How to travel between Takachiho and Tokyo
By air via Kumamoto
JAL, ANA, Skymark and Solaseed Air operate frequent flights between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Kumamoto Airport. Flight duration is 100 minutes. The regular one way fares by JAL and ANA are around 37,000 yen, but discount tickets are usually available for between 15,000 and 24,000 yen. The fares by Solaseed Air are roughly 25 percent lower than the ones of JAL and ANA, while the fares by Skymark Airlines are even cheaper.
From Kumamoto Airport, there are direct buses to the Takachiho Bus Center (2 hours, 2100 yen one way, 2 buses per day). They are operated by Kyushu Sanko Bus and Miyazaki Kotsu (Miyakoh).
By air via Miyazaki
JAL, ANA and Solaseed Air operate numerous flights per day between Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Miyazaki Airport. Flight duration is 110 minutes. The regular one way fare of JAL and ANA is around 37,000 yen, with discount tickets usually available for between 14,000 and 23,000 yen. Fares by Solaseed Air are typically around 20 percent below those of JAL and ANA.
From Miyazaki Airport, take the JR "Nichirin" limited express to Nobeoka Station (70 minutes, about 3000 yen, one train per hour) and transfer to a bus for the Takachiho Bus Center (90 minutes, 1710 yen, 13 buses per day). There used to be train service between Nobeoka and Takachiho, but it was discontinued in 2005.
By train
Take the Tokaido/Sanyo/Kyushu Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kumamoto with one transfer of trains along the way, typically at Shin-Osaka or Hakata Station (6-7 hours, 25,000 yen). From Kumamoto, take a bus to the Takachiho Bus Center (3 hours, 2300 yen one way, 2 buses per day). Buses are operated by Kyushu Sanko Bus and Miyazaki Kotsu (Miyakoh).
