Kagoshima: 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.
Kagoshima is a city of 595,049 people in Japan, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 31 km (19 mi) from the centre. It has a dozen or more railway stations on record, including Kagoshima‐Chūō Station. It is a port city: Port of Kagoshima and 1 more. Our booking partner lists 145 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Kagoshima runs from about 10 h 8 min a day in late December to 14 h 15 min in late June (computed for 31.57° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Kagoshima is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 31 km (19 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,840 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Miyazaki Airport (KMI, 92 km).
Flights to Kagoshima: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kagoshima‐Chūō Station, Taniyama Station, Sakanoue Station, Kami-Ijūin Station, Jigenji Station, Usuki Station. Trains to Kagoshima
Buses to Kagoshima · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 145 places to stay in Kagoshima. Of the 113 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (72), and 1 are five-star. Across 76 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.3 out of 10. Guests have left 56,300 reviews in total.
Hotels in Kagoshima: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Fukuoka, 226 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Hiroshima, 361 km — trains · buses
- Kitakyushu, 256 km — ferries · tours
- Kumamoto, 138 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Kotō, 136 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Matsuyama, 327 km
- Ōita, 210 km — trains · ferries · tours
- Shinagawa, 325 km
- Nagasaki, 146 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Miyazaki, 91 km — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Tsuruoka, Naples, Miami, Changsha, City of Perth, Matsumoto.
Common questions
Which airport serves Kagoshima?
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 31 km (19 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Kagoshima?
About 595,049 people live in Kagoshima, across 547,050,000 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Kagoshima in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Kagoshima?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
How many hotels are there in Kagoshima?
Our booking partner lists 145 places to stay in Kagoshima, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Kagoshima?
Fukuoka (226 km), Hiroshima (361 km), Kitakyushu (256 km), Kumamoto (138 km), Kotō (136 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.