There are 6 ways to get from Osaka to Gyeongju by train, plane, car ferry, 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 to Kansai International Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane KIX - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
5h 28m₩172,496–807,516Train to Kansai International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane KIX - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminalbus
6h 16m₩88,796–405,016Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
11h 44m₩192,092–293,361Fly Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane ITM - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminalbus
7h 39m₩253,376–1,119,201Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane NGO - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminalbus
7h 33mFerry, drive
- Take the ferry from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Panstar Miracle Osaka
- Drive from Busan Int'l port to Gyeongjucar
18h 21m₩196,616–525,335
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Daegu International Airport (TAE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Osaka to Gyeongju is to train and fly and bus which costs ₩85,000 - ₩410,000 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Osaka to Gyeongju is to train and fly which takes 5h 28m and costs ₩170,000 - ₩850,000.
The distance between Osaka and Gyeongju is 743 km.
The best way to get from Osaka to Gyeongju without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 11h 44m and costs ₩190,000 - ₩300,000.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Osaka to Gyeongju, including transfers.
There are 352+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Osaka, Japan and Gyeongju, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Osaka to Gyeongju. However, you can take the train to Kansai Airport, walk to Kansai International Airport (KIX) airport, fly to Daegu International Airport (TAE), take the taxi to Dongdaegu Station, take the train to Gyeongju Station, walk to Gyeongju KTX Station, then take the line 70 bus to Seorabeol Sageori. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Seorabeol Sageori via Nishinakajima-Minamigata, Shin Osaka, Hakata Fukuoka, Hakata Port International Terminal, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Busan Station, Gyeongju Station, and Gyeongju KTX Station in around 11h 44m.
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–350,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–600,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–420,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Nagasaki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–600,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–550,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–1,200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–750,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–900,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–420,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩150,000–430,000
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩70,000–210,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,200,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩100,000–240,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,200,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–600,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩220,000–750,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–270,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–600,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,300,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩190,000–650,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–550,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩250,000–900,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–420,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩310,000–850,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩180,000–330,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–100,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩6,200–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Osaka to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–13,382
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–13,382
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–13,382
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
- 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
- ₩96,264–129,091
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩215,151
- 1st Class
- ₩129,091
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩116,182
- 2nd Class
- ₩103,273
- Phone
- +82 1577 9996
- 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 Cabin
- ₩250,000
- Inside Cabin
- ₩200,000
- Family
- ₩180,000
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