There are 5 ways to get from Okinawa to Kitakyushu by bus, plane, train, taxi, ferry, or car
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Line 28 bus, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane OKA - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
4h 4m¥9,511–34,856Taxi, ferry, train
- 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 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokuratrain
27h¥34,113–55,466Line 28 bus, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Take the bus from Jagaru Iriguchi to Naha bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane OKA - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
5h 59m¥24,691–56,606Drive, ferry
- Drive from Okinawa to 本部旅客待合所car
- Take the ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 宮之浦ferry
- Take the ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshimaferry
- Drive from Kagoshima to Kitakyushucar
28h 50m¥31,199–43,643Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所ferry
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Hakata Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Hakata to Space Worldtrain
35h 57m
Naha Airport (OKA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Kitakyushu is to line 28 bus and fly and train which costs ¥9500 - ¥35000 and takes 4h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Kitakyushu is to line 28 bus and fly and train which takes 4h 4m and costs ¥9500 - ¥35000.
The distance between Okinawa and Kitakyushu is 948 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa to Kitakyushu without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 27h and costs ¥34000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Okinawa to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
There are 199+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Okinawa to Kitakyushu. 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 Fukuoka Airport (FUK), walk to Fukuoka Airport, take the subway to Hakata, walk to Hakata, then take the train to Kokura. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to 本部旅客待合所, take the ferry to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所, walk to Takamibaba, take the vehicle to Kagoshimachuoekimae, walk to Kagoshima-Chūō, then take the train to Kokura.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–32,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–47,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–26,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥38,000–40,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–22,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata to Space World
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Honkou to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–21,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–14,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–21,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,403
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 宮之浦
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥13,500–22,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥13,500–15,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–22,000
- First Class
- ¥27,000–29,000
- Premium
- ¥34,816
- Passenger Car
- ¥55,000–85,000
Ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–23,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥14,000–15,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥16,000–23,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥36,243
- Passenger Car
- ¥60,000–85,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 本部旅客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–28,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥18,000–21,000
- Second Class
- ¥16,000–19,000
- First Class
- ¥26,000–28,000
- Premium
- ¥33,000–35,000
- Passenger car
- ¥55,000–80,000
Ferry from 那覇港 船客待合所 to 鹿児島新港 新港待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–30,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥19,000–22,000
- Second Class
- ¥17,000–20,000
- First Class
- ¥28,000–30,000
- Premium
- ¥35,000–37,000
- Passenger car
- ¥60,000–85,000
- Phone
- 0992260128
- Website
- tykousoku.jp
Ferry from Yakushima to Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,200
- Schedules at
- tykousoku.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- 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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