There are 6 ways to get from Kobe to Amami by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or night bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kobe
best- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Amami Airport (ASJ)UKB - ASJ
5h 14m¥28,710–51,750Night bus, bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Take the bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kagoshima Honkō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
30h 13m¥22,100–37,800Train, ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kagoshima-ChūōSakura
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所フェリーあけぼの / ...
16h 31m¥26,501–44,642Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Amami Airport (ASJ)ITM - ASJ
4h¥23,383–64,570Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakata
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
20h 30m¥24,253–44,760Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kagoshima-ChūōSakura
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
20h 59m¥27,671–45,812
Kobe (UKB) 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 4h and costs ¥23000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Kobe and Amami is 904 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 5h 14m to get from Kobe to Amami, including transfers.
There are 158+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
Skymark Airlines, Solaseed Air, and two other airlines fly from Kobe (UKB) to Amami Airport (ASJ) every 3 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–43,000
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–120,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–130,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–43,000
- 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
- 050-3616-2150
- 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
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- 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
- 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 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
- 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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