There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Sendai by train, plane, ferry, bus, or night bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane ICN - SDJ
5h 56m¥28,982–47,301Train, 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
21h 55m¥44,562–63,182Bus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminatoferry
- Take the night bus from Matsue Station North Exit to Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
40h 51m¥39,191–50,098Fly Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane GMP - SDJ
7h 6m¥32,681–47,043Fly Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane GMP - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
11h 15m¥43,011–77,423Fly Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GMP - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
6h 42m¥34,771–78,163Train, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Sendai Station East Exitnightbus
36h 45m¥30,862–76,982
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Sendai is to train and fly which costs ¥29000 - ¥48000 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Sendai is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs ¥29000 - ¥48000.
The distance between Seoul and Sendai is 1349 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Sendai without a car is to train and ferry which takes 21h 55m and costs ¥44000 - ¥65000.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Seoul to Sendai, including transfers.
There are 253+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Sendai, Japan?
Peach Aviation Limited, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–46,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–110,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–46,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–60,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–55,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–70,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–120,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–100,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–110,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–46,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–55,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–75,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–70,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–60,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥480–600
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- 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
- ¥5,500–5,800
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,500–5,800
- First Class
- ¥8,100–8,400
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,000
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥2,700–3,000
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,300
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Matsue Station North Exit to Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Sendai Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- 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
- 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
- ¥24,160
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥137,443
- First Class
- ¥31,945
- Second Class
- ¥27,543
- Economy Class
- ¥24,160
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥19,328–53,689
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥53,689
- Ocean View for 4 people
- ¥26,845
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ¥21,476
- Family
- ¥19,328
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