Kumamoto City lies in the center of western Kyushu Island.
Its convenient location allows easy access to other areas in Kyushu.
Narita (NRT) - Fukuoka Airport - Time required /about 2hrs
Haneda / Tokyo (HND) - Kumamoto Airport - Time required /about 2hrs
Nagoya (NGO) - Kumamoto Airport - Time required /about 1hr 25min
Kansai（KIX）-Fukuoka Airport - Time required /about 1hr 5min
Korea (ICN)- Kumamoto - Time required /about 1hr 35min(3 flights a week)
Kumamoto City map
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*1 Highway Bus
JPY2,000 / approx.120 min.
Every 10-30 min. / 6:42 - 22:32
International Terminal Bus stop No.3
http://www.fuk-ab.co.jp/english/frame_index.html
*2 Airport Limousine Bus
To Kumamoto Bus Center JPY670 / 40 min.
To JR Kumamoto Station JPY670/ 50 min.
Every 5-10 min. / 7:22 - 21:20
How to get to Kumamoto
From Narita Airport: All the international flights arrive at Narita Airport (New Tokyo International Airport). There is only 1 domestic flight per day from Narita Airport to Fukuoka Airport. Instead, more than 30 flights per day to Fukuoka are available at Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport). The flight is about two hours From Narita Airport, you can take limousine bus to get Haneda Airport. It takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes and the fare is JPY 3,000.
From Haneda(Tokyo) Airport: Fukuoka and Kumamoto Airport is one hour and a half flight from Haneda. Nozomi Shinkansen Express (Japan Railways) also connects between Tokyo station and Hakata station by five hours.
From Kansai Airport: All the international flights arrive at Kansai International Airport. There are approximately 10 flights per day that include both domestic flights and connecting flights from Kansai Airport to Fukuoka Airport. The flight is about one hour. Nozomi Shinkansen Express (Japan Railways) also connects between Osaka (Shin-Osaka station) and Fukuoka (Hakata station) by two hours and a half.
From Fukuoka Airport: Participants from Asian and Oceanian countries may arrive at Fukuoka Airport and proceed to Kumamoto by highway bus (JPY2,000 / approx.120 min. Every 30-60 min. / 6:42 - 22:32.)
From Other airports: Refer to the following websites:
Airports and air route network of MLIT;
http://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/visit_japan/index.html
*The Japan Rail Pass allows unlimited travel on the entire nationwide Japan Railway (JR) network, including Shinkansen (bullet train), and is a reasonable price. Japan Rail Pass is only available to purchase outside Japan.
Useful Information
The Japan Rail Pass offers overseas visitors an economical, flexible, and simple-to-use advantage over regular tickets, allowing unlimited travel on a vast network of JR trains and some buses throughout Japan. For more information and details, click here.
Kumamoto Prefecture Official Travel Guide
Tour guides for Enjoying Kumamoto City
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