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Flights from Kagoshima, Itami (Osaka), and Fukuoka (JAL)

Only Japan Airline operate flights to Yakushima.  There are daily flights from Osaka (Itami Airport), Fukuoka and Kagoshima.  The most frequent flight operates from Kagoshima Airport (3 – 4 per day).

To fly from Tokyo you would need to change planes at Kagoshima Airport. 
As the flight times change frequently then we cannot list the up-to-date timetable.  Please check the ENGLISH JAL website for the current timetable. 

By air from Kagoshima

There are multiple flights per day between Kagoshima Airport and Yakushima Airport. Flight duration is 35 minutes. The regular one way fare is approximately 14,000 yen, but prices fluctuate. Flights are operated by Japan Air Commuter (JAC).  Note that Kagoshima Airport is located almost one hour outside the city center.

Kagoshima – Yakushima Distance 102 miles Flight Time: 35m

By air from Osaka

Japan Air Commuter operates one round trip per day between Osaka’s Itami Airport and Yakushima. Flight duration is around 90 minutes. The regular one way fare is around 34,000 yen, but prices fluctuate. The Itami airport is around an hour away from Kansai Airport if you take the airport shuttle bus.

Osaka (Itami) – Yakushima Distance 402 miles Flight Time: 1 hr 35m

By air from Fukuoka

Japan Air Commuter operates one round trip per day between Fukuoka and Yakushima.  Flight duration is about one hour. The regular one way fare is 24,000 yen, but prices fluctuate.

Fukuoka – Yakushima Distance 225 miles Flight Time: 55mins