Fuji: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Fuji is a city of 245,392 people in Japan (Shizuoka), 9 m (30 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Fuji Station. It is a port city: Port of Tagonoura.
Key facts
Daylight in Fuji runs from about 9 h 50 min a day in late December to 14 h 35 min in late June (computed for 35.17° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Fuji is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 7,218 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Oshima Airport (OIM, 75 km).
Flights to Fuji: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Fuji Station, Yoshiwara Station, Fujikawa Station, Higashi-Tagonoura Station, Iriyamase Station, Yunoki Station. Trains to Fuji
Buses to Fuji · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Tokyo, 108 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Yokohama, 93 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Osaka, 295 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nagoya, 162 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kawasaki, 102 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kobe, 323 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Kyoto, 267 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Saitama, 121 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Sendai, 396 km — flights
- Chiba, 139 km — ferries
Twin towns and sister cities: Shizukuishi, Oceanside, Jiaxing.
Common questions
Which airport serves Fuji?
Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 61 km (38 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Fuji?
About 245,392 people live in Fuji, across 244,950,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Fuji in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Fuji?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
Which cities are near Fuji?
Tokyo (108 km), Yokohama (93 km), Osaka (295 km), Nagoya (162 km), Kawasaki (102 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.