There are 7 ways to get from Usa to Yakushima by train, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, car, 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.
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 15mTrain, 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 Tanegashimaferry
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
13h 17mDrive, ferry, travel
- Drive from Usa to Kagoshimacar
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
7h 44mFly from Oita Airport, travel
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Yakushima Airport (KUM)plane OIT - KUM
- Walk from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Yakushimaunknown
7h 39mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the ferry from Kagoshima to Tanegashimaferry
- Take the ferry from Tanegashima to Yakushimaferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
8h 25mTrain, bus, car ferry, travel
- Take the train from Yanagigaura to Miyazakitrain
- Take the bus from Miyazaki to Tenmonkanbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Yakushimacarferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
13h 59m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yakushima Airport (KUM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 via Fukuoka which takes 8h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Usa to Yakushima, including transfers.
There are 92+ 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 Hakata, Hakata Fukuoka, Kagoshima Chuo, Kagoshimachuoekimae, Izurodori, Kagoshima, and Yakushima in around 8h 23m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–160,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Osaka Itami, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–160,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–230,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yakushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–70,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥230,000–420,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Yakushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥250,000–450,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Yanagigaura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Yanagigaura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Yanagigaura to Yukuhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Yanagigaura to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Yanagigaura to Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- 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
- 0985-32-1000
- Website
- miyakoh.co.jp
Bus from Miyazaki to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,830
- Schedules at
- miyakoh.co.jp
- 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 Kagoshima to Tanegashima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000
- 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
Ferry from Kagoshima to Tanegashima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000
- 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
- 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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