There are 8 ways to get from Sado to Seoul by ferry, plane, bus, train, car ferry, or night bus
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Ferry to Niigata Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
best- Take the ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigataferry
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KIJ - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
10h 49m₩346,534–632,395Ferry to Niigata Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigataferry
- Fly from Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane KIJ - GMP
14h 36m₩250,134–861,595Ferry, train, car ferry
- Take the ferry from Ogi Port to Naoetsuferry
- Take the train from Jōetsumyōkō to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
21h 3m₩564,168–749,997Ferry, bus, night bus, train
- Take the ferry from Ogi Port to Naoetsuferry
- Take the bus from Kida to Gondobus
- Take the night bus from Gondo to Universal Studios Japannightbus
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Seoul Stationtrain
37h 53mFerry, train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Gimpo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigataferry
- Take the train from Niigata to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane HND - GMP
13h 3m₩343,284–825,395Ferry, bus to Sendai Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigataferry
- Take the bus from Niigata to Sendaibus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane SDJ - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
15h 34m₩315,516–659,877Ferry, train, train to Komatsu Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Ogi Port to Naoetsuferry
- Take the train from Jōetsumyōkō to Toyamatrain
- Take the train from Toyama to Komatsutrain
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KMQ - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemunbus
12h 19m₩404,867–634,867Ferry, train, night bus
- Take the ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigataferry
- Take the train from Echigoishiyama to Nagaokatrain
- Take the night bus from Nagaoka Station Oteguchi to Liber Hotelnightbus
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain
38h 6m₩397,034–971,395
Niigata Airport (KIJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sado to Seoul is to ferry and fly and bus which costs ₩340,000 - ₩650,000 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Sado to Seoul is to ferry and fly and bus which takes 10h 49m and costs ₩340,000 - ₩650,000.
The distance between Sado and Seoul is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Sado to Seoul without a car is to ferry and train and car ferry which takes 21h 3m and costs ₩550,000 - ₩750,000.
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Sado to Seoul, including transfers.
There are 4000+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Sado, Japan and Seoul, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Sado to Seoul. However, you can take the bus to Ryotsu Port Sado Kisen, walk to Ryōtsu Port, take the ferry to Niigata, walk to Pia Bandai, take the bus to Niigata Nippou Media Ship, walk to Bandai City, take the bus to Niigata Airport, walk to Niigata Airport (KIJ) airport, fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the bus to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Sado to Suseo SRT via Ogi Port, Naoetsu, Naoetsu, Jōetsumyōkō, Tōkyō Station, Hakata, Hakata Port International Terminal, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, and Busan Station in around 21h 3m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Niigata Airport to Incheon International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–850,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–490,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–490,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–420,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Incheon International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–420,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Incheon International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–420,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Incheon International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Incheon International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,000,000
Flights from Niigata Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–650,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–800,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–650,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Fukuoka, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–850,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–490,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–420,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–700,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Incheon International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–650,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Niigata Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Fukuoka, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–850,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Jōetsumyōkō to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- 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 Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–300,000
- 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
- ₩220,000–300,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩240,000–300,000
- Green seat
- ₩310,000–420,000
Train from Niigata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–110,000
- 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
- ₩70,000–100,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Green seat
- ₩100,000–140,000
Train from Jōetsumyōkō to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩37,000–55,000
- 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
- ₩37,000–49,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩45,000–55,000
- Green seat
- ₩55,000–75,000
Train from Toyama to Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–50,000
- 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
- ₩32,000–43,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩40,000–50,000
- Green seat
- ₩49,000–65,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩51,000–54,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000–54,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000–78,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–95,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Echigoishiyama to Nagaoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,500–12,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 2 2667 0386
- Website
- klimousine.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Ramada Hotel and Suites Namdaemun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- klimousine.com
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Bus from Kida to Gondo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
Night bus from Gondo to Universal Studios Japan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–85,000
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Niigata to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Nagaoka Station Oteguchi to Liber Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–150,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Website
- sadokisen.co.jp
Ferry from Ryōtsu Port to Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩24,535–152,395
- Schedules at
- sadokisen.co.jp
- 2nd-Class Cabin
- ₩24,535
- 1st-Class Cabin
- ₩34,726
- Special Room
- ₩65,488
- Suite Room
- ₩152,395
- Vehicle
- ₩100,000–400,000
- Jetfoil
- ₩63,129
Ferry from Ogi Port to Naoetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩65,110
- Schedules at
- sadokisen.co.jp
- 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
- ₩21,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- 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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