There are 4 ways to get from Yakushima to Sakurajima by unknown, ferry, car ferry, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, ferry, car ferry
best- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
3h 57mTravel, ferry, drive, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushimaunknown
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Ibusukiferry
- Drive from Ibusuki to Kagoshima Portcar
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
3h 15mTravel, fly, bus, car ferry
- Walk from Yakushima to Yakushima Airport (KUM)unknown
- Fly from Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane KUM - KOJ
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkanbus
- Take the carferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
2h 28mTravel, ferry, car ferry via 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- 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 carferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Portcarferry
5h 18m
Yakushima Airport (KUM) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Yakushima and Sakurajima is 158 km.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Yakushima to Sakurajima, including transfers.
There are 260+ hotels available in Sakurajima.
What companies run services between Yakushima, Japan and Sakurajima, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Yakushima to Sakurajima. However, you can travel to Yakushima, take the ferry to Kagoshima, drive to Kagoshima Port, take the car ferry to Sakurajima Port, then drive to Sakurajima. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Yakushima to Sakurajima via Yakushima, Ibusuki, Kagoshima Port, and Sakurajima Port in around 3h 15m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yakushima Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Phone
- 099-255-2141
- Website
- nangoku-kotsu.com
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300
- Schedules at
- nangoku-kotsu.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Airport to Tenmonkan
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- 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
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
Car ferry from Kagoshima Port to Sakurajima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- A" Line Ferry
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
- A" Line Ferry
- 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
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