Fukuoka, Japan

Getting around Fukuoka

How to travel around Fukuoka — 5 options, what they cost, and which booking apps fix the fare before you go.

Last updated 2026-08-09

1. Subway

Three lines linking the airport, Hakata station and Tenjin — the airport is five minutes from the centre.

Cost: JPY 210–380

2. Buses

A dense network, with a flat-fare zone covering the central districts.

3. Shinkansen from Hakata

Osaka in two and a half hours, Tokyo in five.

4. Ferry to Busan

A three-hour hydrofoil to South Korea, or an overnight ferry.

5. Cycling

Flat, compact, and the riverside paths connect most of the centre.

Booking apps in Japan

Agreeing the fare in an app before you travel removes the argument at the end of the journey, which is where most transport scams happen. Links go to each app's official page — lookalike apps are themselves a scam.

GO

The largest Japanese taxi-hailing app, dispatching licensed metered taxis.

Coverage: Most prefectures, strongest in the big cities.
Why it helps: Dispatches a licensed metered taxi and records the trip, avoiding the long-route padding visitors get.

Uber

In Japan this hails licensed taxis rather than private cars.

Coverage: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka and others.
Why it helps: Fare is agreed in the app before the trip, and the route is recorded — which removes the refused meter, the tampered meter and the fixed 'foreigner price' in one move.

Suica / PASMO

Stored-value transit cards, addable to an iPhone or Android wallet and usable nationwide.

Coverage: Nationwide across most operators.

Japan Transit Planner

Route and fare planning across the dense private and JR rail networks.

Coverage: Nationwide.