There are 9 ways to get from Amami to Nara-shi by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or night bus
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Fly to Osaka International Airport, train
best- Fly from Amami Airport (ASJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)ASJ - ITM
- Take the train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
3h 16m¥24,102–64,616Car ferry, bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Naze to Kagoshima
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Honkō to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Abeno Harukas
33h 31m¥22,832–38,131Ferry, train via Miyanoura
- Take the ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 宮之浦
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Ibusuki
- Take the train from Ibusuki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Station
17h 1m¥40,496–54,108Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
- Take the bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention CenterT
30h 50m¥30,305–56,249Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 宮之浦
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshima
- Drive from Kagoshima to Nara-shi
22h 59m¥36,216–49,538Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Amami Airport (ASJ) to Kobe (UKB)ASJ - UKB
5h 18m¥45,542–82,136Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Fly from Amami Airport (ASJ) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)ASJ - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Take the train from Tennōji to Nara
3h 28mFerry, train
- Take the ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nara
17h 50mCar ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Naze to Kagoshima
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka StationSakura / ...
21h 47m¥29,512–48,001
Amami Airport (ASJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amami to Nara-shi is to car ferry and bus and night bus which costs ¥22000 - ¥39000 and takes 33h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Amami to Nara-shi is to fly and train which takes 3h 16m and costs ¥24000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Amami and Nara-shi is 970 km.
The best way to get from Amami to Nara-shi without a car is to ferry and train via Miyanoura which takes 17h 1m and costs ¥40000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Amami to Nara-shi, including transfers.
There are 418+ hotels available in Nara-shi.
What companies run services between Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan and Nara-shi, Japan?
Skymark Airlines, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways fly from Amami Airport (ASJ) to Kobe (UKB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Amami Airport to Kobe via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–70,000
Flights from Amami Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Amami Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Amami Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Amami Airport to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–65,000
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Uehommachi to Shin-Omiya
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥500–650
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ibusuki to Kagoshima-Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Green Seat
- ¥2,300–3,100
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–34,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Tennōji
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tennōji to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nara
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Nishitetsu Tenjin Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0954-63-3111
- Website
- yutoku.jp
Bus from Nishitetsu Tenjin Kosoku Bus Terminal to ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.yutoku.jp/
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Itami Airport to Nara-ken Convention Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,100
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Honkō to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Abeno Harukas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 宮之浦
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–16,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,000–11,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥26,192
- Passenger Car
- ¥42,000–60,000
Ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Schedules at
- 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 Naze to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- 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
- 0992260128
- Website
- 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
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 名瀬港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- 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
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