Traffic access

Amakusa Airlines that have a unique dolphin-designed airplane is operates to fly across Fukuoka airport by 35mins and Kumamoto airport by 20mins from Amakusa airport. Also, Train, cruise, and road trip can be Available to come to Amakusa with fully enjoyment.

Access map

Access from Fukuoka city and Kumamoto city

Recommended access

Hakata Station Kyushu Shinkansen fastest 33 minutes → Kumamoto Station JR Misumi Line fastest 40 minutes → Misumi Station 5-minute walk → Port of Misumi Takarajima, Amakusa line 22 minutes → Matsushima (Maejima) Takarajima, Amakusa line 35 minutes → Port of Hondo

Flight access

Fukuoka Airport 35 minutes or Kumamoto Airport 20 minutes → Amakusa Airport shuttle bus about 15 minutes → Hondo bus center about 40 minutes → Shimoda hot springs

Access by car

Use Expressway from Fukuoka

From Kyushu Expressway Matsubase IC via Route 266 to the Amakusa area

Using only national highway From Kumamoto city

Enter Uto-shi at Kumamoto-shi at Route 3, through Route 57 to Amakusa

Access by bus

Kumamoto Airport limousine about 40 minutes → Traffic center about ten minutes → Kumamoto Station high speed Amakusa about two hours ten minutes → Hondo bus center about 40 minutes → Shimoda hot springs
Major access plan from Fukuoka city / Major access plan from Kumamoto city

Access from Kagoshima

Recommended access

Kagoshima-Chuo Station Kyushu Shinkansen about 25 minutes → Traffic center about ten minutes → Kumamoto Station high speed Amakusa about two hours ten minutes → Hondo bus center about 40 minutes → Shimoda hot springs
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Major access from Kagoshima

Access from Nagasaki

Recommended access（Only passengers）

Nagasaki Station Nagasaki bus about 35 minutes → Port of Mogi Fast ship (only for passengers) about 45 minutes → Tomioka Port

With car（Car ferry）

Nagasaki Station about 70 minutes → Obamamachi, Unzen-shi about 35 minutes → Kuchinotsu Port Shimatetsu ferry about 30 minutes → Oniike Port
Major access plan from Nagasaki

Road trip in Amakusa

Using route bus from Kumamoto city

Please check out [Kyushu Sanko bus] for the time tables of fixed‐route bus.

Hondo - Sakitsu church, Oe church

Hondo bus center → The Icchoda center → Church entrance (Sakitsu church), Lord of Heaven temple entrance (Oe church) Timetable search Timetable search

Hondo - Itsuwa dolphins watching pier （Futae Port）

Hondo bus center → nikoshogakuko (from nikoko about two or three minutes on foot), Hondo bus center → nikogyokyozen (about 5 minutes on foot from nikoko) Timetable search Timetable search

Oniike Port - Shimoda hot springs

Oniike Port → Hondo bus center → Shimoda hot springs

Tomioka Port - Hondo bus center

Tomioka Port → Hondo bus center

Hondo - Ushibuka

Hondo bus center → Port of Ushibuka

Information about transportation in Amakusa

  • Each taxi rent-a-car, sightseeing bus means of transportation table (PDF)
  • Rent-a-bicycle (PDF)
  • Access sea taxi, liner to Goshoura