List of ferries from Korea to Japan, including contact phone numbers and emails

Many of us in South Korea are interested in travelling to nearby nations, the most easily accessible being Japan. For those of us living in or near Busan, there are many options to take a ferry to the Land of the Rising Sun, but the information is not always readily available.

Months ago I researched all this and wrote it down on several pieces of scrap paper, but I thought it'd be useful for my future reference (as well as anyone else's) if I wrote it down somewhere where it would be easily accessible from anywhere in the world. So...here is a list of ferries that go from South Korea (Busan) to Fukuoka and Tsushima Island in Japan.

Some of this information may be incorrect and for that I apologize, but, as of a few months ago all of the phone numbers and websites worked. I have also included some prices, though I imagine they vary depending on the time of year, etc, so I'm attaching them to be used as a rough guide only. Please don't base your once-in-a-lifetime travel decision on this blog entry alone (in case some of the information has changed), but I do hope it can help you.

1. Miraejet / JR Kyushu hydrofoil fast boat from Busan to Fukuoka. Takes about 2 hours each way, runs 4-5 times a day
    from each port. Costs roughly 300,000 KRW both ways.
   Contact: mirejet.com or kobee.co.kr   or  051-247-0255 or 051-411-8200

2. Korea Ferry from Busan to Fukuoka. Takes 7.5 hours to go to Japan, 5.5 hours to return.
    Contact: koreaferry.co.kr     or     051 466 7799

3. Mirejet ferry to Izuhara on Tsushima Island. Takes 1 hour and 40 minutes. About 170,000 KRW both
    ways.
   Contact: kobee.co.kr      or      051-247-0255

4. JR Kyushu Ferry to Hitakatsu on Tsushima Island. Takes 1 hour and 10 minutes, runs daily. Costs about
    150,000 KRW for both ways. Leaves Busan at 9 a.m., leaves Japan at 4 p.m.
    Contact: jrbeetle.co.jp      or     051-469-0778

5. Ferry to Shimonoseki, Japan (2 hours by bus from Fukuoka). I believe this ferry takes roughly 8 hours
    each way. It leaves Busan daily at 8 p.m., leaves Shimonoseki daily at 7:30 p.m. Cost is roughly 200,000
    KRW for both ways. Tickets have to be bought minimum 2-3 hours in advance.
    Contact: 051-464-2700

Cheers,
T