There are 9 ways to get from Seoul to Beppu by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Train, fly to Fukuoka Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ICN - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Bepputrain
6h 44m¥15,691–66,856Train, fly to Kitakyushu Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane ICN - KKJ
- Take the train from Yukuhashi to Bepputrain
6h 38m¥14,781–57,456Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Seoul to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the car ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hakata Port International Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Hakata Port International Terminal to Beppucar
15h 25m¥23,275–31,464Bus, ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal to Beppu Kitahamabus
18h 3m¥20,409–26,028Train, fly to Oita Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Oita Airport (OIT)plane ICN - OIT
6h 7m¥24,021–82,156Train, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ICN - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
8h 43m¥22,071–89,006Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所ferry
- Take the train from Kashii to Bepputrain
16h 24m¥25,635–32,936Train, ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
16h 44m¥18,205–26,246Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
17h 4m¥16,030–25,579
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Beppu is to bus and ferry and car ferry which costs ¥20000 - ¥26000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Beppu is to train and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs ¥24000 - ¥85000.
The distance between Seoul and Beppu is 809 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Beppu without a car is to bus and ferry and car ferry which takes 18h 3m and costs ¥20000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Seoul to Beppu, including transfers.
There are 633+ hotels available in Beppu.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Beppu, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Beppu. However, you can take the train to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, walk to Incheon International Airport (ICN) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, then take the train to Beppu. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Seoul to Beppu via Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal and Hakata Port International Terminal in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–34,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kitakyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–60,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–29,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Oita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–38,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–29,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–42,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–29,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–29,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥470–650
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Yukuhashi to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Kashii to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,600–5,900
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,600–5,900
- First Class
- ¥8,100–8,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–7,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Non-reserved
- ¥4,300–6,000
- First Class
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Economy Class
- ¥6,471
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ¥2,400–2,500
- Economy Class
- ¥2,900–3,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Busan Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–5,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Economy
- ¥2,800–3,500
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal to Beppu Kitahama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- 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
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,739–11,904
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,904
- Weekday
- ¥9,739
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,739
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–460
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,500
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥9,000
- First Class
- ¥12,500
- Deluxe
- ¥18,000
- Suite
- ¥28,000
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,280–13,527
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥27,161
- Deluxe
- ¥18,937
- First class
- ¥13,527
- Second class
- ¥10,280
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