There are 4 ways to get from Naha to Yakushima by plane, unknown, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Fly, travel
best- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OKA - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
5h 16mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
30h 13mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from おもろまち駅前 to 本部港bus
- 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 Tanegashimaferry
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
30h 51mFerry, car ferry, travel
- Take the ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 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
34h 23m
Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Naha and Yakushima is 571 km.
The best way to get from Naha to Yakushima without a car is to ferry and travel which takes 30h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Naha to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Naha, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Naha to Yakushima. However, you can take the vehicle to 那覇空港駅, walk to Naha Airport (OKA) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to Yakushima via 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 30h 13m.
- 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
- Phone
- 0980-56-5760
- Website
- Yanbaru Express Bus
Bus from おもろまち駅前 to 本部港
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,200
- Website
- Yanbaru Express Bus
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- 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
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 那覇港 船客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–15,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–10,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ¥18,000–19,500
- Premium
- ¥24,707
- Passenger Car
- ¥39,000–55,000
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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