There are 6 ways to get from Sakaiminato to Okinawa by train, plane, ferry, taxi, car, car ferry, night bus, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Izumo Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Yonago to Shinjitrain
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane IZO - OKA
8h 3m¥21,794–44,341Train, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Yonago to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所ferry
- Take the taxi from 本部旅客待合所 to Okinawataxi
33h 55m¥51,774–78,891Train to Okayama Airport, fly
- Take the train from Yonago to Kurashikitrain
- Fly from Okayama Airport (OKJ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane OKJ - OKA
9h 31m¥28,794–65,841Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Yonago to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane TAK - OKA
10h 15m¥25,144–67,441Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Sakaiminato to Kamoike Portcar
- Take the carferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Portcarferry
- Take the carferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所ferry
- Drive from 本部旅客待合所 to Okinawacar
35h 29m¥26,613–47,532Train, night bus, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Yonago to Izumoshitrain
- Take the nightbus from Izumoshi Station to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所ferry
46h 22m¥25,754–50,721
Izumo Airport (IZO) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sakaiminato to Okinawa is to train and fly which costs ¥21000 - ¥45000 and takes 8h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Sakaiminato to Okinawa is to train and fly which takes 8h 3m and costs ¥21000 - ¥45000.
The distance between Sakaiminato and Okinawa is 1232 km.
The best way to get from Sakaiminato to Okinawa without a car is to train and ferry and taxi which takes 33h 55m and costs ¥50000 - ¥80000.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Sakaiminato to Okinawa, including transfers.
There are 1978+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Sakaiminato, Japan and Okinawa, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Sakaiminato to Okinawa. However, you can take the train to Yonago, take the train to Shinji, take the taxi to Izumo Airport (IZO) airport, fly to Naha Airport (OKA), walk to 那覇空港駅, take the vehicle to 旭橋駅, walk to Naha bus Terminal, then take the line 28 bus to Jagaru Iriguchi. Alternatively, you can take the train to Yonago, take the train to Okayama, take the train to Kagoshima Chuo, walk to Kagoshimachuoekimae, take the vehicle to Takamibaba, walk to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, take the ferry to 本部旅客待合所, then take the taxi to Okinawa.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Izumo Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–130,000
Flights from Izumo Airport to Naha Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–100,000
Flights from Okayama Airport to Naha Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–120,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Yonago to Shinji
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Yonago to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Yonago to Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Yonago to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Yonago to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,400
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Izumoshi Station to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- 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 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 本部旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- 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 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–33,000
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