travelling from kita-kyushu to okinawa...cheaply

Porl · Jul 23, 2004, 00:05

Im hoping to go to japan to visit my friend and also to travel around. At the minute she is in Fukuoka but is hoping to be transfered to okinawa for her final couple of months contract. Im not sure wether she will have been transfered by the time i get to go and visit.

I've found some nice cheapish prices to fly to fukuoka but the prices to fly to okinawa are alot more expensive.

does anyone that lives in Kita-Kyushu or has visited the prefecture taken a train or something to okinawa? Or can give me some advice on possible cheap ways to get there from kyushu?

thanks in advanced

Porl''

budd · Jul 23, 2004, 08:50

ttp://jafnet.co.jp/chiikilink/english/area7e.html
i don't know that area (at all), and most of my friends from fukuoka haven't been home in a while, so this is all able to google (right now)
there was a fukuoka website in japan on the web? email them?
http://www.to-to-to.net/phpwebsite/i...PWS_Album_id=3

Porl · Jul 23, 2004, 17:51

thank you budd!!

they should be good places for me to start.

Porl''

DoctorP · Jul 23, 2004, 18:41

Porl...you can't take a train to Okinawa! It is about 300 miles south of Japan. Really the only way to get there is by airplane. I've seen prices between $120-$170 US! Are you going to have a place to stay? If not, try checking with ANA and JAL for package prices. Both airlines operate resort hotels here too, so you may get a pretty good package price through them. If you are coming here, be sure to let me know. I've been living here for about 8 years now.

Here are a few sites that might help.

Read the first one well, it shows different discount rates for foreign travelers:

Air Fares

The next has a little info about Okinawa. I'm at work now, but I think at home I have some more links:

Okinawa Prefecture

Porl · Jul 23, 2004, 18:42

thank you CC1

[edit] that airfares information website is great! that is really really helpful!

thank you so much for your help both of you.

Porl''

budd · Jul 24, 2004, 07:25

yes, okinawa is an island (i heard

)
but i didn't wanna dash a brother's hopes or nothing (right then)

Jul 23, 2004, 00:05	#1
Porl Monkey Shogun Join Date: Nov 19, 2003 Location: England Age: 30 Posts: 268	travelling from kita-kyushu to okinawa...cheaply Im hoping to go to japan to visit my friend and also to travel around. At the minute she is in Fukuoka but is hoping to be transfered to okinawa for her final couple of months contract. Im not sure wether she will have been transfered by the time i get to go and visit. I've found some nice cheapish prices to fly to fukuoka but the prices to fly to okinawa are alot more expensive. does anyone that lives in Kita-Kyushu or has visited the prefecture taken a train or something to okinawa? Or can give me some advice on possible cheap ways to get there from kyushu? thanks in advanced Porl''

Jul 23, 2004, 08:50	#2
budd __________ Join Date: Jul 10, 2003 Posts: 1,972	ttp://jafnet.co.jp/chiikilink/english/area7e.html i don't know that area (at all), and most of my friends from fukuoka haven't been home in a while, so this is all able to google (right now) there was a fukuoka website in japan on the web? email them? http://www.to-to-to.net/phpwebsite/i...PWS_Album_id=3 __________________ ttp://www.tcvb.or.jp/

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DoctorP Regular Member Join Date: Jun 3, 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 1,793	Porl...you can't take a train to Okinawa! It is about 300 miles south of Japan. Really the only way to get there is by airplane. I've seen prices between $120-$170 US! Are you going to have a place to stay? If not, try checking with ANA and JAL for package prices. Both airlines operate resort hotels here too, so you may get a pretty good package price through them. If you are coming here, be sure to let me know. I've been living here for about 8 years now. Here are a few sites that might help. Read the first one well, it shows different discount rates for foreign travelers: Air Fares The next has a little info about Okinawa. I'm at work now, but I think at home I have some more links: Okinawa Prefecture

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