Fukuoka to Yamaguchi – Book your train tickets

	Departure	Arrival	Duration	Itinerary	Price

PASS PASS 1 day	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA Hakata	23:59 Tu, 10/02 YAMAGUCHI Shin-Yamaguchi	1 day	FUKUOKA Hakata YAMAGUCHI Shin-Yamaguchi	¥ 3,600


PASS PASS 5 days	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA All Stations	23:59 Sa, 14/02 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	5 days	FUKUOKA All Stations YAMAGUCHI All Stations	¥ 15,000


PASS PASS 7 days	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA All Stations	23:59 Mo, 16/02 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	7 days	FUKUOKA All Stations YAMAGUCHI All Stations	¥ 23,000


PASS PASS 7 days	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA All Stations	23:59 Mo, 16/02 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	7 days	FUKUOKA All Stations YAMAGUCHI All Stations	¥ 50,000


PASS PASS 14 days	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA All Stations	23:59 Mo, 23/02 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	14 days	FUKUOKA All Stations YAMAGUCHI All Stations	¥ 80,000


PASS PASS 21 days	00:00 Tu, 10/02 FUKUOKA All Stations	23:59 Mo, 02/03 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	21 days	FUKUOKA All Stations YAMAGUCHI All Stations	¥ 100,000

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How to get from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi

The easiest way to travel from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi is by train.

How far is Fukuoka from Yamaguchi?

The travel distance between Fukuoka and Yamaguchi is 125 km. The best option to travel from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi is taking a train.

How long does it take to get from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi?

It takes about 35 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes to get from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi by train.

What types of trains operate the route Fukuoka to Yamaguchi?

There is one railway company operating trains on the route Fukuoka to Yamaguchi.

JR operates the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed train between Fukuoka and Osaka stopping in Yamaguchi.

There are three types of services on the Sanyo Shinkansen: Nozomi and Mizuho are the fast services stopping only at key stations, Hikari and Sakura are the semi-fast services stopping at the major stations and Kodama is the local service stopping at all stations.

Shinkansen trains carry Green Cars with business class seats and Ordinary Cars with standard class seats distributed in Reserved and Non-reserved. In total, the Shinkansen trains offer three passengers classes: Reserved Seat (Green Car), Reserved Seat (Ordinary Car) and Non-reserved Seat.

Travellers with Reserved Seat tickets are required to take their numbered seat in the Green Cars or the Ordinary Cars. Travellers with Non-reserved Seat tickets are allowed to take any seat available only in the Ordinary Cars designated as Non-reserved.

Travellers with Discount ticket, JR West Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass (5-day), JR West Okayama-Yamaguchi Area Pass (5-day), JR West Sanyo-San'in Area Pass (7-day) and JR WEST All Area Pass (7-day) can travel in Non-reserved Seat or receive the tickets for Reserved Seat (Ordinary Car) and Reserved Seat (Green Car) from the ticket vending machine before boarding.

For more information about travelling by train, please read our Train Guide in Japan.

Where do trains from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi depart?

Trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line depart from Hakata Station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

Passengers are requested to arrive at the station 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time to complete the boarding procedures or risk missing the train.

Where do trains from Fukuoka to Yamaguchi arrive?

Trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line arrive at Shin-Yamaguchi Station located in Yamaguchi.

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