There are 5 ways to get from Tokunoshima to Yakushima by plane, unknown, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Yakushima Airport, travel
best- Fly from Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane TKN - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
4h 22mFerry, travel
- Take the ferry from 亀徳新港待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
20h 19mFly to Tanegashima, ferry, travel
- Fly from Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) to Tanegashima (TNE)plane TKN - TNE
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
8h 29mCar ferry, ferry, travel
- Take the carferry from Hetono to Kagoshimacarferry
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
23h 39mCar ferry, travel
- Take the carferry from Hetono to Kagoshimacarferry
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
24h 39m
Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Tokunoshima and Yakushima is 369 km.
The best way to get from Tokunoshima to Yakushima without a car is to ferry and travel which takes 20h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Tokunoshima to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 91+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Tokunoshima, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Tokunoshima to Yakushima. However, you can take the taxi to Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Tokunoshima to Yakushima via 亀徳新港待合所, 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 20h 19m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokunoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–100,000
Flights from Tokunoshima Airport to Yakushima Airport via Amami O Shima, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–110,000
Flights from Tokunoshima Airport to Tanegashima via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
Flights from Tokunoshima Airport to Tanegashima via Amami O Shima, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–120,000
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
Ferry from 亀徳新港待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
- Second Class
- ¥11,000–12,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–18,000
- First Class
- ¥22,000–24,000
- Premium
- ¥29,192
- Passenger Car
- ¥48,000–70,000
Car ferry from Hetono to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥11,500–25,140
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥11,500–13,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥23,000–25,000
- Premium
- ¥30,486
- Passenger Car
- ¥50,000–70,000
- Second class
- ¥12,570
- First class
- ¥25,140
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥55,000–85,000
Car ferry from Hetono to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥11,500–25,140
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥11,500–13,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥23,000–25,000
- Premium
- ¥30,486
- Passenger Car
- ¥50,000–70,000
- Second class
- ¥12,570
- First class
- ¥25,140
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥55,000–85,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- Marix Line
Ferry from 亀徳新港待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–24,000
- Website
- Marix Line
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–18,000
- Second Class
- ¥12,000–14,000
- First Class
- ¥22,000–24,000
- Premium
- ¥27,000–29,000
- Passenger car
- ¥48,000–65,000
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
- Website
- ferryyakusima2.com
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- ferryyakusima2.com
- Second Class
- ¥5,200
- First Class
- ¥6,500
- Car
- ¥12,000–85,000
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