There are 9 ways to get from Kagoshima to Busan by train, plane, car ferry, car, 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 to Fukuoka Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)FUK - PUS
4h 6m₩169,250–436,848Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus TerminalSakurajima
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalFukuoka
12h 22m₩138,425–233,369Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to HakataTsubame / ...
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalFukuoka
8h 56m₩191,650–261,648Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KMI - PUS
7h 42m₩355,608–668,906Fly from Kagoshima Airport
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KOJ - PUS
5h 54m₩187,590–404,117Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Shinyatsushiro
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KMJ - PUS
6h 14m₩173,299–362,760Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kagoshima to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalFukuoka
9h 39m₩155,666–215,962Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to KokuraSakura / ...
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
15h 28m₩161,486–226,858Train, car ferry via Shimonoseki
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to KokuraSakura / ...
- Take the car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l port
15h 28m₩171,486–236,858
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Busan is to drive and car ferry which costs ₩150,000 - ₩220,000 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Busan is to train and fly which takes 4h 6m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩440,000.
The distance between Kagoshima and Busan is 488 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 8h 56m and costs ₩190,000 - ₩270,000.
It takes approximately 4h 6m to get from Kagoshima to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1083+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
JetStar Japan, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–240,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–700,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–650,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–220,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–420,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–320,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–170,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–220,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–550,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–260,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–700,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–850,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–600,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–340,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–950,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–95,000
- 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
- ₩65,000–90,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩75,000–95,000
- Green seat
- ₩95,000–130,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Shinyatsushiro
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩40,000–60,000
- 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
- ₩40,000–55,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩49,000–60,000
- Green seat
- ₩60,000–80,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–110,000
- 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
- ₩75,000–110,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Green seat
- ₩110,000–150,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩35,000–49,000
- 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
- ₩40,000–46,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩35,000–49,000
- Green Seat
- ₩50,000–70,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.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
- ₩113,700–142,125
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩236,874
- First Class
- ₩142,125
- Second Class
- ₩113,700
- 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
- ₩85,275–118,437
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩85,275
- First Class
- ₩118,437
- Deluxe
- ₩170,550
- Suite
- ₩265,299
- 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
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