How to get to Yoronjima

A route linking Kagoshima Shinko Port – Naze – Kametoku – Wadomari – Yoron – Motobu – Naha, run alternately every day by Marue Ferry (Ferry Akebono and Ferry Naminoue) and Marix Line (Queen Coral Plus and Queen Coral Cross) (as explained by Marix Line and the Yoron Island Tourism Association). Times are the same for both companies. Check which company sails on your day in Marue Ferry's FY2026 annual schedule (PDF) or Marix Line's annual operating schedule. Fares are the same for both companies (Marix Line's fare table from Sep 2, 2026, and Marue Ferry's fare table "revised Nov 1, 2026 (pending approval)"; the 2nd-class amounts match). The fare is the adult 2nd-class regular fare of ¥13,620 plus a fuel price adjustment of ¥2,520. The adjustment in effect on the day of sailing is added (¥2,520 for Kagoshima ⇔ Amami Islands/Okinawa, ¥960 for other sections; Marix Line as of Sep 2, 2026, and the same amounts in Marue Ferry's Nov 1 revised table). Vehicles are carried (both companies have vehicle fare pages; at Marix Line, vehicles 5.0 m or longer or 3.2 m or taller can only be booked by phone). Reservations: Marue Ferry 099-226-4141, Marix Line 099-225-1551 (weekdays 8:30–17:00, Saturdays 8:30–12:00, closed Sundays and holidays). Bookings open on the same date one month before sailing (Marix Line web bookings from 8:30 on that date). Agents on Yoron: Arimura Unsoten for Marue Ferry, 0997-97-3251; Tatsuno Unsoten for Marix Line, 0997-97-3151. Check service status on both Marix Line's status page and Marue Ferry's (https://www.aline-ferry.com/status/status-route/route-kagoshima/). As of Nov 5, 2026, both companies showed the Nov 5–6 sailings as "conditional operation". Marix Line's Queen Coral Cross was in dry dock Oct 16–30, 2026, and the Oct 28 departure from Kagoshima and the Oct 30 departure from Naha were cancelled (service announced to resume with the Nov 1 departure from Kagoshima). Marix Line announced "changes to boarding procedures" on Oct 20 and 23, 2026. By air, the Yoron Island Tourism Association's official site lists Naha Airport – Yoron Airport on Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), about 40 minutes; Kagoshima Airport – Yoron Airport on Japan Air Commuter (JAC), about 1 hour 40 minutes; and Amami Airport → Yoron Airport on JAC, about 40 minutes (there is no direct Yoron → Amami flight; it goes via Naha). Southbound: Kagoshima Shinko 18:00 → Naze (arr. 5:00 next day / dep. 5:50) → Kametoku (9:10 / 9:40) → Wadomari (11:30 / 12:00) → Yoron (arr. 13:40 / dep. 14:10) → Motobu → arr. Naha 19:00. About 19 hours 40 minutes. Northbound: Yoron arr. 11:50 / dep. 12:10 → Wadomari → Kametoku → Naze → arr. Kagoshima Shinko 8:30 the next morning (about 20 hours 20 minutes). Kagoshima ⇔ Yoron adult fare: 2nd class ¥13,620 (special class ¥34,050, 1st class ¥27,240), plus the ¥2,520 adjustment. For Kagoshima ⇔ Yoron there are the Net Discount (5%, web booking and payment up to 2 days before sailing), Net Early Discount 7 (2nd class 15%, up to 7 days before) and Island Departure Discount (2nd class 10%, at a shipping agent up to 2 days before) (discount list in Marue Ferry's Nov 1 revised table). Marix Line's fare page also lists a general round-trip discount, among others, giving 10% off the return for a round trip within 14 days.

A route linking Kagoshima Shinko Port – Naze – Kametoku – Wadomari – Yoron – Motobu – Naha, run alternately every day by Marue Ferry (Ferry Akebono and Ferry Naminoue) and Marix Line (Queen Coral Plus and Queen Coral Cross) (as explained by Marix Line and the Yoron Island Tourism Association). Times are the same for both companies. Check which company sails on your day in Marue Ferry's FY2026 annual schedule (PDF) or Marix Line's annual operating schedule. Fares are the same for both companies (Marix Line's fare table from Sep 2, 2026, and Marue Ferry's fare table "revised Nov 1, 2026 (pending approval)"; the 2nd-class amounts match). The fare is the adult 2nd-class regular fare of ¥2,930 plus a fuel price adjustment of ¥960. The adjustment in effect on the day of sailing is added (¥2,520 for Kagoshima ⇔ Amami Islands/Okinawa, ¥960 for other sections; Marix Line as of Sep 2, 2026, and the same amounts in Marue Ferry's Nov 1 revised table). Vehicles are carried (both companies have vehicle fare pages; at Marix Line, vehicles 5.0 m or longer or 3.2 m or taller can only be booked by phone). Reservations: Marue Ferry 099-226-4141, Marix Line 099-225-1551 (weekdays 8:30–17:00, Saturdays 8:30–12:00, closed Sundays and holidays). Bookings open on the same date one month before sailing (Marix Line web bookings from 8:30 on that date). Agents on Yoron: Arimura Unsoten for Marue Ferry, 0997-97-3251; Tatsuno Unsoten for Marix Line, 0997-97-3151. Check service status on both Marix Line's status page and Marue Ferry's (https://www.aline-ferry.com/status/status-route/route-kagoshima/). As of Nov 5, 2026, both companies showed the Nov 5–6 sailings as "conditional operation". Marix Line's Queen Coral Cross was in dry dock Oct 16–30, 2026, and the Oct 28 departure from Kagoshima and the Oct 30 departure from Naha were cancelled (service announced to resume with the Nov 1 departure from Kagoshima). Marix Line announced "changes to boarding procedures" on Oct 20 and 23, 2026. By air, the Yoron Island Tourism Association's official site lists Naha Airport – Yoron Airport on Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), about 40 minutes; Kagoshima Airport – Yoron Airport on Japan Air Commuter (JAC), about 1 hour 40 minutes; and Amami Airport → Yoron Airport on JAC, about 40 minutes (there is no direct Yoron → Amami flight; it goes via Naha). Northbound: Naha dep. 7:00 → Motobu arr. 9:00 / dep. 9:20 → Yoron arr. 11:50 (about 2 hours 30 minutes from Motobu). From Yoron to Okinawa, take the southbound sailing: Yoron dep. 14:10 → Motobu arr. 16:40 (dep. 17:10) → Naha arr. 19:00. Motobu ⇔ Yoron adult fare: 2nd class ¥2,930 (special class ¥7,330, 1st class ¥5,860), plus the ¥960 adjustment. Yoron–Motobu is covered by the "Amami–Okinawa Exchange Discount" (¥1,420 off the adult regular fare, Apr 1, 2026–Mar 31, 2027, handled at ticket counters, shipping agents and travel agents).

A route linking Kagoshima Shinko Port – Naze – Kametoku – Wadomari – Yoron – Motobu – Naha, run alternately every day by Marue Ferry (Ferry Akebono and Ferry Naminoue) and Marix Line (Queen Coral Plus and Queen Coral Cross) (as explained by Marix Line and the Yoron Island Tourism Association). Times are the same for both companies. Check which company sails on your day in Marue Ferry's FY2026 annual schedule (PDF) or Marix Line's annual operating schedule. Fares are the same for both companies (Marix Line's fare table from Sep 2, 2026, and Marue Ferry's fare table "revised Nov 1, 2026 (pending approval)"; the 2nd-class amounts match). The fare is the adult 2nd-class regular fare of ¥4,290 plus a fuel price adjustment of ¥960. The adjustment in effect on the day of sailing is added (¥2,520 for Kagoshima ⇔ Amami Islands/Okinawa, ¥960 for other sections; Marix Line as of Sep 2, 2026, and the same amounts in Marue Ferry's Nov 1 revised table). Vehicles are carried (both companies have vehicle fare pages; at Marix Line, vehicles 5.0 m or longer or 3.2 m or taller can only be booked by phone). Reservations: Marue Ferry 099-226-4141, Marix Line 099-225-1551 (weekdays 8:30–17:00, Saturdays 8:30–12:00, closed Sundays and holidays). Bookings open on the same date one month before sailing (Marix Line web bookings from 8:30 on that date). Agents on Yoron: Arimura Unsoten for Marue Ferry, 0997-97-3251; Tatsuno Unsoten for Marix Line, 0997-97-3151. Check service status on both Marix Line's status page and Marue Ferry's (https://www.aline-ferry.com/status/status-route/route-kagoshima/). As of Nov 5, 2026, both companies showed the Nov 5–6 sailings as "conditional operation". Marix Line's Queen Coral Cross was in dry dock Oct 16–30, 2026, and the Oct 28 departure from Kagoshima and the Oct 30 departure from Naha were cancelled (service announced to resume with the Nov 1 departure from Kagoshima). Marix Line announced "changes to boarding procedures" on Oct 20 and 23, 2026. By air, the Yoron Island Tourism Association's official site lists Naha Airport – Yoron Airport on Ryukyu Air Commuter (RAC), about 40 minutes; Kagoshima Airport – Yoron Airport on Japan Air Commuter (JAC), about 1 hour 40 minutes; and Amami Airport → Yoron Airport on JAC, about 40 minutes (there is no direct Yoron → Amami flight; it goes via Naha). Northbound: Naha dep. 7:00 → Motobu (arr. 9:00 / dep. 9:20) → Yoron arr. 11:50 (about 4 hours 50 minutes). From Yoron to Naha, take the southbound sailing: Yoron dep. 14:10 → Motobu → Naha arr. 19:00. Naha ⇔ Yoron adult fare: 2nd class ¥4,290 (special class ¥10,730, 1st class ¥8,580), plus the ¥960 adjustment. Yoron–Naha is also covered by the "Amami–Okinawa Exchange Discount" (¥1,420 off for adults).