There are 10 ways to get from Tokyo to Pohang by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, ferry, night bus, or night train
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, bus
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Pohang Intercity Bus Terminalbus
6h 56m₩141,755–498,700Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane NRT - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Stationtrain
6h 12m₩132,755–409,700Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Stationtrain
13h 54mDrive, ferry
- 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 Pohangcar
24h 22m₩275,920–639,329Night bus, ferry, bus
- Take the nightbus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.nightbus
- Take the ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghaeferry
- Take the bus from Donghae City Bus Terminal to Pohang Intercity Bus Terminalbus
33h 9m₩215,383–311,267Fly 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
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Stationtrain
10h 18m₩273,654–785,293Fly 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 Seoul Station to Pohong Stationtrain
8h 28m₩296,654–745,493Fly Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane HND - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Stationtrain
7h 35m₩287,654–604,293Night train, ferry, train
- Take the nighttrain from Tōkyō Station to Yonagonighttrain
- Take the ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghaeferry
- Take the train from Donghae Station to Pohong Stationtrain
32h 17m₩253,607–322,496Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Yonagotrain
- Take the ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghaeferry
- Take the train from Donghae Station to Pohong Stationtrain
32h 18m₩251,715–309,175
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Pohang is to train and fly which costs ₩130,000 - ₩410,000 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Pohang is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩410,000.
The distance between Tokyo and Pohang is 1223 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Pohang without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 54m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Tokyo to Pohang, including transfers.
There are 252+ hotels available in Pohang.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Pohang, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Tokyo to Pohang. However, you can take the train to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3, walk to Narita International Airport (NRT) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae International Airport, then take the bus to Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tōkyō Station to Pohong Station via Hakata Fukuoka, Hakata Port International Terminal, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Busan Station, and Dongdaegu Station in around 13h 54m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–700,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–600,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–850,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–600,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–370,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–850,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–420,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–340,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–700,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–950,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–250,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Ulsan Airport via Gimpo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–700,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–260,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–370,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,200,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩9,500–13,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩9,500–13,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–130,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩11,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩11,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–18,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–18,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩11,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
Train from Seoul Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩40,000–85,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩40,000–55,000
- First Class
- ₩55,000–85,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩11,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
Train from Donghae Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩13,300–41,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩20,000–28,000
- First Class
- ₩28,000–41,000
- Economy class
- ₩13,300
Train from Donghae Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩13,300–41,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩20,000–28,000
- First Class
- ₩28,000–41,000
- Economy class
- ₩13,300
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩18,000–39,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩18,000–39,000
- First Class
- ₩27,000–38,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩11,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩11,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩5,400–5,700
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩5,400–5,700
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩5,400–5,700
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩5,400–5,700
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩5,400–5,700
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩5,400–5,700
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Pohong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩5,400–5,700
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩5,400–5,700
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Night train from Tōkyō Station to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–150,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–16,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩12,000–16,000
Bus from Donghae City Bus Terminal to Pohang Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩21,000–28,000
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩21,000–28,000
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩48,000–140,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- 4 seats in a row
- ₩48,000–130,000
- 3 seats in a row
- ₩55,000–140,000
- 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
- ₩94,164–125,778
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩209,629
- 1st Class
- ₩125,778
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩113,200
- 2nd Class
- ₩100,622
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–500,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ₩500,000
- Ocean View Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- booking@ferryvl.com
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghae
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩135,284
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ₩1,209,590
- First Class
- ₩208,230
- Second Class
- ₩167,115
- Economy Class
- ₩135,284
Ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghae
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩135,284
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ₩1,209,590
- First Class
- ₩208,230
- Second Class
- ₩167,115
- Economy Class
- ₩135,284
Ferry from Sakaiminato to Donghae
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₩135,284
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ₩1,209,590
- First Class
- ₩208,230
- Second Class
- ₩167,115
- Economy Class
- ₩135,284
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