There are 7 ways to get from Seoul to Sendai by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, or night bus
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Train to Incheon International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane ICN - SDJ
5h 56m¥21,003–51,321Fly Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane GMP - SDJ
7h 57m¥16,725–47,058Train, ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
21h 11mTrain, ferry
- 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 Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
23h 40mBus, ferry, night bus
- Take the bus from Seoul Express Bus Terminal to Donghae City Bus Terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminatoferry
- Take the night bus from Matsue Station North Exit to Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
40h 56m¥31,209–47,169Fly Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane GMP - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
11h 1m¥31,055–87,438Train, ferry, night bus
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Busan Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Yodobashi Sendai 1st Building Bus Terminalnightbus
36h 45m¥33,617–82,340
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Sendai is to fly which costs ¥16000 - ¥48000 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Sendai is to train and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs ¥21000 - ¥55000.
The distance between Seoul and Sendai is 1349 km.
The best way to get from Seoul to Sendai without a car is to train and ferry and car ferry which takes 21h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Seoul to Sendai, including transfers.
There are 253+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Sendai, Japan?
Peach Aviation Limited, Jeju Air, and three other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–90,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–110,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–90,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–130,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Yamagata Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–70,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–38,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–38,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–38,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–130,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–60,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–38,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- airportrailroad.com
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.airportrailroad.com/intro
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800–6,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,800–6,100
- First Class
- ¥8,400–8,800
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800–6,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,800–6,100
- First Class
- ¥8,400–8,800
Train from Suseo SRT to Busan Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,800–6,100
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ¥5,800–6,100
- First Class
- ¥8,400–8,800
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- 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
- ¥1,900–3,200
- Schedules at
- kobus.co.kr
- Book at
- kobus.co.kr
- Excellent
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Economy
- ¥1,900–2,400
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Matsue Station North Exit to Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–22,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1547
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Yodobashi Sendai 1st Building Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥7,000–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥9,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥2,929–12,329
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Adult Weekday
- ¥10,088
- Adult Weekend and peak season
- ¥12,329
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Osaka International Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,175–56,040
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Balcony Suite
- ¥56,040
- Ocean View Cabin
- ¥28,020
- Inside Cabin
- ¥22,416
- Family
- ¥20,175
- 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
- ¥11,208
- 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
- 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 33 521 0661
- [email protected]
- Website
- dwship.co.kr
Ferry from Donghae to Sakaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,096
- Schedules at
- dwship.co.kr
- Royal Suite
- ¥143,912
- First Class
- ¥24,775
- Second Class
- ¥19,883
- Economy Class
- ¥16,096
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