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Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Fukuoka
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How to travel between Fukuoka and Tokyo

By shinkansen:

Tokyo and Fukuoka (Hakata Station) are connected with each other by the JR Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. Direct nozomi trains require five hours for the one way journey. By hikari trains, the trip takes about six hours and requires one transfer of trains at Shin-Osaka Station.

The regular one way fare from Tokyo to Fukuoka is 21,210 Yen by non-reserved seat on any train, around 21,500 Yen by reserved seat on hikari trains and around 22,100 Yen by reserved seat on a nozomi train. The Japan Rail Pass is valid on hikari trains, but not on nozomi trains.

By airplane:

Tokyo-Fukuoka is one of the world's busiest air routes with dozens of departures per day, operated by JAL, ANA and Skymark Airlines. Flight time is about 110 minutes.

The regular one way fare of JAL and ANA is more than 30,000 Yen, however, if you use an air pass or profit from one of the many other discount offers, you should usually be able to get a one way ticket for 20,000 Yen or less.

Skymark Airlines offers even cheaper fares. Their regular one way fare is only around 20,000 Yen, and discount tickets can cost less than 10,000 Yen (Skymark Bargain available on selected dates, if booked at least 49 days in advance).

Most flights between Tokyo and Fukuoka use Tokyo's Haneda Airport, and only a few flights use Narita Airport. Fukuoka Airport is Japan's most easily accessible airport, only a five minute subway ride from Hakata Station.

By bus:

Nishitetsu operates a daily night bus between Fukuoka and Tokyo (Shinjuku Keio Highway Bus Terminal). The one way journey takes 14.5 hours and costs 15,000 Yen. A round trip costs 27,000 Yen.

By ferry:

Ocean Tokyu Ferry operates daily ferries between Tokyo (Tokyo Ferry Terminal on Odaiba) and Kitakyushu (Shin-Moji Port). The one way journey takes 34 hours and costs 12,600 Yen in the cheapest class.

From Shin-Moji Port, Fukuoka can be reached in about 90 minutes and 1,700 Yen by local trains or 60 minutes and 3,000 Yen by shinkansen. Please visit or ferry page for more details.

Above fees and schedules are subject to change. For the current Yen exchange rate, click here.
 

Orientation

Fukuoka is served by Japan Railways (JR), Nishitetsu Railways, three subway lines and a bus network. The city's main station is JR Hakata Station with direct connections to Honshu and across Kyushu, including Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima.

The second railway company, Nishitetsu, is useful for visiting Dazaifu. Nishitetsu trains depart from Tenjin Station (also known as Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station), in the central entertainment and shopping district of Tenjin.

The subway connects Hakata Station, Tenjin Station and Fukuoka Airport with each other.

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english links

JR Kyushu
Official English website.
Japan Airlines
Official English website.
All Nippon Airways
Official English website.
Skymark Airlines
Official English website.

japanese links

JR Kyushu
Official website.
Nishitetsu Railways
Official website.
Fukuoka Subway
Official website.
Japan Airlines
Official website.
All Nippon Airways
Official website.
Skymark Airlines
Official website.

 

 
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