There are 5 ways to get from Gimhae to Kitakyushu by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
2h 48m¥12,496–39,857Car ferry
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
14h 15m¥10,521–14,617Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
8h 48m¥22,053–27,911Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International TerminalBusan
- Drive from Hakata Port International Terminal to Kitakyushu
10h 16m¥13,590–17,452Ferry
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
11h 52m¥12,623–17,281
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gimhae to Kitakyushu is to car ferry which costs ¥10000 - ¥15000 and takes 14h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Gimhae to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 2h 48m and costs ¥12000 - ¥40000.
The distance between Gimhae and Kitakyushu is 296 km.
The best way to get from Gimhae to Kitakyushu without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 8h 48m and costs ¥22000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Gimhae to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
There are 199+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Gimhae, South Korea and Kitakyushu, Japan?
Kampu Ferry operates a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–12,500 and the journey takes 10h 45m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–36,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–24,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–43,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,783–11,957
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,957
- Weekday
- ¥9,783
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,783
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
- 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
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,326–13,587
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥27,282
- Deluxe
- ¥19,021
- First class
- ¥13,587
- Second class
- ¥10,326
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