There are 6 ways to get from Kyoto (State) to Busan by train, plane, car ferry, night bus, ferry, bus, or taxi
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KIX - PUS
5h 20m₩141,679–354,277Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Kyōto to Hakatatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
10h 11m₩154,073–341,356Night bus, train, ferry
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Hōfu-ekinightbus
- Take the train from Hōfu to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
27h 51mTrain to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NGO - PUS
5h 40m₩179,679–461,777Bus to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminalbus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ITM - PUS
6h 47m₩194,679–567,277Taxi, ferry
- Take the taxi from Kyoto to Osaka International Ferry Terminaltaxi
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
18h 2m₩257,320–753,287
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto (State) to Busan is to train and car ferry which costs ₩150,000 - ₩350,000 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto (State) to Busan is to train and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs ₩140,000 - ₩360,000.
The distance between Kyoto (State) and Busan is 687 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto (State) to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 10h 11m and costs ₩150,000 - ₩350,000.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Kyoto (State) to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1042+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Kyoto (State), Japan and Busan, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Kyoto (State) to Busan. However, you can take the subway to Kyoto, walk to Kyōto, take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae International Airport Station, then take the subway to Sasang Station. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Marutamachi to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Kyoto, Kyōto, Hakata, and Hakata Port International Terminal in around 10h 11m.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–280,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–390,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–550,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–650,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–750,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,000,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–600,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,300,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–550,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–650,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,000,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–650,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–750,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–280,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–650,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–950,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–280,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,000,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–290,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–1,000,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–40,000
- 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
- ₩34,000–39,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩28,000–40,000
- Green Seat
- ₩39,000–55,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–180,000
- 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
- ₩120,000–170,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩140,000–180,000
- Green seat
- ₩180,000–240,000
Train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hōfu to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Hōfu-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijou gate to Osaka Itami Airport South Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- 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
- ₩17,000–138,583
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩230,972
- First Class
- ₩138,583
- Second Class
- ₩110,867
- 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
- ₩83,150–115,486
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩83,150
- First Class
- ₩115,486
- Deluxe
- ₩166,300
- Suite
- ₩258,689
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩43,067–500,000
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–260,000
Miyako Taxi
- Phone
- +81 75-661-6611
- Website
- 117385.com
Kyoto MK
- Phone
- +81 75-778-4145
- Website
- mktaxi-japan.com
Hankyu Taxi
- Phone
- +81 57-008-9800
- Website
- hankyu-taxi.co.jp
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