Can I stop at Amami on the ferry between Okinawa and Kagoshima without having to pay more?
I'm currently on the main island of Okinawa Japan. I intend to take the ferry to Kagoshima, Kyushu when I'm ready to leave but ...
I know both ferry companies that operate the route make a stop at another Okinawan island about half way to Kyushu called Amami.
But I don't know if I have to buy two separate tickets if I want to spend some time there.
Or is there any kind of special ticket that allows something like a hop-on hop-off service for this route?
According to Wikivoyage the ferry prices are:
- Kagoshima (11 hours) ¥8,800
- Naha (13 hours) ¥9,300
That comes to ¥18,100 which seems quite a bit more than the direct fare from Naha to Kagoshima: ¥15,200 - Is there a way to make it cheaper?
(I'll be going the cheapest way possible, which I assume is 2nd class, and actually from Motobu rather than Naha.)
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How long is the ferry from Kagoshima to Okinawa?
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Okinawa without a car is to ferry which takes 23h 23m and costs \xa526000 - \xa545000.How do you get to the Amami islands?
You can reach Amami Oshima Island by direct flight from Osaka, or by Shinkansen bullet train or express bus to Kagoshima and then transfering to a ferry. The ferry terminals in Kagoshima are more than 1 hour's travel away from Kagoshima Airport.How much is ferry to Okinawa?
Weekly ferries between Okinawa and Tokyo take a minimum of 44 hours and the cheapest tickets cost 22,000 yen one-way. Ferries between Okinawa and Tokyo are operated by , Arimura Sangyo, and Ryukyu Kaiun. Booking service is in Japanese only, though tickets can be booked through local travel agencies.Is there a ferry from Okinawa to mainland?
The only existing route via ferry is by going first to Kagoshima, where a regular liner service to Okinawa is available. The Marix Line runs the regular cruise service from the New Kagoshima Port to the Naha Port in Okinawa. The trip takes about 25 hours, and the passenger fare ranges from 14,610 yen to 36,530 yen.Seasick Travel 25 Hours Overnight Ferry Japan Travel in Rough Weather Okinawa-Kagoshima
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