There are 5 ways to get from Kanazawa to Yakushima by train, ferry, unknown, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, ferry, travel
best- Take the train from Kanazawa to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
12h 24mBus, train, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus
- Take the train from Nagoya 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
17h 55mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Kanazawa to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
17h 38mFly from Komatsu Airport, travel
- Fly from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane KMQ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
7h 46mTrain, train to Osaka International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Kanazawa to Fukuitrain
- Take the train from Fukui to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane ITM - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
6h 55m
Komatsu Airport (KMQ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Kanazawa and Yakushima is 1230 km.
The best way to get from Kanazawa to Yakushima without a car is to train and ferry and travel which takes 12h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from Kanazawa to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 87+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kanazawa to Yakushima. However, you can take the train to Tsuruga, take the train to Shin-Ōsaka Station, walk to Shin Osaka, take the train to Kagoshima Chuo, walk to Kagoshimachuoekimae, take the vehicle to Izurodori, walk to Kagoshima, take the ferry to Yakushima, then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Yakushima via Meitetsu Bus Center, Nagoya, Hakata Fukuoka, Hakata Bus Terminal, Kagoshima Honkou, Kagoshima, Ibusuki, and Yakushima in around 17h 55m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–130,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–190,000
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–130,000
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–70,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Komatsu Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–130,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–350,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Fukui to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kanazawa to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–2,800
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 076-234-0123
- Website
- hokutetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kanazawa Station West Gate to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400–6,000
- Schedules at
- hokutetsu.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
- 0992260128
- Website
- 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
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