There are 6 ways to get from Ulsan to Kitakyushu by bus, plane, train, taxi, ferry, car ferry, or subway
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Bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly, train
best- Take the bus from Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminal to Gimhae Airport Int`l Terminalbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
3h 33m¥14,251–43,581Train, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Taehwagang Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuokacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
10h 41m¥9,836–31,910Taxi, ferry, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Ulsan to Busan Int'l porttaxi
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the taxi from Fukuoka, Hakata to Kitakyushutaxi
9h 47m¥30,994–47,957Train, train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Taehwagang Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
- Take the train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TAE - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
4h 41m¥16,796–53,460Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ulsan Station to Busan Stationtrain KTX Seoul
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
13h 58m¥10,122–17,122Subway, car ferry
- Take the subway from Gaeunpo Station to Busan Nat'l Univ. of Edu. Stationsubway Donghae
- Take the car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
14h 13m¥10,409–14,517
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulsan to Kitakyushu is to train and ferry which costs ¥10000 - ¥18000 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Ulsan to Kitakyushu is to bus and fly and train which takes 3h 33m and costs ¥14000 - ¥44000.
The distance between Ulsan and Kitakyushu is 352 km.
The best way to get from Ulsan to Kitakyushu without a car is to taxi and ferry and car ferry which takes 9h 47m and costs ¥31000 - ¥48000.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Ulsan to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
There are 195+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Ulsan, South Korea and Kitakyushu, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Ulsan to Kitakyushu. However, you can take the bus to Gimhae Airport Int`l Terminal, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, then take the train to Kokura. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Busan Int'l port, take the ferry to Hitakatsu, walk to Hitakatsu, take the car ferry to Fukuoka, Hakata, then take the taxi to Kitakyushu.
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–30,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–48,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–34,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Taehwagang Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥286–1,100
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥700–1,000
- First Class
- ¥700–1,100
- Economy Class
- ¥286
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥656–1,200
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥750–1,100
- First Class
- ¥800–1,200
- Economy Class
- ¥656
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥1,100–1,600
- First Class
- ¥1,400–2,000
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ¥800–1,200
- First Class
- ¥850–1,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Taehwagang Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥290–330
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥290–330
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥340–370
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ¥340–370
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Gyeongju Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–3,700
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥800–3,700
- First Class
- ¥1,200–2,700
Train from Gyeongju Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,900
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥1,300–3,900
- First Class
- ¥1,900–3,200
Train from Ulsan Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–3,800
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥850–3,800
- First Class
- ¥1,300–2,700
- Phone
- +82 1544 5005
- Website
- humetro.busan.kr
Subway from Gaeunpo Station to Busan Nat'l Univ. of Edu. Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–318
- Schedules at
- humetro.busan.kr
- Rail
- ¥230–300
- Phone
- +82 52 274 6100
- Website
- taehwaairport.co.kr
Bus from Ulsan Taehwa Bus Terminal to Gimhae Airport Int`l Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥932
- Schedules at
- taehwaairport.co.kr
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥380–11,639
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- ¥11,639
- Weekday
- ¥9,523
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥650–14,000
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,581
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,697
- Schedules at
- daea.com
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,230
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥5,230
- Vehicle
- ¥18,000–90,000
Car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,280
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥4,400
- Second Class Reserved Seating
- ¥5,340
- First Class
- ¥6,280
- Vehicle
- ¥17,000–85,000
- Phone
- 0927251162
- Website
- iki-tsushima.com
Car ferry from Tsushima to Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000
- Schedules at
- iki-tsushima.com
- Passenger
- ¥4,000
- Vehicle
- ¥17,000–80,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,500
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥9,000
- First Class
- ¥12,500
- Deluxe
- ¥18,000
- Suite
- ¥28,000
- Website
- pukwan.co.kr
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,052–13,226
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥26,558
- Deluxe
- ¥18,517
- First class
- ¥13,226
- Second class
- ¥10,052
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–22,000
Ulsan Call Taxi
- Phone
- +82 52 227 2222
Namchang Call Taxi
- Phone
- +82 52 237 3300
Eonyang Call Taxi
- Phone
- +82 52 254 4545
Panda taxi
- Phone
- +81 92-716-2170
- Website
- pandataxi.com
Fukuoka MK
- Phone
- +81 92-713-2229
- Website
- mk-group.co.jp
Fukuoka Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 570-08-1234
- Website
- fukuoka-kotsu.co.jp
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