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Satsumasendai → Yakushima Airport

Kagoshima → Kagoshima
Straight line163 km
By road196 km
Driving time23h 47min
Fuel cost¥2,910
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Satsumasendai and Yakushima Airport.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car196 km23h 47min
🚲 Bike196 km13h 4min
🚶 On foot187 km38h 58min

Road distance, driving time and the route below are computed by our routing engine. Fuel cost assumes ~8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L (regular gasoline, e-Stat national average 2025).

About this route

The distance from Satsumasendai (Kagoshima) to Yakushima Airport (Kagoshima) is 163 km in a straight line, or 196 km by road. A car trip takes about 23h 47min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥2,910. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yakushima Airport → Satsumasendai →

Driving directions · Satsumasendai → Yakushima Airport

  1. ↑Continue53 m0min
  2. ←Turn left54 m0min
  3. →Turn right7 m0min
  4. ←Turn left927 m1min
  5. →Turn right onto 国道3号3309 m0min
  6. ↑Continue onto 隅之城バイパス32.3 km2min
  7. ↰Keep left1.7 km2min
  8. →Turn right428 m1min
  9. ↰Keep left183 m0min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 南九州自動車道, 川内隈之城道路E3A34.4 km32min
  11. ↰Keep left498 m0min
  12. ↱Keep right196 m0min
  13. ↖Turn slight left onto 南九州自動車道, 鹿児島道路E3A814 m1min
  14. ↱Keep right and drive toward 田上272 m0min
  15. ↰Keep left and drive toward 田上19 m0min
  16. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島東市来線242 m0min
  17. →Turn right1.8 km3min
  18. ↑Continue onto 鹿児島東市来線24666 m1min
  19. ↖Turn slight left onto 中洲通り524 m1min
  20. ←Turn left onto 高麗本通り504 m1min
  21. ←Turn left onto 高麗本通り216 m0min
  22. →Turn right onto ナポリ通り1.3 km2min
  23. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島港臨港道路379 m0min
  24. →Turn right309 m0min
  25. →Turn right64 m0min
  26. ←Turn left224 m1min
  27. →Turn right14 m0min
  28. →Turn right onto 鹿児島〜宮之浦136.6 km22h 46min
  29. →Turn right125 m0min
  30. ↑Continue258 m1min
  31. ↰Keep left87 m0min
  32. ↖Turn slight left65 m0min
  33. ↑Continue172 m0min
  34. ←Turn left onto 上屋久永田屋久線7810.7 km10min
  35. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

Roadside stations (michi-no-eki) along the route

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

桜島鹿児島県

Source: MLIT — National Land Numerical Information (P35, 2018)

Distances from Satsumasendai

Kagoshima Kagoshima37 kmKanoya Kanoya71 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki45 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi42 kmIzumi Izumi30 kmIbusuki Ibusuki73 kmKushikino Kushikino12 kmIjūin Ijūin24 kmAkune Akune24 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki61 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame45 kmKajiki Kajiki36 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara41 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata70 kmTarumizu Tarumizu53 km

Distances from Yakushima Airport

Koseda Koseda1 kmMiyanoura Miyanoura10 kmKoshima Koshima21 kmNagata Nagata22 kmYudomari Yudomari24 kmKurio Kurio26 kmNishinoomote Nishinoomote51 kmIbusuki Ibusuki94 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki103 kmMinamikyushu Minamikyushu109 kmKanoya Kanoya113 kmMinamisatsuma Minamisatsuma117 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame119 kmTarumizu Tarumizu122 kmShibushi Shibushi129 km

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Satsumasendai to Yakushima Airport?

About 196 km by road (163 km in a straight line).

How long does it take to drive from Satsumasendai to Yakushima Airport?

About 23h 47min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥2,910 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).