Fukuoka Transportation

When you arrive at Fukuoka International Airport your best way of getting into town is to take the subway. In order to do this you must board the free shuttle bus at stance number 1 and travel to the domestic terminal. You can board the subway and travel very quickly into Fukuoka from there.

Hakata station is served by the fast Shinkansen bullet train service. It's just over 15 minutes from Kokura and under 2 1/2 hours from Kyoto by the Hikari Super Express Shinkansen service.

These trains are excellent - comfortable and punctual. You can either make a seat reservation, or sit in one of the carriages with unreserved seating (shown on the indicator board). There is a frequent refreshment trolley service, and you can purchase food, such as bento boxes at the station to take with you for longer journeys.

The Fukuoka city subway is really easy to get around. The station maps and indicator boards are in both English and Japanese, and the ticket machines also have an 'English' button. You can get a day pass for 600 yen (weekdays) or 500 yen (weekends), which is worth it if you plan on making more than 2 journeys.

If you are arriving by air, there is a subway station at the airport.

Fukuoka City is the last stop on the JR Shinkansen Line. Within Kyushu you can travel only between Kokura (Kitakyushu City) and Hakata (Fukuoka City) on the Shinkansen. It is fast but costs 7,000 yen return!). There are really good Limited Express Trains and local trains running from Hakata which is the main station in Fukuoka.

In Kyushu you should pay 500 Yen for a 'Nice Going Card' which gives you a 40% discount on return train tickets all over Kyushu (on Limited Express Trains) on the weekends and Fridays. There are regular trains running all over Kyushu.

JR Kyushu also market a Kyushu Rail Pass which can only be bought overseas. The cost is 15,000 Yen for a 5 day pass and 20,000 Yen for a 7 day pass. It is only valid for local and limited express trains in Kyushu and not JR buses or the Shinkansen that runs from Fukuoka.

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You can travel around fascinating tourit spots in Fukuoka city accompanied by an English speaking guide by the use of Fukuoka city loop bus Green route.

The tour takes you to the following tourist attractions.

- Hakata shrine and temple areas
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum, Kushida Shrine, and Tochoji Temple.

-Momochi area
Fukuoka City Museum, Fukuoka Tower and Marizon, Momochi Seaside Park

-Fukuoka Castle Ruins
Yagura Turret, Honmaru Ruins and Ohori koen park

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Beatle is a jet ferry from Hakata Port in Fukuoka to Busan in Korea.

- Journey time : 2hours and 55minutes
- A one way fare : 13000 yen an adult

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The ferry to Shikanoshima operates from Hakata Port via Saitozaki.

- Journey time : 33 minutes
- A one way fare : 650 yen an adult

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Hakata Port is located in the heart of Fukuoka near JR Hakata Station.

The ferries operate from Hakata Port

1)Domestic ferries bound for
- Shikanoshima in Fukuoka-city
- Saitozaki in Fukuoka-city
- Iki in Nagasaki-ken
- Tsushima in Nagasaki-ken
- Niigata-ken
- Hokkaido

2)International ferry bound for Busan by Beatle

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