There are 6 ways to get from Yakushima to Amami by unknown, plane, ferry, or car ferry
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Travel to Yakushima Airport, fly to Amami Airport
best- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushima Airport (KUM)unknown
- Fly from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane KUM - ASJ
3h 5mTravel, ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to 宮之浦unknown
- Take the ferry from 宮之浦 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
16h 34mTravel, ferry to Tanegashima, fly to Amami Airport
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Tanegashimaferry
- Fly from Tanegashima (TNE) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane TNE - ASJ
5h 57mTravel to Yakushima Airport, fly to Kikai Airport, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushima Airport (KUM)unknown
- Fly from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Kikai Airport (KKX)plane KUM - KKX
- Take the car ferry from Kikaijima to Nazecarferry
6h 43mTravel, ferry, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
19h 52mTravel, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the car ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimacarferry
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
20h 52m
Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Yakushima and Amami is 281 km.
The best way to get from Yakushima to Amami without a car is to travel and ferry which takes 16h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 5m to get from Yakushima to Amami, including transfers.
There are 179+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Yakushima, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Yakushima to Amami. However, you can travel to Yakushima Airport (KUM) airport, fly to Amami Airport (ASJ), then take the taxi to Amami. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yakushima to 名瀬港 船客待合所 via 宮之浦 and 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 in around 16h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–60,000
Flights from Tanegashima to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–55,000
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Kikai Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–100,000
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Kikai Airport via Kagoshima, Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–100,000
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 宮之浦 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥6,500–7,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ¥12,000–13,000
- Premium
- ¥18,352
- Passenger Car
- ¥27,000–37,000
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Car ferry from Kikaijima to Naze
- 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 Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Tanegashima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
- Website
- ferryyakusima2.com
Car ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshima
- 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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