There are 9 ways to get from Hiroshima to Yakushima by train, plane, unknown, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car
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Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane FUK - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
3h 53mTrain, ferry, travel via Ibusuki
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusukitrain
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 17mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 33mTrain, car ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
8h 33mFerry to Matsuyama Airport, fly, travel
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyamaferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane MYJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
9h 54mTrain to Osaka International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane ITM - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
5h 1mTrain to Kagoshima Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane KOJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
5h 39mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- 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
11h 17mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Hiroshima to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
10h 19m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Hiroshima and Yakushima is 624 km.
The best way to get from Hiroshima to Yakushima without a car is to train and ferry and travel via Ibusuki which takes 7h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from Hiroshima to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 87+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Hiroshima, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Hiroshima to Yakushima. However, you can take the train to Hakata Fukuoka, walk to Hakata, 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 Hiroshima to Yakushima via Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshima-Chuo, Ibusuki, Ibusuki, and Yakushima in around 7h 17m.
- 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 Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–70,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–70,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–38,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–350,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–38,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- [email protected]
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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