Amami (ASJ): fifty minutes to Naze, by bus or car
The airport is about 30 km from the Naze urban area, about 50 minutes by car. Buses, hire cars and taxis are the options.
- The airport is about 30 km from the Naze urban area, the main town on Amami Oshima.
- That is about 50 minutes by car according to the airport.
- Buses are the public option, and the airport publishes a bus access page.
- Hire cars and taxis are the alternatives, along with airport parking.
- There is no railway on the island.
- The airport is at the northern end of Amami Oshima, while Naze is on the west coast further south.
- The airport publishes a monthly timetable and live operating status, which matters in typhoon season.
- Amami Oshima is part of Kagoshima prefecture, though it lies much closer to Okinawa.
The distance
- The airport states plainly that it is about 30 km from the Naze urban area, about 50 minutes by car.
- Naze is the main town of Amami Oshima, on the west coast, and where most accommodation is.
- The airport is at the northern tip of the island, near Kasari.
What runs
- Buses are the public transport option, and the airport publishes a dedicated bus access page.
- Hire cars are what most visitors use, since the island is long and the attractions are spread along it.
- Taxis are available, but the distance makes them expensive.
The island
- Amami Oshima is the largest of the Amami islands, between Kyushu and Okinawa, administratively part of Kagoshima prefecture.
- Its subtropical laurel forest was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 2021, together with Tokunoshima, northern Okinawa and Iriomote.
- The Amami rabbit, a living fossil, is found only here and on Tokunoshima.
Planning
- Check the airport's live operating status in summer and autumn. Typhoons close this airport regularly.
- Ferries run from Kagoshima and Okinawa, and are the fallback when flights are cancelled.
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