There are 7 ways to get from Okinawa to Yufuin by plane, bus, car, ferry, train, or taxi
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Fly to Fukuoka Airport, bus
best- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane OKA - FUK
- Take the bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Yufuin-ekimae Bus Centerbus
6h 27m¥8,751–26,156Drive, 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 Yufuincar
28h 17m¥30,709–42,657Fly to Miyazaki Airport, train
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Miyazaki Airport (KMI)plane OKA - KMI
- Take the train from Miyazaki Airport to Ōitatrain
- Take the train from Oita to Yufuintrain
9h 32m¥25,991–59,106Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane OKA - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kurumetrain
- Take the train from Kurume to Yufuintrain
8h 1m¥21,991–58,606Fly to Kagoshima Airport, train
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane OKA - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kurumetrain
- Take the train from Kurume to Yufuintrain
8h 9m¥20,441–53,806Taxi, 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-Chuo to Kurumetrain
- Take the train from Kurume to Yufuintrain
29h 10m¥35,213–56,766Ferry, 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 Honkō to Mashiki-Inter-Guchibus
- Take the bus from Mashiki IC to Yufuin Station Bus Centerbus
37h 44m¥23,689–39,989
Naha Airport (OKA) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Yufuin is to fly and bus which costs ¥8500 - ¥27000 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Yufuin is to fly and bus which takes 6h 27m and costs ¥8500 - ¥27000.
The distance between Okinawa and Yufuin is 1012 km.
The best way to get from Okinawa to Yufuin without a car is to taxi and ferry and train which takes 29h 10m and costs ¥35000 - ¥60000.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Okinawa to Yufuin, including transfers.
There are 627+ hotels available in Yufuin.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Yufuin, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Okinawa to Yufuin. 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 Domestic Terminal, take the bus to Kiyama AP, then take the bus to Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Okinawa to Yufuin via 本部旅客待合所, Yakushima, and Kagoshima in around 28h 17m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–21,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–20,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Miyazaki Airport via Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–70,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–65,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–21,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Naha Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–40,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Miyazaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–55,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Amami O Shima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–65,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Miyazaki Airport to Ōita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Oita to Yufuin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- 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
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Green Seat
- ¥2,200–3,000
Train from Kurume to Yufuin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Oita to Yufuin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kosoku Kiyama to Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–3,300
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Honkō to Mashiki-Inter-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
Bus from Mashiki IC to Yufuin Station Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
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
- Website
- http://www.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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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