There are 9 ways to get from Tokyo to Busan (State) by train, plane, car ferry, night bus, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Take the train from TÅkyÅ Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
6h 5mâ©187,598â439,351Night bus, car ferry
cheapest- 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 Fukuoka
21h 41mâ©105,162â258,366Train, car ferry
- Take the train from TÅkyÅ Station to Hakatatrain Nozomi
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry Fukuoka
11h 59mâ©254,326â335,777Night bus, train, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hofu Stationnightbus
- Take the train from HÅfu to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l portcarferry
28h 27mTrain to Narita International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from TÅkyÅ Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane NRT - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Stationtrain
6h 20mâ©201,798â490,351Fly Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HND - PUS
6h 57mâ©277,741â485,499Fly Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane HND - USN
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain
9h 31mâ©286,941â597,499Train to ChÅ«bu Centrair International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from TÅkyÅ Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NGO - PUS
7h 19mâ©229,159â458,008Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
22h 45mâ©259,734â615,171
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Busan (State) is to night bus and car ferry which costs â©100,000 - â©260,000 and takes 21h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Busan (State) is to train and fly which takes 6h 5m and costs â©180,000 - â©440,000.
The distance between Tokyo and Busan (State) is 1140 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Busan (State) without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 59m and costs â©250,000 - â©340,000.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Tokyo to Busan (State), including transfers.
There are 942+ hotels available in Busan (State).
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Busan (State), South Korea?
Japan Airlines, Jin Air, and eight other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) hourly.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©170,000â360,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©340,000â1,100,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©270,000â470,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©210,000â1,000,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©130,000â310,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©170,000â410,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©260,000â800,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â600,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©170,000â360,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©260,000â650,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©130,000â300,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©170,000â410,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Takamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- â©300,000â550,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©150,000â350,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â600,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©130,000â340,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- â©320,000â450,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â420,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- â©310,000â420,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from TÅkyÅ Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©25,000â55,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- â©40,000â55,000
- Ordinary Car
- â©25,000â32,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from TÅkyÅ Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©210,000â300,000
- 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
- â©210,000â290,000
- Reserved seat
- â©240,000â300,000
- Green seat
- â©310,000â410,000
Train from TÅkyÅ Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©80,000â120,000
- 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
- â©80,000â110,000
- Reserved seat
- â©90,000â120,000
- Green seat
- â©110,000â160,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from HÅfu to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©15,000â30,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- â©15,000â22,000
- First Class
- â©21,000â30,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- â©7,500â12,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- â©7,500â11,000
- First Class
- â©8,000â12,000
- 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
- â©18,000â39,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- â©18,000â39,000
- First Class
- â©27,000â38,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©8,000â36,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- â©8,000â36,000
- First Class
- â©12,000â26,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- â©8,620â17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- â©8,620â8,660
- Economy class
- â©17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- â©15,100
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hofu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©110,000â160,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- 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
- â©80,000â240,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- â©80,000â190,000
- Premium seat
- â©160,000â240,000
- 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
- â©21,000â24,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©95,000â125,000
- Schedules at
- pukwan.co.kr
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- â©251,000
- Deluxe
- â©175,000
- First class
- â©125,000
- Second class
- â©95,000
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- â©180,000â500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- â©500,000
- Ocean View for 4 people
- â©250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- â©200,000
- Family
- â©180,000
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