There are 7 ways to get from Kobe to Amami by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or night bus
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Fly from Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane ITM - ASJ
3h 55m¥22,383–64,570Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane KIX - ASJ
4h 19m¥19,879–63,380Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain Sakura
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
16h 31m¥26,501–44,642Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane UKB - ASJ
5h 59m¥29,710–53,750Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkoubus
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry
20h 30m¥24,253–44,760Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain Sakura
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
20h 59m¥27,671–45,812Night bus, bus, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Kencho-maenightbus
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Honkōbus
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry
30h 13m¥22,200–37,900
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Amami is to night bus and bus and car ferry which costs ¥22000 - ¥38000 and takes 30h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Amami is to fly which takes 3h 55m and costs ¥22000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Kobe and Amami is 950 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Amami without a car is to train and ferry which takes 16h 31m and costs ¥26000 - ¥45000.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Kobe to Amami, including transfers.
There are 170+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
Japan Airlines flies from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Amami Airport (ASJ) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–55,000
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–45,000
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–130,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–48,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–24,000
- 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
- ¥17,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥19,000–24,000
- Green seat
- ¥25,000–33,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–24,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Bus operators
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Honkō
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Website
- http://www.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 Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Website
- http://www.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
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- 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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