There are 5 ways to get from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base by plane, bus, train, ferry, taxi, car, or car ferry
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Fly from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport, line 29 bus
best- Fly from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane IWK - OKA
- Take the bus from Naha bus Terminal to Kadenabus
4h 45m¥49,460–211,791Drive, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Drive from Iwakuni to Kamoike Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Portcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所ferry
- Drive from 本部旅客待合所 to Kadena Air Basecar
33h 14m¥23,598–43,150Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所ferry
- Take the taxi from 本部旅客待合所 to Kadena Air Basetaxi
29h 43m¥32,820–55,072Train, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly, line 29 bus
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airportbus
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane HIJ - OKA
- Take the bus from Naha bus Terminal to Kadenabus
7h 32m¥29,880–83,822Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Tokuyamatrain
- Take the train from Tokuyama to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所ferry
38h 37m
Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base is to drive and car ferry and ferry which costs ¥23000 - ¥44000 and takes 33h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base is to fly and line 29 bus which takes 4h 45m and costs ¥49000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Iwakuni and Kadena Air Base is 1018 km.
The best way to get from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 29h 43m and costs ¥32000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 4h 45m to get from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base, including transfers.
There are 1450+ hotels available in Kadena Air Base.
What companies run services between Iwakuni, Japan and Kadena Air Base, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Iwakuni to Kadena Air Base. However, you can fly to Naha Airport (OKA), walk to 那覇空港駅, take the train to 旭橋駅, walk to Naha bus Terminal, take the line 29 bus to Kadena, then walk to Kadena Air Base. Alternatively, you can take the train to Hiroshima, take the train to Kagoshima Chuo, walk to Kagoshimachuoekimae, take the vehicle to Takamibaba, walk to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, take the ferry to 本部旅客待合所, then take the taxi to Kadena Air Base.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–210,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Naha Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–260,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Iwakuni to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
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 Iwakuni to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Iwakuni to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tokuyama to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 098-862-6737
- Website
- okinawabus.com
Bus from Naha bus Terminal to Kadena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- https://okinawabus.com/en/
Bus from Naha bus Terminal to Kadena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥550–1,100
- Website
- https://okinawabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
- 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
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–14,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–21,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,403
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–14,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–21,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,403
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥14,000–15,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–23,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥36,243
- Passenger Car
- ¥60,000–85,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥18,000–21,000
- Second Class
- ¥16,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–28,000
- Premium
- ¥33,000–35,000
- Passenger car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥18,000–21,000
- Second Class
- ¥16,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–28,000
- Premium
- ¥33,000–35,000
- Passenger car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–30,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥19,000–22,000
- Second Class
- ¥17,000–20,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥35,000–37,000
- Passenger car
- ¥60,000–85,000
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–15,000
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