There are 4 ways to get from Yakushima to Okinawa by unknown, plane, ferry, or car ferry
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Travel to Yakushima Airport, fly
best- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushima Airport (KUM)unknown
- Fly from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane KUM - OKA
5h 59mTravel, 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 那覇港 船客待合所ferry
31h 29mTravel, ferry to Tanegashima, fly
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Tanegashimaferry
- Fly from Tanegashima (TNE) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane TNE - OKA
7h 51mTravel, ferry, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
- Take the ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所ferry
35h 44m
Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Yakushima and Okinawa is 589 km.
The best way to get from Yakushima to Okinawa without a car is to travel and ferry which takes 31h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Yakushima to Okinawa, including transfers.
There are 1981+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Yakushima, Japan and Okinawa, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Yakushima to Okinawa. However, you can travel to Yakushima Airport (KUM) airport, fly to Naha Airport (OKA), walk to 那覇空港駅, take the train to 旭橋駅, walk to Naha bus Terminal, then take the line 28 bus to Jagaru Iriguchi. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yakushima to Jagaru Iriguchi via 宮之浦, 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, 那覇港 船客待合所, and Naha bus Terminal in around 31h 29m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Naha Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–460,000
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Naha Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
Flights from Tanegashima to Naha Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Naha Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
Flights from Tanegashima to Naha Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–60,000
- 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 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥14,000–15,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–23,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥36,243
- Passenger Car
- ¥60,000–85,000
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
Ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–15,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–10,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ¥18,000–19,500
- Premium
- ¥24,707
- Passenger Car
- ¥39,000–55,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–30,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥19,000–22,000
- Second Class
- ¥17,000–20,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥35,000–37,000
- Passenger car
- ¥60,000–85,000
Ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 那覇港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–20,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–16,000
- Second Class
- ¥8,500–9,500
- First Class
- ¥18,000–20,000
- Premium
- ¥22,000–24,000
- Passenger car
- ¥40,000–55,000
- 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
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