Access to Yakushima
Access to Yakushima
Direct flights to Yakushima are available from Itami, Fukuoka and Kagoshima Airport, and ferries to Yakushima are available from Kagoshima only (except chartered ones).
The fares and timetables may change. For further information, please contact each company listed below.
☝List of transportation to Yakushima☝ (Information as of May, 2024)
| Transportation |
Name & Web |
Route | Time required and number of services | Inquiries |
| Airplane |
Japan Air Commuter https://www.jal.co.jp/en/ |
Kagoshima ⇔ Yakushima |
5 services a day, 40 min. flight |
JAL; 0570-025-071 Yakushima Airport; 0997-42-1200 |
| Osaka ⇔ Yakushima |
One service a day, 95 min. flight |
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| Fukuoka ⇔ Yakushima |
One service a day 70 min. flight |
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High-speed ship (Jet-foil) |
Toppy & Rocket https://www.tykousoku.jp/ |
Yakushima ⇔ Kagoshima (via Tanegashima/Ibusuki) |
6 round trips per day (including 3 services via Tanegashima and 1 via Ibusuki) |
Reservation center; 099-226-0128 099-223-5688 |
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Ferryboat (Car ferry) |
Ferry Yakushima 2 | Yakushima ⇔ Kagoshima | One service a day |
Reservation center 099-226-0731 |
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Ferry Hibiscus https://www.yakushimaferry.com/ |
Kagoshima ↑↓ Tanegashima (Nishino-omote) ↑↓ Yakushima (Miyanoura) |
One service a day |
Reservation center 099-261-7000 |
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| Ferry Taiyo |
Kuchinoerabujima ↑↓ Yakushima (Miyanoura) ↑↓ Tanegashima (Shimama) |
Departure and arrival time is different on odd and even numbered days. |
Yakushima Kairiku Transport; 0997-42-0140 |
