There are 11 ways to get from Japan to Seoul by plane, bus, train, car ferry, car, ferry, or night bus
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane FUK - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
4h 18m₩130,211–437,401Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
15h 11m₩304,816–546,456Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Drive from Busan Int'l port to Seoulcar
27h 12m₩209,433–750,514Night bus, ferry, train
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimaenightbus
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Seoul Stationtrain
31h 39m₩198,017–457,349Fly Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane HND - GMP
5h 19m₩267,555–610,731Fly Kobe to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane UKB - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
4h 58m₩199,995–1,127,375Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane NGO - GMP
5h 29m₩150,087–372,415Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane NGO - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
5h 44m₩136,087–404,215Fly Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane FUK - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
5h 34m₩149,211–442,401Fly Fukuoka Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane FUK - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
5h 23m₩166,211–487,401Night bus, ferry, bus
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.nightbus
- Take the ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghaeferry
- Take the bus from Donghae City Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminalbus
32h 14m₩308,980–420,738
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Seoul is to fly and bus which costs ₩130,000 - ₩440,000 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Seoul is to fly and bus which takes 4h 18m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩440,000.
The distance between Japan and Seoul is 624 km.
The best way to get from Japan to Seoul without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 11m and costs ₩300,000 - ₩550,000.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Japan to Seoul, including transfers.
There are 4311+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Japan and Seoul, South Korea?
All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) hourly.
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–550,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–490,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–600,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–450,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–280,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Kobe to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–430,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–700,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–550,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–650,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–490,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–490,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–600,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–280,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–700,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–330,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–340,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–330,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–480,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–490,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–350,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–240,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–280,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–290,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–280,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–430,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–450,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–260,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–230,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–270,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–350,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–300,000
- 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
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩240,000–300,000
- Green seat
- ₩310,000–420,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩51,000–54,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000–54,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000–78,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–46,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩36,000–46,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–65,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩42,600–95,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Phone
- +82 2 2667 0386
- Website
- klimousine.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- klimousine.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ₩85,000–190,000
- Premium seat
- ₩170,000–240,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–160,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- 4 seats in a row
- ₩55,000–150,000
- 3 seats in a row
- ₩60,000–160,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Donghae City Bus Terminal to Seoul Express Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩17,000–28,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ₩25,000–28,000
- Economy
- ₩17,000–21,000
- 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
- ₩17,000–142,512
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩237,519
- First Class
- ₩142,512
- Second Class
- ₩114,009
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩41,589–500,000
- 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
- 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
- ₩85,507–118,760
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩85,507
- First Class
- ₩118,760
- Deluxe
- ₩171,014
- Suite
- ₩266,021
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghae
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩225,000
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ₩1,280,000
- First Class
- ₩297,500
- Second Class
- ₩256,500
- Economy Class
- ₩225,000
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