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How to get from Yamaguchi to Fukuoka

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

How far is Yamaguchi from Fukuoka?

The travel distance between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka is 130 km. The best option to travel from Yamaguchi to Fukuoka is taking a train.

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

It takes about 35 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes to get from Yamaguchi to Fukuoka by train.

What types of trains operate the route Yamaguchi to Fukuoka?

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

JR operates the Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed train between Osaka and Fukuoka 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 Yamaguchi to Fukuoka depart?

Trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line depart from Shin-Yamaguchi Station located in Yamaguchi.

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 Yamaguchi to Fukuoka arrive?

Trains on the Sanyo Shinkansen line arrive at Hakata Station located in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka.

	Departure	Arrival	Duration	Itinerary	Price

PASS PASS 1 day	00:00 Fr, 27/03 YAMAGUCHI Shin-Yamaguchi	23:59 Fr, 27/03 FUKUOKA Hakata	1 day	YAMAGUCHI Shin-Yamaguchi FUKUOKA Hakata	¥ 3,600


PASS PASS 5 days	00:00 Fr, 27/03 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	23:59 Tu, 31/03 FUKUOKA All Stations	5 days	YAMAGUCHI All Stations FUKUOKA All Stations	¥ 15,000


PASS PASS 7 days	00:00 Fr, 27/03 YAMAGUCHI All Stations	23:59 Th, 02/04 FUKUOKA All Stations	7 days	YAMAGUCHI All Stations FUKUOKA All Stations	¥ 23,000

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