There are 9 ways to get from Hiroshima to Yakushima by train, plane, unknown, ferry, car ferry, 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 48mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 33mTrain, ferry, travel via Nishinoomote
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Tanegashimaferry
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 58mTrain, car ferry, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the carferry 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 34mTrain 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 6mTrain 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, train to Izumo Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shinjitrain
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane IZO - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
10h 2mDrive, 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
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 which takes 7h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Hiroshima to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ 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, Kagoshimachuoekimae, Izurodori, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 7h 33m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–65,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥54,000–59,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥54,000–59,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥54,000–59,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–85,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–140,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka International Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–140,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Yakushima Airport via Nagoya Airfield, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–150,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–200,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–65,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–190,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–210,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Shinji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Okayama to Shinji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–3,900
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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 Tanegashima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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