There are 9 ways to get from Kyushu to Amami by taxi, bus, train, plane, ferry, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus, train, train to Kagoshima Airport, fly to Amami Airport
best- Take the taxi from Kyushu to Asoshi Shokokai Maetaxi
- Take the bus from Asoshi Shokokai Mae to Aso Sta.bus
- Take the train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozutrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane KOJ - ASJ
7h 11mTrain, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
16h 17m¥11,670–24,770Taxi, bus, train, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Amami Airport
- Take the taxi from Kyushu to Asoshi Shokokai Maetaxi
- Take the bus from Asoshi Shokokai Mae to Aso Sta.bus
- Take the train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozutrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane FUK - ASJ
6h 49mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Amami Airport
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane KMJ - ASJ
7h 43m¥43,884–166,382Train, train to Kagoshima Airport, fly to Kikai Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozutrain
- Take the train from Higoozu to Kumamototrain
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kikai Airport (KKX)plane KOJ - KKX
- Take the carferry from Kikaijima to Nazecarferry
10hBus to Amakusa, fly to Amami Airport
- Take the bus from Gokyo Iriguchi to Amakusa City Hallbus
- Fly from Amakusa (AXJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane AXJ - ASJ
19h 48m¥40,348–109,086Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Kyushu to Kamoike Portcar
- Take the carferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Portcarferry
- Take the carferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
16h 47m¥13,849–27,725Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Aso Station to Mashiki ICbus
- Take the bus from Mashiki to Ebino ICbus
- Take the bus from Ebi no IC to Tenmonkanbus
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
19h 46mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain Sakura / ...
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
21h 6m¥20,354–34,852
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kyushu to Amami is to train and ferry which costs ¥11000 - ¥25000 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kyushu to Amami is to fly which takes 7h 43m and costs ¥43000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Kyushu and Amami is 686 km.
The best way to get from Kyushu to Amami without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 17m and costs ¥11000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 7h 11m to get from Kyushu to Amami, including transfers.
There are 177+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Kyushu, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and Solaseed Air fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–70,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Amami Airport via Tokunoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–80,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–46,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Amami Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–180,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Amami Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–140,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Kikai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Kikai Airport via Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Amakusa to Amami Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–80,000
Flights from Amakusa to Amami Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–80,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–27,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Higoozu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Higoozu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Aso(Kumamoto) to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Higoozu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- Sanko Bus
Bus from Asoshi Shokokai Mae to Aso Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–300
- Website
- Sanko Bus
Bus from Asoshi Shokokai Mae to Aso Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–300
- Website
- Sanko Bus
Bus from Gokyo Iriguchi to Amakusa City Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,264
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Aso Station to Mashiki IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Mashiki to Ebino IC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,627
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0985-32-1000
- Website
- miyakoh.co.jp
Bus from Ebi no IC to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,318
- Schedules at
- miyakoh.co.jp
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Car ferry from Kikaijima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥5,600–6,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥6,500–9,000
- First Class
- ¥10,000–11,000
- Premium
- ¥16,207
- Passenger Car
- ¥22,000–31,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- Marix Line
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
- 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
- 17 min
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,500
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