There are 7 ways to get from Tsuruga to Busan by train, plane, car ferry, night bus, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KIX - PUS
6h₩157,904–471,683Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Take the car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
11h 1m₩273,104–377,509Train, night bus, ferry
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Hōfu-eki
- Take the train from Hōfu to Shimonoseki
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
28h 41mTrain, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Maibara
- Take the train from Maibara to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)NGO - PUS
6h 31m₩183,393–440,474Train to Komatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Komatsu
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)KMQ - PUS
7h 13m₩351,134–709,317Train to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)ITM - PUS
7h 27m₩421,904–2,656,483Drive, ferry
- Drive from Tsuruga to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger TerminalPanstar Miracle Osaka
19h 38m₩203,583–534,064
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tsuruga to Busan is to train and fly which costs ₩150,000 - ₩480,000 and takes 6h.
The fastest way to get from Tsuruga to Busan is to train and fly which takes 6h and costs ₩150,000 - ₩480,000.
The distance between Tsuruga and Busan is 776 km.
The best way to get from Tsuruga to Busan without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 1m and costs ₩270,000 - ₩380,000.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Tsuruga to Busan, including transfers.
There are 1079+ hotels available in Busan.
What companies run services between Tsuruga, Japan and Busan, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Tsuruga to Busan. However, you can take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS), walk to Gimhae International Airport Station, then take the subway to Sasang Station. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tsuruga to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal via Kyōto, Hakata, and Hakata Port International Terminal in around 11h 1m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–290,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–800,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–550,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–1,200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–550,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–270,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–700,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩280,000–1,000,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–850,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–450,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–260,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–450,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩260,000–500,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩440,000–1,500,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–700,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–340,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–300,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩170,000–550,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–700,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–850,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩160,000–340,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–330,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–430,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩240,000–850,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩110,000–320,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩230,000–450,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–850,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–330,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,000,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–50,000
- 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
- ₩41,000–47,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩36,000–50,000
- Green Seat
- ₩50,000–70,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩20,000–30,000
- 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
- ₩26,000–30,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩20,000–28,000
- Green Seat
- ₩26,000–35,000
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–39,000
- 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
- ₩33,000–38,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩28,000–39,000
- Green Seat
- ₩39,000–55,000
Train from Tsuruga to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩17,000–28,000
- 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
- ₩24,000–28,000
- Reserved Seat
- ₩17,000–25,000
- Green Seat
- ₩22,000–30,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hōfu to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–180,000
- 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
- ₩120,000–170,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩140,000–180,000
- Green seat
- ₩180,000–240,000
Train from Maibara to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩28,000–44,000
- 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
- ₩28,000–38,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩35,000–44,000
- Green seat
- ₩42,000–60,000
Train from Tsuruga to Komatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–55,000
- 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
- ₩36,000–49,000
- Reserved seat
- ₩45,000–55,000
- Green seat
- ₩55,000–75,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Maibara to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Hōfu-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩85,000–110,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ₩85,000–110,000
- 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
- ₩111,101–138,876
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩231,459
- First Class
- ₩138,876
- Second Class
- ₩111,101
- 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
- ₩83,326–115,730
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩83,326
- First Class
- ₩115,730
- Deluxe
- ₩166,651
- Suite
- ₩259,234
- 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
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