There are 8 ways to get from Tsukuba to Busan by plane, train, car ferry, car, ferry, bus, or night bus
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Fly Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane IBR - PUS
5h 21m₩446,046–922,627Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Higashi-Matsudo to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NRT - PUS
7h 19m₩168,178–415,056Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tsukuba to Akihabaratrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
14h 7m₩269,618–359,837Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tsukuba to Osaka International Ferry Terminalcar
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
23h 58m₩270,895–631,293Bus, night bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Tsukuba Center to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hofu Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Hōfu to Shimonosekitrain
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry
32h 1mTrain to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Take the train from Tsukuba to Akihabaratrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane HND - PUS
8h 4m₩289,678–495,456Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Higashi-Matsudo to 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 Busan Stationtrain
8h 17m₩193,178–472,256Bus, night bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tsukuba Center to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- 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
25h 34m
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsukuba to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩160,000 - ₩420,000 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Tsukuba to Busan is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs ₩440,000 - ₩950,000.
The distance between Tsukuba and Busan is 1080 km.
The best way to get from Tsukuba to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 14h 7m and costs ₩270,000 - ₩360,000.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Tsukuba to Busan, including transfers.
There are 944+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Tsukuba, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
Spring Airlines, Skymark Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–750,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kobe, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–360,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–460,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–1,100,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–850,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–400,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–800,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–410,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–600,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–850,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–900,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–600,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–350,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩360,000–850,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kobe, Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–850,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–400,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Takamatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–550,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–410,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–600,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–360,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–450,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–410,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–360,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–410,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩320,000–950,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–410,000
- Phone
- 0570-000-298
- Website
- mir.co.jp
Train from Tsukuba to Akihabara
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.mir.co.jp/en/
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hōfu to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Higashi-Matsudo to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,000–8,500
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩15,000–30,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩15,000–22,000
- First Class
- ₩21,000–30,000
- 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
- ₩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
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,620–17,800
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩8,620–8,660
- Economy class
- ₩17,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ₩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
- ₩110,000–160,000
- 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
- ₩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
- ₩21,000–24,000
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- 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 for 4 people
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin for 4 people
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
- 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
- ₩84,927–117,954
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩84,927
- First Class
- ₩117,954
- Deluxe
- ₩169,853
- Suite
- ₩264,216
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