There are 7 ways to get from Niigata to Busan by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, car, or night bus
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Fly Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KIJ - PUS
7h 47m₩315,539–708,188Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Niigata to Uenotrain
- Take the train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
8h 26m₩210,839–528,288Bus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Toppara to Kanazawabus
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
19h 50m₩352,238–504,771Train, ferry
- Take the train from Niigata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
21h 43m₩351,339–502,488Fly Niigata Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane KIJ - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 20m₩489,039–1,555,388Drive, ferry
- Drive from Niigata to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
24h 17m₩271,204–631,739Night bus, ferry
- Take the night bus from Niigata Station South Exit to Liber Hotelnightbus Sy3653
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
31h 6m₩248,039–644,588
Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Niigata to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩210,000 - ₩550,000 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Niigata to Busan is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs ₩310,000 - ₩750,000.
The distance between Niigata and Busan is 977 km.
The best way to get from Niigata to Busan without a car is to bus and train and car ferry which takes 19h 50m and costs ₩350,000 - ₩550,000.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Niigata to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1066+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Niigata, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
Korean Air, Blue Panorama Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–460,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,800,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–370,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–370,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–850,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–1,100,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–340,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–950,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–750,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–350,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Daegu International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,500,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–900,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–350,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–850,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–210,000
- 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
- ₩150,000–200,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩170,000–210,000
- Green seat
- ₩210,000–290,000
Train from Niigata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–100,000
- 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
- ₩70,000–95,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩80,000–100,000
- Green seat
- ₩100,000–140,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000–280,000
- 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
- ₩200,000–280,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩220,000–280,000
- Green seat
- ₩290,000–390,000
Train from Niigata to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–100,000
- 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
- ₩70,000–95,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩80,000–100,000
- Green seat
- ₩100,000–140,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 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
- 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 19m
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩23,300–23,800
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Keisei-Ueno to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Toppara to Kanazawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩46,000–85,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩31,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Niigata Station South Exit to Liber Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–140,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.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
- ₩110,971–138,714
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩231,190
- First Class
- ₩138,714
- Second Class
- ₩110,971
- 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
- ₩83,229–115,595
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩83,229
- First Class
- ₩115,595
- Deluxe
- ₩166,457
- Suite
- ₩258,933
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- 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
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