There are 7 ways to get from Gyeongju to Kotohira by bus, plane, train, ferry, or car ferry
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Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)PUS - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Tadotsu
7h 48m¥21,517–49,604Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Kochi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kochi Airport (KCZ)PUS - KCZ
- Take the train from Kochi(Kochi) to Kotohira
9h 8m¥18,357–62,144Bus, ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- 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 Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Kotohira
14h 58m¥30,607–42,824Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Kotohira
7h 5m¥22,637–56,254Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport, train
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)TAE - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Tadotsu
10h 32m¥21,638–69,858Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Kochi Airport, train
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Kochi Airport (KCZ)TAE - KCZ
- Take the train from Kochi(Kochi) to Kotohira
12h 27m¥19,478–75,398Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Gyeongju 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 Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Kotohira
15h 21m¥26,458–38,458
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gyeongju to Kotohira is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥21000 - ¥50000 and takes 7h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Gyeongju to Kotohira is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h 5m and costs ¥22000 - ¥60000.
The distance between Gyeongju and Kotohira is 643 km.
The best way to get from Gyeongju to Kotohira without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry and train which takes 14h 58m and costs ¥30000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Gyeongju to Kotohira, including transfers.
There are 176+ hotels available in Kotohira.
What companies run services between Gyeongju, South Korea and Kotohira, Kagawa-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Gyeongju to Kotohira. However, you can take the bus to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal, walk to Sasang Station, take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), walk to Matsuyama Airport, take the bus to JR Matsuyama Station, walk to Matsuyama(Ehime), take the train to Tadotsu, then take the train to Kotohira. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Kotohira via Busan Seobu Bus Terminal, Sasang Bus Terminal, Jagalchi Station, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Izuhara Ferry Terminal, Tsushima, Fukuoka, Hakata, and Okayama in around 14h 58m.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kochi Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–85,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kochi Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–110,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–65,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Incheon, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–110,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Incheon, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–110,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–27,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–27,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–25,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Cheju, Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–60,000
- 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
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kochi Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–80,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kochi Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Incheon, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–110,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–22,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–120,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Kochi Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–70,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Tadotsu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Okayama to Kotohira
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Green Seat
- ¥3,100–4,100
Train from Kochi(Kochi) to Kotohira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–4,800
- 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
- ¥4,100–4,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,500–4,800
- Green Seat
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Tadotsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥800–3,700
- First Class
- ¥1,200–2,700
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–3,900
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,200–3,900
- First Class
- ¥1,900–3,200
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥750–1,100
- Non-reserved
- ¥600–850
- First Class
- ¥800–1,200
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Non-reserved
- ¥900–1,300
- First Class
- ¥1,300–2,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥280–550
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥280–330
- Economy Class
- ¥340–550
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ¥950–1,300
- Phone
- +82 1666 5599
- Website
- gyeongjuterminal.co.kr
Bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,200
- Schedules at
- gyeongjuterminal.co.kr
- Book at
- bustago.or.kr
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal to Busan Seobu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Road
- ¥1,000–1,500
- 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
- ¥11,590
- 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
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