There are 8 ways to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Stationtrain Tsubasa
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain Nozomi
8h 14mBus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus
22h 32m¥13,774–31,696Drive 1,278.6 km
- Drive from Yamagata to Fukuokacar 1,278.6 km
16h 25m¥22,183–32,042Fly Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane GAJ - FUK
5h 16m¥16,980–80,980Bus, train
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuokatrain
8h 37mNight bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitnightbus
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Yamaguchi-Yuda Onsendonightbus
- Take the bus from Yudaonsendo to Hakata BTbus
25h 27m¥19,300–27,600Bus to Sendai Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendaibus
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane SDJ - FUK
4h 49m¥22,374–47,796Fly Yamagata Airport to Kitakyushu Airport, train
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ)plane GAJ - KKJ
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuokatrain
8h 7m¥22,050–112,730
Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka is to bus and night bus which costs ¥13000 - ¥32000 and takes 22h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka is to bus and fly which takes 4h 49m and costs ¥22000 - ¥48000.
No, there is no direct bus from Yamagata to Fukuoka. However, there are services departing from Yamagata Kencho-mae and arriving at Hakata Bus Terminal via Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center and Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Yamagata to Fukuoka. However, there are services departing from Yamagata and arriving at Hakata Fukuoka via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 14m.
The distance between Yamagata and Fukuoka is 1405 km. The road distance is 1278.6 km.
The best way to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka without a car is to train which takes 8h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka, including transfers.
Yamagata to Fukuoka bus services, operated by Yamako Bus, depart from Yamagata Kencho-mae station.
Yamagata to Fukuoka train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Yamagata station.
The best way to get from Yamagata to Fukuoka is to train which takes 8h 14m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥17000 - ¥85000 and takes 5h 16m.
What companies run services between Yamagata, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamagata to Hakata Fukuoka via Tōkyō Station in around 8h 14m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines and Fuji Dream fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–85,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–120,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–110,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Kitakyushu Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–140,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–46,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–46,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Fukuoka Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–90,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–46,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–46,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–37,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Yamagata to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Night bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–7,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Yamaguchi-Yuda Onsendo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Yudaonsendo to Hakata BT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
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Yamagata to Fukuoka bus services, operated by Yamako Bus, arrive at Sendai station.
Yamagata to Fukuoka train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yamagata to Fukuoka is 1279 km. It takes approximately 16h 25m to drive from Yamagata to Fukuoka.
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