Tokyo and Fukuoka (Hakata Station) are connected with each other by the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen. The one way trip by direct Nozomi trains takes five hours and costs around 23,000 yen. Japan Rail Pass holders cannot use Nozomi trains, and have to ride Hikari and Sakura trains instead. This adds about one hour to the total travel time and requires a transfer of trains at Shin-Osaka Station.
Tokyo-Fukuoka is one of the world's busiest air routes with dozens of departures per day, operated by JAL, ANA, Starflyer, Skymark, Peach and Jetstar Japan. Flight duration is about 110 minutes. Most flights use Tokyo's Haneda Airport, but a few flights also use Narita Airport. Fukuoka Airport is Japan's most easily accessible airport, only a five minute subway ride from the city's main railway station, Hakata Station.
The regular one way fare by JAL, ANA and Starflyer is around 45,000 yen, but discount fares are typically available for 16,000 to 35,000 yen. The cheapest options are Skymark, Peach and Jetstar Japan with one way fares of around 5,000 to 25,000 yen.
Nishitetsu operates a daily night bus between Fukuoka and Tokyo (Shinjuku Station). The one way journey takes 14.5 hours and costs between 9,000 and 23,000 yen depending on the seat quality and date of travel. Online reservations can be made at Willer.
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 around 20,000 yen in the cheapest class. From Shin-Moji Port, there is a shuttle taxi to Moji Station (440 yen one way) from where Fukuoka can be reached in about 90 minutes and 1,500 yen by local trains or 35 minutes and 2,350 yen by local train and shinkansen via Kokura (unreserved seat; the cost for a reserved seat is over 1000 yen more expensive). Please visit our ferry page for more details.
Above fees and schedules are subject to change. Be sure to check current yen exchange rates.
Fukuoka is served by Japan Railways (JR), Nishitetsu Railways, three subway lines and a bus network. The city's main station is Hakata Station with direct connections to Honshu and across Kyushu, including Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima.
The local 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. Most city buses in Fukuoka are also operated by Nishitetsu.
The subway connects Hakata Station, Tenjin Station and Fukuoka Airport with each other and provides access to many of the city's tourist attractions. Fukuoka Airport is one of Japan's most centrally located airports, only a five minute subway ride from Hakata Station.
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