There are 9 ways to get from Incheon to Shimonoseki by subway, plane, train, car, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Subway, fly to Kitakyushu Airport, train
best- Take the subway from Incheon City Hall Station to Geomam Stationsubway
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane ICN - KKJ
- Take the train from Kusami to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Shimonosekitrain
6h 6mBus, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the bus from Kuramoto to Shimonoseki Stationbus
17h 3m¥10,293–24,444Drive, ferry
- Drive from Incheon to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
15h 17m¥18,549–26,792Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ICN - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonosekitrain
6h 21mFly to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane ICN - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kokuratrain
7h 16mSubway, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Take the subway from Incheon City Hall Station to Geomam Stationsubway
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ICN - KMJ
- Take the train from Higoozu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Shimonosekitrain
8h 11mSubway, train, ferry
- Take the subway from Ganseok Station to Seoul Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
15h 55m¥12,011–24,286Subway, train, car ferry
- Take the subway from Guro Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Stationsubway 1
- Take the train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
16h 21m¥15,308–23,071Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Gunsan Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Gunsan Intercity Bus Terminal to Yangsan Intercity Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
21h 14m¥15,637–22,472
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Incheon to Shimonoseki is to subway and train and ferry which costs ¥12000 - ¥25000 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Incheon to Shimonoseki is to drive and ferry which takes 15h 17m and costs ¥18000 - ¥27000.
The distance between Incheon and Shimonoseki is 658 km.
The best way to get from Incheon to Shimonoseki without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 17h 3m and costs ¥10000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Incheon to Shimonoseki, including transfers.
There are 193+ hotels available in Shimonoseki.
What companies run services between Incheon, South Korea and Shimonoseki, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Incheon to Shimonoseki. However, you can take the subway to Geomam Station, walk to Geomam Station, take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), walk to Kita Kyushu Airport, take the bus to Kusami Station, walk to Kusami, take the train to Kokura, then take the train to Shimonoseki. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Incheon to Shimonoseki via Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal in around 15h 17m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–35,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–70,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–26,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–33,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–47,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–34,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–43,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–41,000
- Phone
- +82 1577 1234
- Website
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Incheon City Hall Station to Geomam Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥170–240
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Ganseok Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥210–290
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
Subway from Guro Station to Pyeongtaek Jije Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Schedules at
- seoulmetro.co.kr
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kusami to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Higoozu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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 Hiroshima to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,523–11,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥4,800–6,500
- First Class
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Economy Class
- ¥4,523
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–2,950
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥2,800–2,950
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Pyeongtaek Jije Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥4,900–6,000
- First Class
- ¥7,000–8,500
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–4,900
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥4,400–4,900
- Economy
- ¥2,900–3,600
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kuramoto to Shimonoseki Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Terminal Complex to Gunsan Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,000
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
Bus from Gunsan Intercity Bus Terminal to Yangsan Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,400
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- 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
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥507–11,679
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥9,556
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥11,679
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,617
- 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
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,086–13,271
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,648
- Deluxe
- ¥18,580
- First class
- ¥13,271
- Second class
- ¥10,086
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