There are 8 ways to get from Tokyo to Amami by plane, train, ferry, night bus, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport
best- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Amami Airport (ASJ)HND - ASJ
4h 30m¥31,090–64,314Night bus, bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
32h 32m¥21,000–53,000Train, ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
19h 54m¥39,177–62,660Drive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Tokyo to Kamoike Port
- Take the car ferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Port
- Take the car ferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Port
- Take the ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
29h 56m¥32,774–55,076Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Amami Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Amami Airport (ASJ)NRT - ASJ
5h 9m¥23,205–61,991Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kikai Airport (KKX)HND - KKX
- Take the car ferry from Kikaijima to Naze
9h 8m¥24,090–119,814Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
24h 9m¥40,017–63,479Night bus, train, car ferry
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tokuyama-eki
- Take the train from Tokuyama to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Take the car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
32h 24m¥32,170–53,670
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Amami Airport (ASJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tokyo to Amami is to night bus and bus and ferry which costs ¥21000 - ¥55000 and takes 32h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Tokyo to Amami is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs ¥31000 - ¥65000.
The distance between Tokyo and Amami is 1287 km.
The best way to get from Tokyo to Amami without a car is to train and ferry which takes 19h 54m and costs ¥39000 - ¥65000.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Tokyo to Amami, including transfers.
There are 158+ hotels available in Amami.
What companies run services between Tokyo, Japan and Amami, Kagoshima-ken, Japan?
Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Amami Airport (ASJ) every 3 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–65,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amami Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–48,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–100,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–95,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Kagoshima, Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–100,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Osaka Itami, Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–100,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Amami Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–120,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kikai Airport via Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–95,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Amami Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–34,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–32,000
- 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
- ¥23,000–31,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥26,000–32,000
- Green seat
- ¥33,000–44,000
Train from Hakata to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Tokuyama to Kagoshima-Chūō
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
Bus operators
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kagoshima Honkou
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–7,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Tokuyama-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
Ferry operators
- Phone
- 099-226-4141
- Website
- aline-ferry.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–16,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥9,500–10,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥11,000–16,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥25,778
- Passenger Car
- ¥41,000–60,000
Car ferry from Kikaijima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,600–9,000
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥5,600–6,000
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥6,500–9,000
- First Class
- ¥10,000–11,000
- Premium
- ¥16,207
- Passenger Car
- ¥22,000–31,000
Car ferry from Kagoshima to Naze
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ¥10,500–22,032
- Schedules at
- aline-ferry.com
- Second Class
- ¥10,500–11,500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥12,000–17,000
- First Class
- ¥20,000–22,000
- Premium
- ¥27,821
- Passenger Car
- ¥45,000–65,000
- Second class
- ¥11,016
- First class
- ¥22,032
- Vehicle smaller than 6m
- ¥48,000–75,000
- Phone
- 099-225-1551
- Website
- marixline.com
Ferry from 鹿児島新港 新港待合所 to 名瀬港 船客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- https://marixline.com/en/
- Second Class Sleeper
- ¥14,000–17,000
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–11,000
- First Class
- ¥19,000–21,000
- Premium
- ¥23,000–26,000
- Passenger car
- ¥42,000–60,000
- Phone
- 099-259-2888
- Website
- iwasaki-corp.com
Car ferry from Kamoike Port to Tarumizu Port
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥500
- Schedules at
- iwasaki-corp.com
- Passenger
- ¥500
- Car under 6m
- ¥1,300–2,700
- Phone
- 81992237271
- Website
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
Car ferry from Sakurajima Port to Kagoshima Port
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥200
- Schedules at
- city.kagoshima.lg.jp
- Adult
- ¥200
- Child
- ¥100
- Car under 3 meters in length
- ¥1,070
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