🚄 JRJapan Rail Pass
Nationwide ・ Three types: 7, 14 or 21 days. The period of use cannot be extended or changed
From ¥50,000
Fukuoka (Hakata) → Nagasaki
Fukuoka (Hakata) to Nagasaki
🚄 Shinkansen🚌 Highway bus
The fastest way from Hakata to Nagasaki is the Limited Express Relay Kamome connecting at Takeo-Onsen Station to the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome, taking as little as about 1 hr 20 min. For a cheaper trip with no transfer, the Kyushu highway bus takes about 2 hr.
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Limited Express Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome
- Travel time
- Fastest about 1 hr 20 min (including transfer time at Takeo-Onsen Station)
- Transfers
- 1 transfer at Takeo-Onsen Station (cross-platform transfer on the same platform)
Highway bus Kyushu
- Travel time
- About 2 hr 10 min (Tenjin–Nagasaki Station 2 hr 7 min)
- Fare
- ¥2,900 for adults (as of October 2026)
- Transfers
- None
| Compare your options | Travel time | Fare | JR Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Express Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome | Fastest about 1 hr 20 min (including transfer time at Takeo-Onsen Station) | — | Covered by the JR Pass |
| Highway bus Kyushu | About 2 hr 10 min (Tenjin–Nagasaki Station 2 hr 7 min) | ¥2,900 for adults (as of October 2026) | — |
Fares and times are as of the date shown. Airfares vary by season and booking date. Check the operator’s official website before you travel.
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Best option for…
Fastest option
→ Limited Express Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome
Using a JR Pass or JR Kyushu Rail Pass
→ Limited Express Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome
Cheap with no transfer
→ Highway bus Kyushu
How to Ride
How to ride each option
Shinkansen
Limited Express Relay Kamome + Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome
- Depart from
- Hakata Station
- Arrive at
- Nagasaki Station
- Travel time
- Fastest about 1 hr 20 min (including transfer time at Takeo-Onsen Station)
- Frequency
- 47 Kamome services a day, about 1 per hour during the daytime
- Transfers
- 1 transfer at Takeo-Onsen Station (cross-platform transfer on the same platform)
- Tickets
- Station ticket office (Midori-no-madoguchi) or ticket machines, or JR Kyushu Online Train Reservation (with a page for international visitors). Buy the connecting journey as 1 ticket
- Large luggage
- The Kamome has large luggage storage near the doors of every car
- JR Pass
- Covered by the JR Pass
- Note
- Also covered by the JR Kyushu Rail Pass. Reserve seats at a station ticket office after arriving in Japan
Highway bus
Highway bus Kyushu
- Depart from
- Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal and other stops
- Arrive at
- Nagasaki Station (bus stop in front of the station)
- Travel time
- About 2 hr 10 min (Tenjin–Nagasaki Station 2 hr 7 min)
- Fare
- ¥2,900 for adults (as of October 2026)
- Frequency
- 37 round trips Mon–Thu, 46 on Fri, weekends and holidays
- Transfers
- None
- Tickets
- Reserved seating, reservation required. Book online (from the same date in the month before travel) or by phone; pay at ticket counters, convenience stores or online
- Note
- May be delayed depending on road conditions
Tips
Good to know
- ✓The transfer at Takeo-Onsen Station is across the same platform, and you can continue on 1 ticket as long as you do not exit the gates
- ✓The Kyushu bus requires a reservation. SUNQ Pass also accepted
Travel Passes
Travel passes you can use on this route
🚄 JR
🚄 JRJR KYUSHU RAIL PASS (All Kyushu / Northern Kyushu / Southern Kyushu)
Kyushu ・ 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days (Southern Kyushu is 3 days only; Northern Kyushu is 3 or 5 days)
From ¥22,000
🚌 BusSUNQ PASS
Kyushu ・ Paper passes are valid for 3 or 4 consecutive days. Digital passes: the 3-day pass covers any 3 days within 5 days from the start date, and the 4-day pass any 4 days within 7 days (each day runs from 3:00 to 26:59)
Tickets you can book in advancePR
Map
Map
Airport Access
Getting to Nagasaki from the airport
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Other Routes
Other routes
Osaka → Fukuoka (Hakata)
Fastest: About 2 hr 30 min (e.g. Mizuho No. 601 departs Shin-Osaka 6:00 → arrives Hakata 8:28)
🚄 Shinkansen
Fukuoka (Hakata) → Kumamoto
Fastest: Fastest 32 min (about 40 min on the Sakura)
🚄 Shinkansen🚌 Highway bus
Fukuoka (Hakata) → Kagoshima (Kagoshima-Chuo)
Fastest: About 1 hr 20–35 min (e.g. Mizuho No. 601 departs Hakata 8:30 → arrives 9:53; Sakura No. 741 departs 9:06 → arrives 10:39)
🚄 Shinkansen🚌 Highway bus
Travel times, fares and boarding points are based on official information from rail, airline, bus and ferry operators. Fares and timetables can change, so check the official websites before you go.
Last checked: 2026-10-08