There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Yakushima by plane, unknown, ferry, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport, travel
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane PUS - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
7h 20mFerry, train, travel
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
18h 41mFerry to Tsushima Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport, travel
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Tsushima Airport (TSJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane TSJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
7h 44mFly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane PUS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
8h 56mTrain to Daegu International Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport, travel
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane TAE - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
9h 46mFly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane PUS - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hallbus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
9h 2mFerry, car ferry, ferry to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport, travel
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所ferry
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane FUK - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
12h 42mFly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima, ferry, travel
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tanegashima (TNE)plane PUS - TNE
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
9h 53mFerry, car ferry, bus, travel
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the carferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
18h 43mCar ferry, train, bus, travel
- Take the carferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonosekicarferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamototrain
- Take the bus from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
23h 13m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Busan and Yakushima is 576 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Yakushima without a car is to ferry and train and travel which takes 18h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Busan to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 86+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Busan to Yakushima. However, you can take the subway to Gimhae International Airport Station, walk to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Yakushima via Shimonoseki, Shimonoseki, Kokura, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshimachuoekimae, Izurodori, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 18h 41m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Incheon, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–130,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Incheon, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–120,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–65,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–90,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–90,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–80,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Incheon, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–140,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima via Incheon, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–140,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima via Osaka Kansai, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–90,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–32,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–39,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–27,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–30,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–33,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,200
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–3,600
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,600
- First Class
- ¥2,500–3,600
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–4,700
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥2,200–4,700
- First Class
- ¥3,200–4,500
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,022–1,027
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥1,022–1,027
- Phone
- 099-255-2141
- Website
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- 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
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥14,220
- Schedules at
- daea.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,850
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,850
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,140–15,405
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥13,035
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥15,405
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,931–13,035
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,665
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,035
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,931–13,035
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,665
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥13,035
- 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
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥400–460
- Website
- Fukuoka Ferry service
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Busan Int'l port to Shimonoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,258–14,813
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥29,743
- Deluxe
- ¥20,737
- First class
- ¥14,813
- Second class
- ¥11,258
- Website
- ferryyakusima2.com
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- ferryyakusima2.com
- Second Class
- ¥5,200
- First Class
- ¥6,500
- Car
- ¥12,000–85,000
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