There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Tsukuba by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, night bus, bus, or car
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane PUS - HND
- Take the train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukubatrain
8h 13m¥28,142–47,709Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PUS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudotrain
6h 58m¥16,962–62,669Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukubatrain Tx
16h 34mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukubatrain Tx
19h 37mFerry, train, night bus, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the nightbus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Centerbus
29h 31m¥26,700–37,100Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane TAE - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudotrain
7h 48m¥21,676–56,485Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane PUS - IBR
7h 55m¥32,182–74,199Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane PUS - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukubatrain
8h 36mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Busan
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Tsukubacar
23h 54m¥30,770–72,694Ferry, car ferry, night bus, bus
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the nightbus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 2 to Tsukuba Centerbus
28h 43m¥20,821–47,623
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Tsukuba is to fly and train which costs ¥17000 - ¥65000 and takes 6h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Tsukuba is to fly and train which takes 6h 58m and costs ¥17000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Busan and Tsukuba is 1085 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Tsukuba without a car is to ferry and car ferry and train which takes 16h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Busan to Tsukuba, including transfers.
There are 104+ hotels available in Tsukuba.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Tsukuba, Japan?
Eastar Jet, Skymark Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–44,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–45,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport via Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–45,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Narita International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–80,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–90,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–44,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–45,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–34,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–24,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–55,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–60,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–85,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–42,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–41,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Ibaraki Airport via Cheju, Chongju
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–55,000
- Phone
- 0570-000-298
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
Train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
Train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
Train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
Train from 秋葉原 Akihabara to つくば Tsukuba
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,150–1,250
- Website
- Tsukuba Express
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shimonoseki to Hōfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東松戸 Higashi-Matsudo
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–4,916
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,500
- First Class
- ¥2,400–3,500
- Economy Class
- ¥4,916
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,500
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥2,100–4,500
- First Class
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥995–1,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥995–1,000
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tsukuba Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,260–1,800
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800
- Non-reserved Seat
- ¥1,260
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Website
- Kanto Railway Co Ltd
Bus from Haneda Airport Terminal 2 to Tsukuba Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900
- Schedules at
- Kanto Railway Co Ltd
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,092–12,693
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,385
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,693
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,770–57,694
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥57,694
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥28,847
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,078
- Family
- ¥20,770
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,092–12,693
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,385
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,693
- 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
- ¥11,539
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,539
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- 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 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
- 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
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥12,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000
- Deluxe
- ¥23,000
- Suite
- ¥34,000
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