There are 6 ways to get from Daegu to Shimonoseki by plane, train, taxi, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly from Daegu International Airport, train
best- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)TAE - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Shimonoseki
2h 50m¥14,731–56,699Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan StationITX-Maum Seoul / ...
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
13h 12m¥9,697–15,080Taxi, ferry
- Take the taxi from Daegu to Busan Int'l port
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
12h¥22,382–28,815Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly, train
- 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 Shin-Shimonoseki
5h 5m¥14,153–46,799Train, ferry via Dongdaegu Station
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan StationKTX Seoul / ...
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
13h 6m¥9,883–17,349Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Daegu Station to Busan StationITX-Maum Seoul / ...
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to ShimonosekiSeounghee
13h 27m¥10,697–16,080
Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daegu to Shimonoseki is to train and ferry which costs ¥9500 - ¥16000 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Daegu to Shimonoseki is to fly and train which takes 2h 50m and costs ¥14000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Daegu and Shimonoseki is 398 km.
The best way to get from Daegu to Shimonoseki without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 12h and costs ¥22000 - ¥29000.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Daegu to Shimonoseki, including transfers.
There are 183+ hotels available in Shimonoseki.
What companies run services between Daegu, South Korea and Shimonoseki, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Daegu to Shimonoseki. However, you can take the taxi to Daegu International Airport (TAE) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, take the train to Shin-Shimonoseki, then take the train to Shimonoseki. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Busan Int'l port then take the ferry to Shimonoseki.
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- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–27,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–23,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–23,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
- 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
- ¥760–1,890
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥760–790
- Economy Class
- ¥916–921
- Economy class
- ¥1,890
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,604
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
- +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
- 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
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,087–13,272
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,649
- Deluxe
- ¥18,580
- First class
- ¥13,272
- Second class
- ¥10,087
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–16,000
Kakao Taxi
- Website
- kakaocorp.com
Daegu Unbullyun Taxi
- Phone
- +82 53 766 7777
- Website
- unbullyun.co.kr
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