There are 5 ways to get from Iwakuni to Sakurajima by train, car ferry, car, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
5h 4m¥8,050–12,412Train, car ferry via Ogōri-shimogō
cheapest- Take the train from Iwakuni to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
6h 6m¥7,590–10,854Drive 502.8 km
- Drive from Iwakuni to Sakurajimacar 502.8 km
7h 22m¥8,734–12,615Train, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane FUK - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkanbus
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
5h 48m¥16,535–68,407Train, ferry to Matsuyama Airport, fly, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyamaferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane MYJ - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkanbus
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
8h 27m¥31,245–53,267
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iwakuni to Sakurajima is to train and car ferry via Ogōri-shimogō which costs ¥7500 - ¥11000 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Iwakuni to Sakurajima is to train and car ferry which takes 5h 4m and costs ¥8000 - ¥13000.
The distance between Iwakuni and Sakurajima is 560 km. The road distance is 502.8 km.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Iwakuni to Sakurajima, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Iwakuni to Sakurajima is 503 km. It takes approximately 7h 22m to drive from Iwakuni to Sakurajima.
There are 236+ hotels available in Sakurajima.
What companies run services between Iwakuni, Japan and Sakurajima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Iwakuni to Sakurajima. However, you can take the train to Hiroshima, take the train to Kagoshima Chuo, drive to Kagoshima Port, take the car ferry to Sakurajima Port, then drive to Sakurajima. Alternatively, you can drive from Iwakuni to Sakurajima in around 7h 22m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–30,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–40,000
- 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 Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Iwakuni to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,400
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- 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/
- Phone
- 099-255-2141
- Website
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima 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
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima 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
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima 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
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima 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
- 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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