There are 6 ways to get from Fukuoka to Amami Ōshima by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane FUK - ASJ
1h 10m¥20,000–42,000Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus Sakurajima
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
17h 15m¥12,000–28,000Train, ferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
14h 19m¥12,786–26,252Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Fukuoka to Kamoike Portcar
- Take the carferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Portcarferry
- Take the carferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
17h 22m¥15,045–29,446Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
18h 47m¥13,956–27,422Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Miso-tenjinbus
- Take the bus from Misotenjin to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
23h 13m¥16,161–28,900
Fukuoka to Amami Ōshima by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fukuoka to Amami Ōshima is to train and ferry which costs ¥12000 - ¥27000 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Fukuoka to Amami Ōshima is to fly which takes 1h 10m and costs ¥20000 - ¥42000.
The distance between Fukuoka and Amami Ōshima is 579 km.
The best way to get from Fukuoka to Amami Ōshima without a car is to train and ferry which takes 14h 19m and costs ¥12000 - ¥27000.
It takes approximately 1h 10m to fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ), including transfers and time at the airport.
The quickest flight from Fukuoka Airport Airport to Amami Airport Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Japan Airlines offers flights from Fukuoka Airport Airport to Amami Airport Airport.
There are 179+ hotels available in Amami Ōshima.
What companies run services between Fukuoka, Japan and Amami Ōshima, Japan?
Japan Airlines flies from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ) once daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–42,000
- 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)
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
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Miso-tenjin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Misotenjin to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- Marix Line
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
- Phone
- 099-259-2888
- Website
- iwasaki-corp.com
Car ferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
- Passenger
- ¥500
- Car under 6m
- ¥1,300–2,700
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
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