There are 3 ways to get from Okinawa to Amami by bus, plane, taxi, or ferry
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Line 28 bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Amami Airport (ASJ)plane OKA - ASJ
3h 21m¥28,191–69,706Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from 泊高橋 to 本部港bus Ykb888
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
15h 57m¥7,640–20,945Taxi, ferry
- Take the taxi from Okinawa to 本部旅客待合所taxi
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所ferry フェリーあけぼの / ...
12h 15m¥19,943–33,296
Naha Airport (OKA) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Amami is to bus and ferry which costs ¥7500 - ¥21000 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Amami is to line 28 bus and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs ¥28000 - ¥70000.
The distance between Okinawa and Amami is 374 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa to Amami without a car is to taxi and ferry which takes 12h 15m and costs ¥19000 - ¥34000.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Okinawa to Amami, including transfers.
There are 161+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Okinawa to Amami. However, you can take the line 28 bus to Naha bus Terminal, walk to 旭橋駅, take the train to 那覇空港駅, walk to Naha Airport (OKA) airport, fly to Amami Airport (ASJ), then take the taxi to Amami. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to 本部旅客待合所 then take the ferry to 名瀬港 船客待合所.
- Phone
- 098-862-6737
- Website
- okinawabus.com
Bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥460–850
- Website
- https://okinawabus.com/en/
- Phone
- 0980-56-5760
- Website
- yanbaru-expressbus.com
Bus from 泊高橋 to 本部港
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–2,200
- Website
- http://yanbaru-expressbus.com/
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–14,000
- Website
- http://www.aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥8,500–9,100
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥10,000–14,000
- First Class
- ¥16,000–17,500
- Premium
- ¥22,867
- Passenger Car
- ¥35,000–49,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥13,000–15,000
- Second Class
- ¥7,000–8,000
- First Class
- ¥16,500–18,000
- Premium
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Passenger car
- ¥36,000–50,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–16,000
Okinawa Kotsu
- Phone
- +81 98-861-2224
- Website
- okinawa-kotsu-grp.co.jp
Higashi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 98-868-3666
- Website
- higashi-taxi.com
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