Flight to Fukuoka
Seoul → Fukuoka · about 1h in the air
Train to Shimonoseki
Fukuoka → Shimonoseki · about ~1h 5m
Seoul → Shimonoseki
South Korea to Japan · 1 border · Where else can you go from Seoul?
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About the trip from Seoul to Shimonoseki
Seoul (South Korea) and Shimonoseki (Japan) are 537 km (334 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and train, via Fukuoka: ~5h 5m door to door with 1 change. Without flying, it takes ~8h by train and ferry, via Busan, Tsushima and Fukuoka. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Flight from Seoul to Fukuoka: about 1h in the air, 540 km
- Train from Fukuoka to Shimonoseki: ~1h 5m, 62 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Train, via Fukuoka: ~5h 5m, 1 change
- Train + Ferry + Train, via Busan, Tsushima and Fukuoka: ~8h, 3 changes
- Flight + Ferry, via Kitakyushu: ~5h 10m, 1 change
- Flight + Train + Ferry, via Hiroshima, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu: ~7h, 3 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.