There are 7 ways to get from Usa to Yakushima by train, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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 Fukuoka Airport, fly, travel
best- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane FUK - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
4h 20mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusukitrain
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 44mTrain, ferry, travel via Fukuoka
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Hakatatrain
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
8h 23mTrain, bus, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Yukuhashitrain
- Take the bus from Yukuhashi Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Ibusukiferry
- Take the ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
12h 47mFly from Oita Airport, travel
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OIT - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
6h 54mTrain, bus, car ferry, travel
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Bepputrain
- Take the bus from Beppu Station Honmachi to Mashiki ICbus
- Take the bus from Mashiki-Inter-Guchi to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
16h 9mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Usa to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 36m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Usa and Yakushima is 513 km.
The best way to get from Usa to Yakushima without a car is to train and ferry and travel which takes 7h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Usa to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 87+ hotels available in Yakushima.
What companies run services between Usa, Japan and Yakushima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Usa to Yakushima. However, you can take the train to Hakata, walk to Hakata, take the subway to Fukuoka Airport, walk to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) airport, fly to Yakushima Airport (KUM), then travel to Yakushima. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yanagigaura to Yakushima via Kokura, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshima-Chuo, Ibusuki, Ibusuki, and Yakushima in around 7h 44m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–47,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–120,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–120,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–170,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Yanagigaura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Yanagigaura to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Yanagigaura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Yanagigaura to Yukuhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Yanagigaura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Yukuhashi Station to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Beppu Station Honmachi to Mashiki IC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Mashiki-Inter-Guchi to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- sankobus.jp
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- 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 Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Ibusuki to Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- 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
- 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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