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Akune → Yakushima Airport

Kagoshima → Kagoshima
Straight line186 km
By road222 km
Driving time24h 20min
Fuel cost¥3,300
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Travel time by mode

Real road routing between Akune and Yakushima Airport.

ModeDistanceTime
🚗 Car222 km24h 20min
🚲 Bike222 km14h 50min
🚶 On foot214 km44h 40min

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 Akune (Kagoshima) to Yakushima Airport (Kagoshima) is 186 km in a straight line, or 222 km by road. A car trip takes about 24h 20min for an estimated fuel cost of around ¥3,300. The full driving directions are shown below.

⇄ Return route: Yakushima Airport → Akune →

Driving directions · Akune → Yakushima Airport

  1. ↑Continue147 m0min
  2. →Turn right onto 下東郷阿久根線345104 m0min
  3. ↰Turn sharp left8 m0min
  4. →Turn right99 m0min
  5. ←Turn left onto 国道3号321.3 km29min
  6. ↰Turn sharp left397 m0min
  7. ↑Continue onto 南九州自動車道, 川内隈之城道路E3A44.6 km42min
  8. ↰Keep left498 m0min
  9. ↱Keep right196 m0min
  10. ↖Turn slight left onto 南九州自動車道, 鹿児島道路E3A814 m1min
  11. ↱Keep right and drive toward 田上272 m0min
  12. ↰Keep left and drive toward 田上19 m0min
  13. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島東市来線242 m0min
  14. →Turn right1.8 km3min
  15. ↑Continue onto 鹿児島東市来線24666 m1min
  16. ↖Turn slight left onto 中洲通り524 m1min
  17. ←Turn left onto 高麗本通り504 m1min
  18. ←Turn left onto 高麗本通り216 m0min
  19. →Turn right onto ナポリ通り1.3 km2min
  20. ←Turn left onto 鹿児島港臨港道路379 m0min
  21. →Turn right309 m0min
  22. →Turn right64 m0min
  23. ←Turn left224 m1min
  24. →Turn right14 m0min
  25. →Turn right onto 鹿児島〜宮之浦136.6 km22h 46min
  26. →Turn right125 m0min
  27. ↑Continue258 m1min
  28. ↰Keep left87 m0min
  29. ↖Turn slight left65 m0min
  30. ↑Continue172 m0min
  31. ←Turn left onto 上屋久永田屋久線7810.7 km10min
  32. 🏁Arrive at destination0 m0min

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

Rest stops with local food and products near this itinerary.

阿久根鹿児島県
桜島鹿児島県

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

Distances from Akune

Kagoshima Kagoshima60 kmKanoya Kanoya94 kmSatsumasendai Satsumasendai24 kmKokubu-matsuki Kokubu-matsuki62 kmHamanoichi Hamanoichi60 kmIzumi Izumi17 kmIbusuki Ibusuki97 kmKushikino Kushikino34 kmIjūin Ijūin48 kmMakurazaki Makurazaki84 kmKaseda-shirakame Kaseda-shirakame68 kmKajiki Kajiki54 kmŌkuchi-shinohara Ōkuchi-shinohara40 kmSueyoshichō-ninokata Sueyoshichō-ninokata87 kmTarumizu Tarumizu76 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 Akune to Yakushima Airport?

About 222 km by road (186 km in a straight line).

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

About 24h 20min by car under normal conditions.

How much fuel does the trip cost?

Roughly ¥3,300 one way (≈8.3 L/100 km at ¥179/L).