There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Busan by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane SDJ - PUS
6h 42m₩216,575–498,105Night bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsakanightbus Forest
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
30h 10m₩126,407–636,712Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Sendai 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
14h 27m₩319,458–567,031Drive, ferry
- Drive from Sendai to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
27h 28m₩159,570–682,823Bus, night bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
27h 51m₩133,376–422,905Fly Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane SDJ - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
7h 50m₩351,575–1,259,305Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
7h 30m₩235,372–542,243
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Busan is to bus and night bus and car ferry which costs ₩130,000 - ₩430,000 and takes 27h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Busan is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs ₩210,000 - ₩500,000.
The distance between Sendai and Busan is 1138 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 14h 27m and costs ₩310,000 - ₩600,000.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Sendai to Busan, including transfers.
There are 525+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and 11 other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–950,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–350,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,200,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000–1,200,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport via Chūbu Centrair, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,300,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–460,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–350,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–850,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–400,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,200,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–400,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,500,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–950,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–370,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–1,100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–410,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–1,100,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–410,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–110,000
- 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
- ₩75,000–110,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Green seat
- ₩110,000–150,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–300,000
- 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
- ₩210,000–290,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩240,000–300,000
- Green seat
- ₩310,000–410,000
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–110,000
- 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
- ₩80,000–90,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩75,000–110,000
- Green Seat
- ₩110,000–160,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩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
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩23,500–24,000
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–11,000
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–43,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ₩80,000–190,000
- Premium seat
- ₩160,000–240,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–140,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.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
- ₩17,000–139,909
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩233,181
- First Class
- ₩139,909
- Second Class
- ₩111,927
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩33,000–500,000
- 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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