Ferries can be used as cheap alternatives for long-distance travel. You can leave Friday evening after work and be in Osaka at 8:30 am on Saturday morning, well-rested, bathed and fed! A great way to spend a weekend in Kansai and you only need the shinkansen to get back to Kyushu.
You can read more about domestic long-distance ferry routes here.
Local to Fukuoka
- You can make a 3-minute trip to traverse the Dokai Bay in Kitakyushu between Tobata and Wakamatsu via the Wakato Ferry.
- You can get to the beautiful Nokonoshima Island Park via ferry from Noko Dosenba Ferry Port near Meinohama Station.
- You can reach the picturesque Iki Island with its beautiful sandy beaches and crystal clear waters from Hakata Ferry Terminal.
To Osaka
For overnight service from Kokura/Shin-Moji to Osaka, there are two ferry lines that offer bus service a bus service to take you from Kokura Station right to the port:
To Busan (Korea)
As Fukuoka is closer to Korea than it is to Tokyo, why not take advantage of that fact and visit? It takes only about three hours to reach Busan by ferry.
- From Fukuoka City, JR Beetle
- From Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi Prefecture), Kanpu Ferry