There are 6 ways to get from Hakata Station to Yakushima by plane, unknown, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, 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, travel
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane FUK - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
2h 39mTrain, ferry, travel via Ibusuki
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusukitrain
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
6h 9mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
6h 25mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Ibusukiferry
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
9h 9mBus, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Miso-tenjinbus
- Take the bus from Misotenjin to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
11h 50mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Hakata Station to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
6h 57m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Hakata Station and Yakushima is 377 km.
The best way to get from Hakata Station to Yakushima without a car is to train and ferry and travel via Ibusuki which takes 6h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 39m to get from Hakata Station to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 86+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Hakata Station, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Hakata Station to Yakushima. However, you can take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hakata Fukuoka to Yakushima via Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshima-Chuo, Ibusuki, Ibusuki, and Yakushima in around 6h 9m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–48,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–48,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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
- 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 Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- 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
- 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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