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 Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Hakata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
17h 4m¥37,786–53,941Fly
cheapest- Fly from Pohang (KPO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KPO - HND
14h 20m¥23,277–72,814Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal to Samcheok Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminatoferry
- Take the night bus from Matsue Sta. to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitnightbus
33h 38m¥33,280–46,778Drive, ferry
- Drive from Pohang to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tokyocar
24h 17m¥30,274–72,007Train, ferry, night train
- Take the train from Pohong Station to Donghae Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminatoferry
- Take the night train from Yonago to Tōkyō Stationnighttrain
31h 35m¥44,856–55,382
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 17m.
The fastest way to get from Pohang to Tokyo is to fly which takes 14h 20m and costs ¥23000 - ¥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 10775+ 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.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Pohang to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–100,000
- 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
- ¥1,400–2,100
Train from Pohong Station to Donghae Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–3,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Non-reserved
- ¥1,800–2,600
- First Class
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–4,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,300–4,000
- First Class
- ¥1,900–3,300
- 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
- ¥2,000–3,902
- Schedules at
- intercitybuse.tmoney.co.kr
- Road
- ¥2,000–2,800
- 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
- ¥24,456
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥139,123
- First Class
- ¥32,336
- Second Class
- ¥27,879
- Economy Class
- ¥24,456
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,565–54,345
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥54,345
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥27,173
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,738
- Family
- ¥19,565
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