There are 12 ways to get from Shimonoseki to Seoul by plane, train, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Incheon International Airport, train
best- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KKJ - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
5h 54m₩136,052–660,417Car ferry, train
cheapest- Take the carferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l portcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Seoul Stationtrain KTX Busan / ...
15h 23m₩121,000–220,000Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Shimonoseki to Hakata Port International Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Drive from Busan Int'l port to Seoulcar
11h 36m₩183,189–269,051Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Shimonoseki Station to Kuramotobus
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the bus from Busan Seobu Bus Terminal to Seoul Nambu Bus Terminalbus
15h 10m₩147,880–215,737Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane FUK - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
6h 14mTrain to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane KMJ - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
7h 56m₩163,863–503,002Train, train to Kitakyushu Airport, fly to Cheongju International Airport
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Kusamitrain
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane KKJ - CJJ
- Take the train from Osong Station to Suseo Stationtrain
7h 8mTrain, bus to Oita Airport, fly to Incheon International Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane OIT - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Stationtrain
8h 5mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane FUK - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRTtrain
7h 5mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane FUK - CJJ
- Take the train from Osong Station to Suseo Stationtrain
7h 33mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki 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 Suseo SRTtrain
11h 56mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalferry Kampu Ferry Shimoniseki
- Take the train from Busan Station to Suseo SRTtrain SRT Busan
15h 26m₩151,928–215,904
Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Incheon International Airport (ICN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shimonoseki to Seoul is to bus and car ferry which costs ₩140,000 - ₩220,000 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Shimonoseki to Seoul is to fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs ₩130,000 - ₩700,000.
The distance between Shimonoseki and Seoul is 673 km.
The best way to get from Shimonoseki to Seoul without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 15h 10m and costs ₩140,000 - ₩220,000.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Shimonoseki to Seoul, including transfers.
There are 5514+ hotels available in Seoul.
What companies run services between Shimonoseki, Japan and Seoul, South Korea?
There is no direct connection from Shimonoseki to Seoul. However, you can take the train to Kokura, take the train to Kusami, walk to Kusami Station, take the bus to Kita Kyushu Airport, walk to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) airport, fly to Incheon International Airport (ICN), walk to Incheon Int'l Airport T1, then take the train to Seoul Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Shimonoseki to Seoul via Hakata Port International Terminal and Busan Int'l port in around 11h 36m.
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–650,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–290,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–750,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–750,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–360,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩300,000–750,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–260,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩140,000–470,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Daegu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–270,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cheongju International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩65,000–230,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩130,000–650,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩90,000–260,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–310,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–450,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩55,000–230,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩75,000–260,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩120,000–360,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Cheongju International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩340,000–650,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cheongju International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩270,000–490,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,400–6,000
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩19,000–27,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shimonoseki to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kokura to Kusami
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Osong Station to Suseo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–25,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–25,000
Train from Osong Station to Suseo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩13,000–25,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ₩17,000–25,000
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩45,000–95,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩45,000–65,000
- First Class
- ₩65,000–95,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩36,000–46,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩36,000–46,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–65,000
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩51,000–54,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000–54,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000–78,000
Train from Busan Station to Suseo SRT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩51,000–54,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩51,000–54,000
- First Class
- ₩75,000–78,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Busan Station to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩26,500–28,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Shimonoseki Station to Kuramoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- +82 1644 3070
- Website
- txbus.t-money.co.kr
Bus from Busan Seobu Bus Terminal to Seoul Nambu Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩30,000–55,000
- Schedules at
- txbuse.t-money.co.kr
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩13,166
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- 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
- ₩95,144–127,411
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩212,351
- 1st Class
- ₩127,411
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩114,670
- 2nd Class
- ₩101,929
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩95,144–127,411
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩212,351
- 1st Class
- ₩127,411
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩114,670
- 2nd Class
- ₩101,929
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩95,144–127,411
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩212,351
- 1st Class
- ₩127,411
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩114,670
- 2nd Class
- ₩101,929
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan Int'l port
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩95,000–125,000
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩251,000
- Deluxe
- ₩175,000
- First class
- ₩125,000
- Second class
- ₩95,000
- Phone
- 083-224-3000
- Website
- kampuferry.co.jp
Ferry from Shimonoseki to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩101,929–135,905
- Schedules at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Book at
- kampuferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ₩101,929
- First Class
- ₩135,905
- Deluxe
- ₩195,363
- Suite
- ₩288,797
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