There are 5 ways to get from Imabari to Yakushima by train, plane, unknown, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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Train, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane MYJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
7h 58mBus, train, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-maebus
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
14h 17mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Imabari to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
12h 19mBus, train, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-maebus
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamototrain
- Take the bus from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
18h 49mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Imabari-eki to Hakata Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Tanegashimaferry
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
18h 59m
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Imabari and Yakushima is 500 km.
The best way to get from Imabari to Yakushima without a car is to bus and train and ferry and travel which takes 14h 17m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Imabari to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Imabari, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Imabari to Yakushima. However, you can take the train to Matsuyama(Ehime), walk to JR Matsuyama Station, take the bus to Matsuyama Airport, walk to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Imabari-eki to Yakushima via Kokura Eki-mae, Kokura, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshimachuoekimae, Izurodori, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 14h 17m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–60,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Imabari to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Kokura Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Imabari-eki to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.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 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
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