There are 11 ways to get from Matsue to Busan by car, car ferry, night bus, train, plane, 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.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Matsue to Hakata Port International Terminalcar
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
11h 12m₩171,555–228,913Night bus, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Matsue Station to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus Izumo Dream Hakata
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
15h 6m₩188,247–251,074Train, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane FUK - PUS
6h 49m₩241,494–549,727Train, car ferry via Okayama
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
11h 39m₩262,894–354,627Train, ferry
- Take the train from Matsue to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
18h 48mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Matsue to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l portcarferry
18h 48mFly Izumo Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IZO - PUS
7h 43m₩435,344–649,720Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane TAK - PUS
8h 34m₩266,894–547,927Train, train to Matsuyama Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MYJ - PUS
10h 11m₩247,224–550,257Fly Izumo Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane IZO - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
12h 36m₩400,344–1,100,920Fly Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Miho–Yonago Airport (YGJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane YGJ - PUS
8h 46m₩205,848–415,332
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Matsue to Busan is to drive and car ferry which costs ₩170,000 - ₩230,000 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Matsue to Busan is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs ₩240,000 - ₩550,000.
The distance between Matsue and Busan is 596 km.
The best way to get from Matsue to Busan without a car is to night bus and car ferry which takes 15h 6m and costs ₩180,000 - ₩260,000.
It takes approximately 11h 12m to get from Matsue to Busan, including transfers.
There are 942+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Matsue, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
Japan Airlines, Jeju Air, and two other airlines fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–440,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–600,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–340,000
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,400,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–300,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,000,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩900,000–3,700,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Daegu International Airport via Nagoya Airfield, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–1,800,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–3,400,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–320,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–2,100,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–230,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Itami, Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–340,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–340,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–1,000,000
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Miho–Yonago Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsue to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩47,000–70,000
- 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
- ₩50,000–60,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩47,000–70,000
- Green Seat
- ₩70,000–95,000
Train from Matsue to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩60,000–90,000
- 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
- ₩65,000–75,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩60,000–90,000
- Green Seat
- ₩95,000–130,000
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩23,000–33,000
- 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
- ₩29,000–33,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩23,000–32,000
- Green Seat
- ₩30,000–41,000
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000–75,000
- 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
- ₩55,000–65,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩50,000–75,000
- Green Seat
- ₩80,000–110,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–130,000
- 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
- ₩90,000–120,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Green seat
- ₩130,000–170,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–16,000
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–42,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- Economy Class
- ₩42,600
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 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 Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Matsue Station to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- 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
- ₩111,852–139,815
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩233,024
- First Class
- ₩139,815
- Second Class
- ₩111,852
- 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
- ₩83,889–116,512
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩83,889
- First Class
- ₩116,512
- Deluxe
- ₩167,777
- Suite
- ₩260,987
- 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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