There are 7 ways to get from Kagoshima to Daegu by train, car ferry, plane, car, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
10h 18m₩168,186–271,111Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Kagoshima to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Drive from Busan Int'l port to Daegu
10h 54m₩147,696–218,560Fly Kagoshima Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)KOJ - TAE
7h 2m₩217,029–466,193Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from Busan Station to Daegu Station
17h 29m₩162,212–245,777Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)FUK - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
5h 30m₩164,286–530,411Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)FUK - TAE
5h 19m₩163,086–598,011Fly Kagoshima Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)KOJ - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
7h 22m₩179,229–830,593
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Daegu is to drive and car ferry which costs ₩140,000 - ₩220,000 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Daegu is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩600,000.
The distance between Kagoshima and Daegu is 610 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Daegu without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 18m and costs ₩160,000 - ₩280,000.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Kagoshima to Daegu, including transfers.
There are 207+ hotels available in Daegu.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Daegu, South Korea?
Korean Air, Jeju Air, and three other airlines fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–900,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–750,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–450,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–240,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–280,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–1,300,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–700,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–190,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–310,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–220,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–350,000
- 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-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
- ₩75,000–100,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Green seat
- ₩110,000–150,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩16,000–22,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Busan Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–20,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩14,000–20,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ₩19,000–27,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩26,000–48,157
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩29,000–40,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩26,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–70,000
- Economy Class
- ₩48,157
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩36,641
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩7,200–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩7,200–7,400
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,670
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩15,100
Train from Busan Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,500–7,900
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩6,500–6,800
- Economy Class
- ₩7,800–7,900
- 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
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- 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
- ₩84,413–112,550
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩187,583
- First Class
- ₩112,550
- Second Class
- ₩84,413
- 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
- ₩84,413–117,240
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩84,413
- First Class
- ₩117,240
- Deluxe
- ₩168,825
- Suite
- ₩262,617
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