There are 10 ways to get from Busan to Yakushima (Island) by plane, ferry, train, bus, or car ferry
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Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane PUS - KUM
4h 57m¥20,184–65,200Ferry, train
- 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
18h 27m¥30,770–36,670Ferry to Tsushima Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport
- 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
7h 25m¥34,671–117,106Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport, bus, ferry
- 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
8h 48m¥26,484–50,500Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train, ferry
- 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
8h 46m¥26,784–57,130Train to Daegu International Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane TAE - KUM
9h 27m¥26,903–90,625Ferry, car ferry, ferry to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Yakushima Airport
- 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
12h 23m¥40,808–83,732Fly Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima, ferry
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Tanegashima (TNE)plane PUS - TNE
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
7h 39m¥29,744–81,840Ferry, car ferry, bus
- 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
18h 30m¥25,178–39,012Car ferry, train, bus
- 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
22h 59m
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Yakushima (Island) is to fly which costs ¥20000 - ¥65000 and takes 4h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Yakushima (Island) is to fly which takes 4h 57m and costs ¥20000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Busan and Yakushima (Island) is 560 km.
The best way to get from Busan to Yakushima (Island) without a car is to ferry and train which takes 18h 27m and costs ¥30000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Busan to Yakushima (Island), including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Yakushima (Island).
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Yakushima (Island), Japan?
Jeju Air, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Incheon, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–130,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–95,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–95,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–85,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Incheon, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–65,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–75,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Tanegashima via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–75,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–36,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–32,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–35,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–28,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–40,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–33,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–28,000
- 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
- ¥1,800–3,500
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥1,800–2,500
- First Class
- ¥2,400–3,500
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,600
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥2,100–4,600
- First Class
- ¥3,100–4,400
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,002–1,007
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥1,002–1,007
- 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
- ¥13,944
- Schedules at
- daea.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,620
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,620
- 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
- ¥5,171–15,106
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥12,782
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥15,106
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,948–12,782
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,458
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,782
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,948–12,782
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,458
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,782
- 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
- ¥11,039–14,525
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ¥29,166
- Deluxe
- ¥20,335
- First class
- ¥14,525
- Second class
- ¥11,039
- 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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