There are 8 ways to get from Aomori to Yakushima by plane, unknown, train, ferry, night bus, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Aomori, travel
best- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane AOJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
6h 58mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Moriokatrain
- Take the train from Morioka to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
16h 31mTrain, night bus, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Sendaitrain
- Take the nightbus from Sendai Station West exit to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the nightbus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
37h 8mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Aomori to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
27h 7mTrain to Misawa, fly, travel
- Take the train from Aomori to Misawatrain
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane MSJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
9h 57mTrain to Akita Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Aomori to Akitatrain
- Fly from Akita Airport (AXT) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane AXT - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
10h 14mTrain to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Shin Aomori to Moriokatrain
- Fly from Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane HNA - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
13h 5mBus, night bus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stopbus
- Take the nightbus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
- Take the nightbus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
38h 20m
Aomori (AOJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Aomori and Yakushima is 1492 km.
The best way to get from Aomori to Yakushima without a car is to train and ferry and travel which takes 16h 31m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Aomori to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Aomori, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Aomori to Yakushima. However, you can take the bus to Aomori Airport, walk to Aomori (AOJ) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a train from Shin Aomori to Yakushima via Morioka, Tōkyō Station, Hakata Fukuoka, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshimachuoekimae, Izurodori, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 16h 31m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥200,000–350,000
Flights from Aomori to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
Flights from Aomori to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
Flights from Misawa to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–210,000
Flights from Misawa to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–230,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥200,000–360,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–220,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥35,000–210,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–190,000
Flights from Morioka Hanamaki Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–190,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥200,000–350,000
Flights from Akita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥210,000–370,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Morioka to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Aomori to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Aomori to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shin Aomori to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- Aoimori Railway
Train from Aomori to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- Aoimori Railway
- [email protected]
- Website
- Willer Express
Night bus from Sendai Station West exit to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–9,000
- Website
- Willer Express
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥19,000–25,000
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Aomori Station to Sendai Station #40 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
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