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Oita (OIT): the K route to Beppu and Oita, no booking needed

The airport bus desk is in arrivals. No reservation is needed. Route K runs to JR Oita station via Kitsuki, Hiji and Beppu, about an hour to Oishi.

  • There is an airport bus information desk in the arrivals lobby, with ticket machines beside it and at the stands.
  • Only the machine next to the desk takes credit cards.
  • No reservation is needed. Boarding is first come, first served.
  • IC transport cards work on board, though not for discounted fares.
  • Route K runs to Oita and Beppu. Kitsuki interchange is 19 minutes and 900 yen.
  • Hiji is 27 minutes and 1300 yen; Grand Mercure Beppu Bay 33 minutes and 1600 yen (set down only on services from the airport).
  • Kamegawa 35 minutes, Beppu Kanko Port 42, Beppu Kitahama 47, Oita Oishi 60, then JR Oita station.
  • Departures can shift if a flight is late, and the airport warns that traffic may delay arrivals, so leave margin.

How the bus works

  • The airport bus information desk is inside the arrivals lobby. Tickets are sold there and from machines beside the desk and at the stands.
  • Only the machine next to the desk accepts credit cards.
  • No reservation is required, and boarding is first come, first served.
  • IC transport cards can be used on board, but not for discounted fares.

Route K, to Oita and Beppu

  • Kitsuki interchange: 19 minutes, 900 yen.
  • Hiji: 27 minutes, 1300 yen.
  • Grand Mercure Beppu Bay: 33 minutes, 1600 yen. This stop is set down only on services leaving the airport.
  • Kamegawa: 35 minutes. Beppu Kanko Port: 42 minutes. Beppu Kitahama: 47 minutes.
  • Oishi in Oita: 60 minutes, then on to JR Oita station.

The other directions

  • Yufuin, the Kokonoe Yume suspension bridge and Hita.
  • Nakatsu, Usa and Bungotakada.
  • Usuki and Saiki.
  • Taketa.
  • The airport publishes separate route pages for each of these.

A warning the airport gives itself

  • Departure times from the airport can change if flights are late.
  • Traffic can delay arrivals at the airport, so the operator advises choosing an earlier bus than you think you need.

The airport

  • Oita Airport is on a reclaimed spit in Beppu Bay, on the Kunisaki peninsula, about 40 km from Oita city.
  • Beppu is the hot spring town that most visitors are heading for, and it is closer than Oita.

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