There are 4 ways to get from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima by bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or car ferry
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Line 28 bus, fly to Kikai Airport
best- Take the bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Kikai Airport (KKX)plane OKA - KKX
4h¥13,698–46,221Bus, ferry, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from 泊高橋 to 本部港bus
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
- Take the car ferry from Naze to Kikaijimacarferry
18h 38m¥13,140–29,945Taxi, ferry, car ferry
- Take the taxi from Okinawa to 本部旅客待合所taxi
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
- Take the car ferry from Naze to Kikaijimacarferry
14h 51m¥25,868–42,798Fly to Amami Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane OKA - ASJ
- Take the car ferry from Naze to Kikaijimacarferry
6h 1m¥44,198–78,721
Naha Airport (OKA) to Kikai Airport (KKX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima is to bus and ferry and car ferry which costs ¥13000 - ¥30000 and takes 18h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima is to line 28 bus and fly which takes 4h and costs ¥13000 - ¥47000.
The distance between Okinawa and Kikaiga-shima is 349 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima without a car is to taxi and ferry and car ferry which takes 14h 51m and costs ¥25000 - ¥43000.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima, including transfers.
There are 18+ hotels available in Kikaiga-shima.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Kikaiga-shima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Okinawa to Kikaiga-shima. However, you can take the line 28 bus to Naha bus Terminal, walk to 旭橋駅, take the train to 那覇空港駅, walk to Naha Airport (OKA) airport, then fly to Kikai Airport (KKX). Alternatively, you can take the taxi to 本部旅客待合所, take the ferry to 名瀬港 船客待合所, walk to Naze, then take the car ferry to Kikaijima.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Kikai Airport via Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–45,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
- Phone
- 098-862-6737
- Website
- okinawabus.com
Bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
- Website
- https://okinawabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 0980-56-5760
- Website
- yanbaru-expressbus.com
Bus from 泊高橋 to 本部港
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,200
- Website
- http://yanbaru-expressbus.com/
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–14,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- 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 Kikaijima
- 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
Car ferry from Naze to Kikaijima
- 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 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–14,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- 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 Kikaijima
- 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
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
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
- ¥7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–15,000
- Second Class
- ¥7,000–8,000
- First Class
- ¥16,500–18,000
- Premium
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Passenger car
- ¥36,000–50,000
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
- ¥7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–15,000
- Second Class
- ¥7,000–8,000
- First Class
- ¥16,500–18,000
- Premium
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Passenger car
- ¥36,000–50,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–16,000
Higashi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 98-868-3666
- Website
- higashi-taxi.com
Okinawa Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 98-861-2224
- Website
- okinawa-kotsu-grp.co.jp
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