There are 5 ways to get from Okinawa to Shimane by plane, taxi, ferry, train, bus, 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 to Izumo Airport
best- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane OKA - IZO
6h 19m¥48,891–65,006Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane OKA - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masudatrain
7h 8m¥14,011–37,156Taxi, 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 Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuetrain
32h 26m¥46,713–73,966Ferry, 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 train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Izumoshitrain
37h 37m¥29,759–53,559Ferry, bus, night bus
- 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 night bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Izumoshi Stationnightbus
46h 2m¥24,589–50,889
Naha Airport (OKA) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Shimane is to fly and train which costs ¥14000 - ¥38000 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Shimane is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs ¥48000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Okinawa and Shimane is 1171 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa to Shimane without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 32h 26m and costs ¥46000 - ¥75000.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Okinawa to Shimane, including transfers.
There are 121+ hotels available in Shimane.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Shimane, Japan?
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Izumo Airport (IZO) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–32,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–130,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–90,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–26,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–39,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–21,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Hakata to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,000–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Matsue
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Masuda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Green Seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
Bus operators
- 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
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Izumoshi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
Ferry operators
- 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
- Website
- http://www.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 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
- Website
- http://www.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
Other operators
- 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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