Getting around Kyushu

Getting around Kyushu by train, bus, car and ferry: limited expresses between cities, local buses and trams, car and bike rental, with times and fares.

A blue Sonic limited express pulling into Beppu Station, with the hills above Beppu behind the station-front hotels

Across Kyushu

Kokura to Beppu by Sonic: Times, Fares, and a Day Trip Plan (2026)

Kokura to Beppu by Sonic in about 1h10 to 1h20 (¥5,190 reserved, ¥3,450 online), why the 2-ticket deal is poor value, an hour-by-hour hells-and-bath day, stops on the way, and on to Yufuin.

Yufuin town under morning fog, with the ridge of Mount Yufu showing above the mist

Across Kyushu

Fukuoka to Yufuin: Train, Bus or Tour? Every Way from Hakata (2026)

Fukuoka to Yufuin in 2026: the Yufuin no Mori (2h14, ¥6,130, reserved only), the Yufu, the ¥4,300 ticket via Oita, the Yufuin-go bus from Hakata, Tenjin and the airport, passes and tours.