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There are 9 ways to get from Kumamoto to Amami by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Amami Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain train
    2. Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane plane FUK - ASJ
    3h 36m
    ¥25,408–56,278

  2. Bus, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kagoshima Honkōbus bus
    2. Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
    16h 10m
    ¥13,100–25,100

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain train Sakura
    2. Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
    13h 36m
    ¥13,924–28,150

  4. Train to Kagoshima Airport, fly to Amami Airport

    1. Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain train
    2. Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane plane KOJ - ASJ
    4h 10m
    ¥22,074–37,950

  5. Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Amami Airport

    1. Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane plane KMJ - ASJ
    5h 51m
    ¥24,700–119,700

  6. Train to Kagoshima Airport, fly to Kikai Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain train
    2. Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kikai Airport (KKX)plane plane KOJ - KKX
    3. Take the car ferry from Kikaijima to Nazecarferry car ferry
    6h 58m
    ¥25,074–60,450

  7. Drive, car ferry, ferry

    1. Drive from Kumamoto to Kamoike Portcar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Portcarferry car ferry
    3. Take the car ferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Portcarferry car ferry
    4. Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry ferry
    16h 16m
    ¥13,143–26,706

  8. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima-Chūōtrain train Sakura
    2. Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry car ferry
    18h 4m
    ¥15,094–29,320

  9. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Ebino ICbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ebi no IC to Tenmonkanbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Nazecarferry car ferry
    21h 12m
    ¥16,862–28,862

Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration2h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket¥14,989Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Amami Airport (ASJ) 5 times a day.

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