There are 8 ways to get from Ōita to Yakushima (Island) by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Ōita to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane FUK - KUM
4h 33m¥45,720–72,750Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaname Machi to Mashiki Inter Change Guchibus
- Take the bus from Mashiki-Inter-Guchi to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
13h 23m¥10,200–14,400Train, ferry via Ibusuki
- Take the train from Ōita to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusukitrain
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
8h 3mBus, ferry
- Take the bus from Kaname Machi to Kousoku Kiyamabus
- Take the bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Ibusukiferry
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
11h 50m¥19,111–24,171Drive, ferry
- Drive from Ōita to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
7h 21m¥17,067–19,231Bus to Oita Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ōita Station to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OIT - KUM
6h 5m¥26,550–131,550Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ōita to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
8h 19mTrain, ferry #2
- Take the train from Ōita to Miyazakitrain
- Take the train from Miyazaki to Kagoshimatrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
10h 42m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ōita to Yakushima (Island) is to bus and car ferry which costs ¥10000 - ¥15000 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Ōita to Yakushima (Island) is to train and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥45000 - ¥75000.
The distance between Ōita and Yakushima (Island) is 560 km.
The best way to get from Ōita to Yakushima (Island) without a car is to train and ferry via Ibusuki which takes 8h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Ōita to Yakushima (Island), including transfers.
There are 90+ hotels available in Yakushima (Island).
What companies run services between Ōita, Japan and Yakushima (Island), Japan?
There is no direct connection from Ōita to Yakushima (Island). However, you can take the train to Hakata, walk to Hakata, take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, then fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM). Alternatively, you can take a train from Ōita to Yakushima via Kokura, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshima-Chuo, Ibusuki, and Ibusuki in around 8h 3m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–130,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–130,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–190,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Miyazaki to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kaname Machi to Kousoku Kiyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Ōita Station to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kaname Machi to Mashiki Inter Change Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Mashiki-Inter-Guchi to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
- Website
- ferryyakusima2.com
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- ferryyakusima2.com
- Second Class
- ¥5,200
- First Class
- ¥6,500
- Car
- ¥12,000–85,000
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