There are 7 ways to get from Imabari to Busan by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, 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 to Matsuyama Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MYJ - PUS
5h 28mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Imabari to Hakata Port International Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
11h 6m₩85,578–249,057Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Imabari to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
10h 56mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Hakata Bus Terminalbus
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
15h 23m₩110,637–246,637Train, bus to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Imabari to Iyo-Mishimatrain
- Take the bus from 伊予三島駅バス停 to 高松空港bus
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane TAK - PUS
6h 32mBus, car ferry via Shimonoseki
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-maebus
- Take the car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l portcarferry
20h 56m₩175,637–210,637Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Take the car ferry from Mitsuhama to Yanaicarferry
- Take the train from Yanaiminato to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
22h 32m
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imabari to Busan is to drive and car ferry which costs ₩85,000 - ₩250,000 and takes 11h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Imabari to Busan is to drive and car ferry which takes 11h 6m and costs ₩85,000 - ₩250,000.
The distance between Imabari and Busan is 435 km.
The best way to get from Imabari to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Imabari to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1102+ 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 train from Imabari to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Okayama, Hakata Fukuoka, and Hakata Port International Terminal in around 10h 56m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–290,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–230,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Imabari to Iyo-Mishima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–80,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Yanaiminato to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–30,000
- 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
- ₩80,637
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₩80,637
- 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
- ₩17,000–142,301
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩237,168
- First Class
- ₩142,301
- Second Class
- ₩113,841
- 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
- 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
- ₩34,722
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ₩34,722
- Vehicle
- ₩99,611
- 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
- ₩85,381–118,584
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩85,381
- First Class
- ₩118,584
- Deluxe
- ₩170,761
- Suite
- ₩265,628
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