There are 6 ways to get from Himeji to Busan by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Train, train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KIX - PUS
5h 16m₩157,455–389,612Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Himeji to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
9h 18m₩245,000–334,817Train to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Sannomiyatrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane UKB - PUS
7h 18m₩253,918–784,206Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NGO - PUS
6h 6m₩222,031–440,401Train, ferry
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin-Shimonosekitrain Kodama / ...
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
17h 31m₩170,197–244,758Drive, ferry
- Drive from Himeji to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
18h 34m₩194,026–520,260
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Busan is to train and ferry which costs ₩170,000 - ₩250,000 and takes 17h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Busan is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs ₩150,000 - ₩390,000.
The distance between Himeji and Busan is 725 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 9h 18m and costs ₩240,000 - ₩340,000.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Himeji to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1083+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Himeji to Busan. However, you can take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae International Airport Station, then take the subway to Sasang Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Himeji to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Okayama, Hakata, and Hakata Port International Terminal in around 9h 18m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–440,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,000,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–310,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–440,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,600,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–1,000,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–310,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–280,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–950,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–290,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–600,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–270,000
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–750,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–310,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Kobe to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩31,000–48,000
- 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
- ₩31,000–42,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩39,000–48,000
- Green seat
- ₩47,000–65,000
Train from Himeji to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩30,000–46,000
- 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
- ₩30,000–40,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩38,000–46,000
- Green seat
- ₩45,000–60,000
Train from Okayama to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–130,000
- 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
- ₩90,000–120,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Green seat
- ₩130,000–180,000
Train from Himeji to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–95,000
- 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
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩75,000–95,000
- Green seat
- ₩95,000–130,000
Train from Himeji to Shin-Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–130,000
- 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
- ₩90,000–120,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Green seat
- ₩130,000–180,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–36,000
- 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
- ₩32,000–36,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩26,000–36,000
- Green Seat
- ₩35,000–47,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩20,000–30,000
- 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
- ₩26,000–30,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩20,000–29,000
- Green Seat
- ₩26,000–35,000
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩20,000–30,000
- 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
- ₩26,000–30,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩20,000–29,000
- Green Seat
- ₩26,000–35,000
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩112,304–140,379
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩233,965
- First Class
- ₩140,379
- Second Class
- ₩112,304
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩84,228–116,983
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩84,228
- First Class
- ₩116,983
- Deluxe
- ₩168,455
- Suite
- ₩262,041
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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