There are 11 ways to get from Seoul to Hakuba by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train, bus
best- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane GMP - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
- Take the bus from Nagano station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminalbus
9h 35m¥35,300–83,451Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane ICN - KMQ
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Itoigawatrain
- Take the train from Itoigawa to Minami-Otaritrain
10h 45m¥27,985–51,461Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Shimonosekiferry
- Take the train from Kokura to Kyototrain
- Take the bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Guchi to Snow Peak Land Stationbus
27h 7mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Seoul to Busan Int'l portcar
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Drive from Osaka International Ferry Terminal to Hakubacar
27h 48m¥37,065–84,093Fly Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane GMP - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shiojiritrain
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Hakubatrain
10h 4mTrain to Incheon International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane ICN - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shiojiritrain
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Hakubatrain
10h 32mFly Gimpo International Airport to Toyama Airport, train
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane GMP - TOY
- Take the train from Toyama to Itoigawatrain
12h 11m¥49,340–124,631Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Niigata Airport, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Niigata Airport (KIJ)plane ICN - KIJ
- Take the train from Niigata to Naoetsutrain
12h 55m¥37,165–90,881Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Kobe, train
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Kobe (UKB)plane ICN - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shiojiritrain
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Hakubatrain
11h 46mTrain, ferry, Ski bus
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from Tsuruhashi to Kintetsu-Nagoyatrain
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Happobus
32h 38m¥33,936–82,376Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminatoferry
- Take the bus from Yonago to Osaka Umedabus
- Take the bus from Osaka-Umeda(Hankyu) to Snow Peak Land Stationbus
34h 49m¥30,338–41,503
Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Hakuba is to bus and ferry which costs ¥30000 - ¥42000 and takes 34h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Hakuba is to fly and train and bus which takes 9h 35m and costs ¥35000 - ¥85000.
The distance between Seoul and Hakuba is 1491 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Hakuba without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 27h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Seoul to Hakuba, including transfers.
There are 787+ hotels available in Hakuba.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Hakuba, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Seoul to Hakuba. However, you can take the train to Gimpo Airport, walk to Gimpo International Airport (GMP) airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport (HND), walk to 羽田空港第1ターミナル Haneda Airport Terminal 1, take the train to モノレール浜松町 Monorail Hamamatsuchō, take the train to Tōkyō Station, take the train to Nagano, walk to Nagano station, then take the bus to Hakuba-Happo bus terminal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Suseo SRT to Snow Peak Land Station via Busan Station, Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal, Shimonoseki, Shimonoseki, Kokura, Kyoto, and Kyoto Station Hachijo Guchi in around 27h 7m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–100,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–70,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–48,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–180,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–75,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–55,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–37,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–85,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–75,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–100,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–37,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–85,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–75,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–75,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–60,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–65,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–37,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–85,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Niigata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–100,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–24,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–47,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–49,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,200
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shiojiri to Hakuba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shiojiri to Hakuba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Toyama to Itoigawa
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Kanazawa to Itoigawa
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Itoigawa to Minami-Otari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Niigata to Naoetsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–2,700
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shiojiri to Hakuba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,100–6,500
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ¥6,100–6,500
- First Class
- ¥9,000–9,300
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kokura to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shiojiri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shiojiri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Shiojiri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Itoigawa to Minami-Otari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ¥5,000–7,500
- First Class
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Seoul Station to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,150–3,300
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ¥3,150–3,300
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Tsuruhashi to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- hyperdia.com
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Nagano station to Hakuba-Happo bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–3,500
- Schedules at
- visit-nagano.alpico.co.jp
Bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Guchi to Snow Peak Land Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Book at
- highwaybus.com
- Overnight Bus
- ¥10,000–14,000
Bus from Osaka-Umeda(Hankyu) to Snow Peak Land Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Book at
- highwaybus.com
- Overnight Bus
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Happo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,000
- Phone
- +82 1644 9030
- Website
- kobus.co.kr
Bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,400
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥3,000–3,400
- Economy
- ¥2,000–2,500
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Yonago to Osaka Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.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
- +82 1577 9996
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,467–59,630
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,630
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,815
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,852
- Family
- ¥21,467
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥21,467–59,630
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥59,630
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥29,815
- Inside Cabin
- ¥23,852
- Family
- ¥21,467
- Phone
- +82 33 521 0661
- [email protected]
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,134
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥144,254
- First Class
- ¥24,834
- Second Class
- ¥19,930
- Economy Class
- ¥16,134
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