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[poet13]

Hey all.
I'm in Korea. I want to visit friends in Okinawa this summer. For those of you in Japan who have been to Okinawa, what was cheapest way to get there? From Korea, return airfare is around 1,000 US. I was thinking ferry to Fukuoka, and then a flight. Does this make sense to those in Japan?
Are there ferries going there? I have lots of time, so it doesn't matter if I take a slow boat.

Ideas?

[Lyrajean]

I would think you could do better than $1000 US from Korea and back.

There are ferries but they sometimes only run once a week depending on where you're taking it from, and they do seriously take a long time.

I would think the best option would be to fly from Korea to Tokyo, Fukuoka, or Osaka and then take a plane to Naha, Okinawa.

I haven't been to Korea, but I scored a round trip flight to Osaka from Okinawa in the off-season (early March) for 2man.

[poet13]

Thanks. I will be going at the end of July, but even if it's 5 times that 2 man won, it's still a good price.
Getting to Osaka shouldn't be that hard.
The ferry to Fukuoka is cheap, and I could take a train to Osaka.
Thanks. I'll probably bump this later to try for more responses.

[bornslippy1981]

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2355_01.html#f44

The link has information on ferries.

[Grasshopper]

If you're coming to Fukuoka anyway, you might just try taking a plane or ferry from Fukuoka, rather than going up to Osaka...your best bet is probably to book a flight in advance so you can get a discount. It'll probably be about the same price as the ferry. I think there are ferries going out of Oita (maybe?) and Kagoshima, both in Kyushu, and both within easy access of Fukuoka.

Good Luck.

G

[David W]

[poet13]

Thanks for all the replies. For some reason I stopped getting reply notices....

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