There are 11 ways to get from Tokyo to Daegu by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, bus, car, or night bus
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane NRT - TAE
5h 15m₩186,677–476,120Drive, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Tokyo to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Drive from Busan Int'l port to Daegucar
24h₩147,840–655,658Train, car ferry
- 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 Dongdaegu Stationtrain
13h 21m₩264,595–510,660Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokuratrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Daegu Stationtrain
20h 27m₩303,265–429,958Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
6h 36m₩188,177–478,620Fly Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HND - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminalbus
7h 27m₩288,054–624,029Fly 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 Dongdaegu Stationtrain
8h 58m₩301,054–650,029Fly Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Gimpo International Airport (GMP)plane HND - GMP
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
7h 28m₩302,054–686,029Fly Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane HND - TAE
6h 36m₩266,554–821,529Fly Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane HND - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
8h 7m₩212,054–637,029Night bus, ferry, train
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimaenightbus
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Daegu Stationtrain
29h 9m₩177,922–384,283
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Daegu is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩180,000 - ₩480,000 and takes 6h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Daegu is to train and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs ₩180,000 - ₩480,000.
The distance between Tokyo and Daegu is 1140 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Daegu without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 21m and costs ₩260,000 - ₩550,000.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Tokyo to Daegu, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Daegu.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Daegu, South Korea?
All Nippon Airways, T'way Air, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–390,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–700,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–900,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–1,500,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–490,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–440,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–390,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport via Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–650,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–490,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–490,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–440,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–380,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–800,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Itami, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Kochi, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Matsuyama, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,200,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩80,000–410,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–900,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–380,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Takamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,000,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,500,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–420,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩25,000–55,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ₩41,000–55,000
- Ordinary Car
- ₩25,000–32,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000–290,000
- 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
- ₩210,000–280,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩230,000–290,000
- Green seat
- ₩300,000–400,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
Train from Busan Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩14,000–27,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩14,000–20,000
- First Class
- ₩19,000–27,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–18,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–80,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩29,000–40,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–80,000
- Economy Class
- ₩54,422
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 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
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–37,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩11,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Busan Station to Daegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩7,800–7,900
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩7,800–7,900
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae Int'l Airport to Dongdaegu Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩11,000–15,000
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kokura Ekimae
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–240,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ₩85,000–190,000
- Premium seat
- ₩170,000–240,000
- 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
- ₩17,000–142,370
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩237,283
- First Class
- ₩142,370
- Second Class
- ₩113,896
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,422–118,642
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩85,422
- First Class
- ₩118,642
- Deluxe
- ₩170,844
- Suite
- ₩265,757
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩41,624–500,000
- 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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