There are 6 ways to get from Tokyo to Seoul by plane, train 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.
Recommended option
Fly Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo
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Fly from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP)
Cheapest option
Train to Tokyo Narita, fly to Incheon, train
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Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
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Fly from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Incheon (ICN)
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Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
4 alternative options
Fly Tokyo Haneda to Incheon, train
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Fly from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Incheon (ICN)
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Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
Train to Tokyo Narita, fly to Seoul Gimpo
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Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
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Fly from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP)
Train, ferry
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Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
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Take the ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan Port International Terminal
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Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
Train, ferry via Shimonoseki
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Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
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Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan
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Take the train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Seoul Gimpo (GMP) flights
The flight time between Tokyo Haneda (HND) and Seoul Gimpo (GMP) is around 2h 58m and covers a distance of around 1180 km. This includes an average layover time of around 17 min. Services are operated by Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and others. Typically 105 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Seoul is to train and fly which costs ¥17000 - ¥60000 and takes 6h 35m.
The quickest way to get from Tokyo to Seoul is to fly which costs ¥26000 - ¥75000 and takes 5h 28m.
The distance between Tokyo and Seoul is 1159 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Seoul without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 11m and costs ¥35000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Tokyo to Seoul, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Seoul Gimpo Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 20m.
Star Flyer, Japan Airlines, Korean Air and two other airlines offer flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Seoul Gimpo Airport.
There are 1099+ hotels available in Seoul. Prices start at ₩72,030 per night.

- Distance: 1159.5 km
- Duration: 5h 28m
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, South Korea?
Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways and three other airlines fly from Tokyo to Seoul hourly.

- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000 - ₩1100,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000 - ₩750,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000 - ₩550,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000 - ₩1500,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000 - ₩1500,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000 - ₩650,000

- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000 - ₩900,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000 - ₩1200,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩210,000 - ₩650,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000 - ₩420,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Incheon, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000 - ₩420,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000 - ₩420,000

- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩330,000 - ₩900,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000 - ₩1200,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon via Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000 - ₩1200,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000 - ₩1500,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000 - ₩700,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000 - ₩420,000

- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000 - ₩1100,000
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000 - ₩550,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000 - ₩650,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000 - ₩470,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000 - ₩600,000

- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000 - ₩550,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000 - ₩400,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000 - ₩450,000

- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000 - ₩550,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000 - ₩470,000
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Gimhae, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000 - ₩600,000

- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000 - ₩600,000

- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000 - ₩550,000

- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000 - ₩600,000

- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Tokyo Haneda to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000 - ₩650,000

- Website
- perimeter.ca
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000 - ₩600,000

- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000 - ₩650,000

- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000 - ₩500,000

- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Tokyo Narita to Seoul Gimpo via Kaohsiung
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000 - ₩440,000

- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,200 - ₩6,500
- Schedules at
- arex.or.kr

- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩23,000 - ₩49,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ₩38,000 - ₩49,000
- Ordinary Car
- ₩23,000 - ₩30,000

- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩200,000 - ₩280,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩200,000 - ₩280,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩220,000 - ₩280,000
- Green seat
- ₩290,000 - ₩390,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000 - ₩270,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Unreserved seat
- ₩190,000 - ₩260,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩210,000 - ₩270,000
- Green seat
- ₩280,000 - ₩370,000

- Phone
- 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.co.kr
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩50,000 - ₩80,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000 - ₩55,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000 - ₩79,000

- Phone
- +82 1544 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩41,000 - ₩65,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩46,000 - ₩65,000
- Standing
- ₩41,000 - ₩60,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000 - ₩100,000
- Economy Class
- ₩61,100
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩51,900

- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩22,000 - ₩28,000
- Website
- http://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizBfTicketSearch.do
- Standing/Non-reserved
- ₩22,000 - ₩24,000
- Economy Class
- ₩26,000 - ₩28,000

- Phone
- 051 469 0778
- Website
- jrbeetle.com
Ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan Port International Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩44,000 - ₩45,000
- Schedules at
- jrbeetle.com

- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000 - ₩110,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩79,319
- First Class
- ₩110,165
- Deluxe
- ₩158,638
- Suite
- ₩246,770
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