There are 6 ways to get from Yakushima to Kirishima by unknown, plane, ferry, train, bus, or car ferry
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Travel, fly
best- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushima Airport (KUM)unknown
- Fly from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane KUM - KOJ
2h 16mTravel, ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
4hTravel, ferry, train
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Ibusukiferry
- Take the train from Ibusuki to Kagoshima-Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kokubu(Kagoshima)train
4h 36mTravel, ferry, bus
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Ibusukiferry
- Take the bus from Ibusuki Eki Mae to Kagoshima Airportbus
5h 42mTravel, ferry via Kagoshima
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
4h 40mTravel, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the carferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimacarferry
5h 40m
Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Yakushima and Kirishima is 185 km.
The best way to get from Yakushima to Kirishima without a car is to travel and ferry and train which takes 4h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 16m to get from Yakushima to Kirishima, including transfers.
There are 88+ hotels available in Kirishima.
What companies run services between Yakushima, Japan and Kirishima, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Yakushima to Kirishima. However, you can travel to Yakushima Airport (KUM) airport, fly to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), walk to Kagoshima Airport, then take the bus to Kokubu Station. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yakushima to Kirishima via Yakushima and Kagoshima in around 4h.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Ibusuki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kokubu(Kagoshima)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Bus from Ibusuki Eki Mae to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Ibusuki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,800
- 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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