There are 5 ways to get from Pohang to Tokyo by train, car ferry, bus, ferry, night bus, plane, car, or night train
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 Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Take the train from Hakata to Tōkyō Station
17h 4m¥37,782–53,822Fly
cheapest- Fly from Pohang (KPO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)KPO - HND
13h 40m¥19,244–72,774Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Samcheok Bus Terminal
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Take the night bus from Matsue Sta. to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
33h 38m¥32,738–46,197Drive, ferry
- Drive from Pohang to Busan Int'l port
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyo
24h 4m¥30,273–72,005Train, ferry, night train
- Take the train from Pohong Station to Donghae Station
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Take the night train from Yonago to Tōkyō Station
31h 35m¥44,344–54,840
Pohang (KPO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pohang to Tokyo is to drive and ferry which costs ¥30000 - ¥75000 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Pohang to Tokyo is to fly which takes 13h 40m and costs ¥19000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Pohang and Tokyo is 1401 km.
The best way to get from Pohang to Tokyo without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 17h 4m and costs ¥37000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Pohang to Tokyo, including transfers.
There are 10517+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Pohang, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan?
Jin Air, Japan Airlines, and Korean Air fly from Pohang (KPO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) 3 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Pohang to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–95,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,600
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Non-reserved
- ¥950–1,300
- First Class
- ¥1,400–2,000
Train from Pohong Station to Donghae Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,372–2,900
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Non-reserved
- ¥1,800–2,500
- First Class
- ¥2,900–4,200
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,300–3,900
- First Class
- ¥1,900–3,200
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–32,000
- 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
- ¥23,000–31,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥26,000–32,000
- Green seat
- ¥33,000–44,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Night train from Yonago to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–28,000
- 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
- ¥19,000–22,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥20,000–28,000
- Green Seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Samcheok Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,805
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Road
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Matsue Sta. to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- 4 seats in a row
- ¥5,500–16,000
- 3 seats in a row
- ¥6,500–17,000
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥25,000
- First Class
- ¥15,000
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥23,972
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥136,372
- First Class
- ¥31,696
- Second Class
- ¥27,328
- Economy Class
- ¥23,972
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,178–53,270
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥53,270
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥26,635
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,308
- Family
- ¥19,178
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