There are 6 ways to get from Imabari to Busan by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MYJ - PUS
4h 37m₩157,632–391,746Bus, car ferry via Shimonoseki
cheapest- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-mae
- Take the car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l port
20h 56m₩142,832–208,696Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Imabari to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalFukuoka
11h 5m₩174,623–233,345Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalFukuoka
15h 23m₩178,346–237,856Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Imabari to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Hakata
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
11h 9m₩253,115–348,079Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Take the car ferry from Mitsuhama to Yanai
- Take the train from Yanaiminato to Shimonoseki
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
21h 45m
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imabari to Busan is to bus and car ferry via Shimonoseki which costs ₩140,000 - ₩210,000 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Imabari to Busan is to train and fly which takes 4h 37m and costs ₩150,000 - ₩400,000.
The distance between Imabari and Busan is 435 km.
The best way to get from Imabari to Busan without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 15h 23m and costs ₩170,000 - ₩240,000.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Imabari to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Imabari, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Imabari to Busan. However, you can take the train to Matsuyama(Ehime), walk to JR Matsuyama Station, take the bus to Matsuyama Airport, walk to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) 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 vehicle from Imabari to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Hakata Port International Terminal in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–250,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–28,000
- 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
- ₩25,000–28,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩18,000–26,000
- Green Seat
- ₩23,000–31,000
Train from Imabari to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩43,000–60,000
- 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
- ₩48,000–55,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩43,000–60,000
- Green Seat
- ₩60,000–85,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–130,000
- 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
- ₩85,000–120,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Green seat
- ₩130,000–170,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Yanaiminato to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩47,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- 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
- ₩111,101–138,876
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩231,459
- First Class
- ₩138,876
- Second Class
- ₩111,101
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–125,000
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩251,000
- Deluxe
- ₩175,000
- First class
- ₩125,000
- Second class
- ₩95,000
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Mitsuhama to Yanai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩33,886
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ₩33,886
- Vehicle
- ₩97,213
- 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
- ₩83,326–115,730
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩83,326
- First Class
- ₩115,730
- Deluxe
- ₩166,651
- Suite
- ₩259,234
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