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I have been looking at those cruise line sites but am not able to see any options for vehicles. I am in Japan and would like to go for a couple of weeks riding in South Korea in 2014 and since I have no luck to find a rental shop there shipping my bike is next on my search but the price you show for third cruise line of 700,000Y is about $7000.00 which is obviously not realistic.
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700,000Y is about $7000.00

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I have been looking at those cruise line sites but am not able to see any options for vehicles. I am in Japan and would like to go for a couple of weeks riding in South Korea in 2014 and since I have no luck to find a rental shop there shipping my bike is next on my search but the price you show for third cruise line of 700,000Y is about $7000.00 which is obviously not realistic.
I think ,, you misread it ,,
Passenger one way is 140,000 KRW,, bike around 600,000 KRW ,,,
So about USD 740 ,,,,
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I think ,, you misread it ,,
Passenger one way is 140,000 KRW,, bike around 600,000 KRW ,,,
So about USD 740 ,,,,
Jun19 did write 700,000 yen, but I checked the Japanese website for the Osaka ferry and the price is 70,000 yen (one zero less)
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Note that from Osaka, the ferry company requires you to have residence in Japan and a reentry permit if you are taking a vehicle. This means you cannot go from Japan if you are there with just a tourist visa. The ferries from Fukuoka and Shimonoseki require you to have permanent residence in Japan (last time I checked).
HOWEVER, they have been known to be flexible if you are really insistent. I know an Austrian traveler who was told he can't take his motorcycle to Korea on the ferry from Shimonoseki, so he went without his motorcycle. But he checked with Korean customs when he arrived, and they said it was OK. So, he went back to Japan, had an argument with the ferry company, and convinced them to let him take his motorcycle!
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Korea to Japan

Hi all,

as I want to take a ferry (RoRo) from Korea to Japan I find this thread really intresting.
I contacted Kampuferry to ask for permission to take me and my bike along.
They said something of that the Korean Customs don't allow shipping Bikes only one way.
This does not really makes sence for me, why shoudl the Korean have a problem if I want to get my Bike out of Korea.
I intend to Ship or Fly my Bike from Hong Kong to Korea and get it out to Japan.

Anyone used the DBS-Ferry or know other RoRo-Ferries between Korea and Japan?
I did find some but most of them are passenger only or Japanese/Korean-Websites only...

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Hi all,

They said something of that the Korean Customs don't allow shipping Bikes only one way.

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Sheer non sense ,, you can do one way ,, double way ,, triple way ,, any way you like.
There are ferries to various ports of Japan from Korea, on daily basis. Just show up at Bu San port ,, and you will be on your way.
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Hi seouljoe

thanks for the info, I probably will do that :-)

Bit of topic, but any recommended rides in korea that are a must to do?

Greets
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Also any ferries you can recommend?

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