There are 4 ways to get from Motobu to Yakushima by bus, plane, unknown, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Naha Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from 本部港 to 那覇空港国際線ターミナルbus
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OKA - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
8h 20mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
28h 59mFerry to Yoron Airport, fly, travel
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 与論港船客待合所管理事務所ferry
- Fly from Yoron Airport (RNJ) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane RNJ - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
10h 16mFerry, car ferry, travel
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
- Take the carferry from Naze to Kagoshimacarferry
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
33h 9m
Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Motobu and Yakushima is 661 km.
The best way to get from Motobu to Yakushima without a car is to ferry and travel which takes 28h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Motobu to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Motobu, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Motobu to Yakushima. However, you can take the line 66 bus to Motobuko, walk to 本部港, take the bus to 那覇空港国際線ターミナル, walk to Naha Airport (OKA) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toguti to Yakushima via Motobuko, 本部旅客待合所, 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 28h 59m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–80,000
Flights from Yoron Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–110,000
- Phone
- 0980-56-5760
- Website
- Yanbaru Express Bus
Bus from 本部港 to 那覇空港国際線ターミナル
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,200
- Website
- Yanbaru Express Bus
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- 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 本部旅客待合所 to 与論港船客待合所管理事務所
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,600–9,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥5,600–6,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥6,500–9,000
- First Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Premium
- ¥16,304
- Passenger Car
- ¥23,000–32,000
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–14,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥8,500–9,100
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥10,000–14,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000–17,500
- Premium
- ¥22,867
- Passenger Car
- ¥35,000–49,000
Car ferry from Naze to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- 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
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