There are 6 ways to get from New York to Yakushima by plane, unknown, bus, ferry, or train
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Yakushima Airport, travel
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane JFK - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
23h 1mFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Yakushima Airport, travel
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane EWR - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
21h 45mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kagoshima Airport, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane JFK - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hallbus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
25h 13mFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kagoshima Airport, bus, ferry, travel
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane EWR - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hallbus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
25h 26mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane JFK - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshimatrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
28hFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane EWR - KMI
- Take the train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshimatrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
27h 13m
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between New York and Yakushima is 11768 km.
It takes approximately 23h 1m to get from New York to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 87+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from New York to Yakushima. However, you can take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newark Airport Railroad Station, walk to Newark Airport Amtrak, take the vehicle to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥170,000–490,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–1,200,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–340,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–290,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–1,300,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥140,000–490,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–850,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–750,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–750,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–350,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–300,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–340,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–250,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–350,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Minamimiyazaki to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 099-255-2141
- Website
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Kagoshima City Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
- 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 Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- 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
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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