There are 8 ways to get from KAIST to Osaka by train, plane, car ferry, bus, car, or ferry
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Train to Cheongju International Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Cheongju Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CJJ - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
7h 18m¥16,528–48,673Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Busan Stationtrain SRT Suseo
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
20h 36m¥6,163–61,568Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
15h 19m¥17,163–41,568Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kobe (UKB)plane ICN - UKB
7h 33m¥24,173–128,059Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ICN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
8h 20m¥21,013–52,409Train to Gimpo International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane GMP - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
8h 14m¥24,063–51,409Train to Cheongju International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Daejeon Station to Cheongju Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CJJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
8h 30m¥26,078–64,773Drive, ferry
- Drive from KAIST to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
20h 23m¥10,523–63,851
Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from KAIST to Osaka is to train and car ferry which costs ¥17000 - ¥42000 and takes 15h 19m.
The fastest way to get from KAIST to Osaka is to train and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs ¥16000 - ¥49000.
The distance between KAIST and Osaka is 876 km.
The best way to get from KAIST to Osaka without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 15h 19m and costs ¥17000 - ¥42000.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from KAIST to Osaka, including transfers.
There are 2487+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between KAIST, South Korea and Osaka, Japan?
There is no direct connection from KAIST to Osaka. However, you can walk to Wolpyeong Station, take the subway to Daejeon Station, walk to Daejeon Station, take the train to Cheongju Airport Station, walk to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from KAIST to Shin-Ōsaka Station via Wolpyeong Station, Daejeon Station, Daejeon Station, Busan Station, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Hakata Port International Terminal, and Hakata in around 15h 19m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–45,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–50,000
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–65,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–65,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–37,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–60,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Cheongju International Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–44,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Daejeon Station to Cheongju Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥420–460
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥420–460
Train from Daejeon Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,760–1,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥1,760–1,800
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Daejeon Station to Cheongju Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥900–1,300
- First Class
- ¥1,000–1,500
Train from Daejeon Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥3,000–4,200
- First Class
- ¥4,300–6,500
- Economy Class
- ¥3,526
Train from Daejeon Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–3,400
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,700–2,400
- First Class
- ¥2,300–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Daejeon Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–4,800
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥3,700–4,800
- First Class
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,691
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–1,850
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–15,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥25,000
- First Class
- ¥15,000
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,403–52,831
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥52,831
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥26,416
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,133
- Family
- ¥19,019
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