Yonago (YGJ): the airport has its own station, 240 yen from Yonago
Yonago Airport station is on the JR Sakai line. Yonago to the airport is 240 yen; the airport to Sakaiminato is 190 yen. Buses cost 600 to 1200 yen.
- The airport has its own railway station, Yonago Airport station, on the JR Sakai line.
- Yonago station to Yonago Airport station costs 240 yen.
- Yonago Airport station to Sakaiminato station costs 190 yen.
- The line uses on-train IC ticket gates, since the small stations are unstaffed.
- The airport connection bus to Yonago station costs 640 yen, the ordinary route bus 600 yen, both about 25 minutes, run by Hinomaru Jidosha.
- Matsue station is 1200 yen and about 45 minutes, run by Matsue Ichibata Kotsu.
- Sakaiminato costs 100 yen and takes about 30 minutes on Minatoru, a bookable shared bus.
- Kitaro in the airport's name is the manga character, and Sakaiminato is his creator's home town.
The train
- Yonago Airport station sits on the JR Sakai line, the branch running from Yonago out to Sakaiminato.
- Yonago to the airport: 240 yen.
- The airport to Sakaiminato: 190 yen.
- The line uses on-train IC ticket gates, because most of its stations are unstaffed. Tap on the machine aboard the train rather than looking for a barrier.
- The airport publishes the Sakai line timetable and links to JR West's live service information for the Chugoku area.
The buses
- Yonago station: connection bus 640 yen, route bus 600 yen, about 25 minutes. Hinomaru Jidosha, 0859-32-2121. The route bus is the Sakaiminato line, also called the Sotohama line.
- Matsue station: 1200 yen, about 45 minutes. Matsue Ichibata Kotsu, 0852-22-3681, and Hinomaru Hire, 0859-34-3338.
- Sakaiminato: 100 yen, about 30 minutes, on Minatoru, a bookable shared bus.
Why Kitaro
- Sakaiminato is the home town of Mizuki Shigeru, creator of GeGeGe no Kitaro, and the town is built around the manga: a road of bronze yokai statues, a museum, themed trains on the Sakai line.
- The airport was renamed Yonago Kitaro Airport for the same reason.
- Matsue, about 45 minutes away, has one of Japan's few original castles.
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