There are 3 ways to get from Okinawa Island to Yakushima by plane, unknown, or ferry
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Fly to Yakushima Airport, travel
best- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OKA - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
4h 3mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 宮之浦ferry フェリー波之上 / ...
- Walk from 宮之浦 to Yakushimaunknown
19h 34mFly to Tanegashima, ferry, travel
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Tanegashima (TNE)plane OKA - TNE
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
9h 6m
Naha Airport (OKA) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Okinawa Island and Yakushima is 566 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa Island to Yakushima without a car is to ferry and travel which takes 19h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Okinawa Island to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 86+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Okinawa Island, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Okinawa Island to Yakushima. However, you can fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM) then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to Yakushima via 宮之浦 in around 19h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Yakushima Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–70,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Tanegashima via Fukuoka, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–75,000
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 宮之浦
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–22,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–15,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–22,000
- First Class
- ¥27,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,816
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–85,000
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
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