Inside Cabin
- ¥20,982
- Family
- ¥18,884
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