Nagasaki: 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.
Nagasaki is a city of 409,118 people in Japan, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 151 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Nagasaki runs from about 10 h 2 min a day in late December to 14 h 21 min in late June (computed for 32.75° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Nagasaki is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,840 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG, 59 km), Kumamoto Airport (KMJ, 91 km), Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 39 km), Fukue Airport (FUJ, 99 km).
Flights to Nagasaki: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Nagasaki · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 151 places to stay in Nagasaki. Of the 123 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (70), and 4 are five-star. Across 71 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.4 out of 10. Guests have left 60,543 reviews in total.
Hotels in Nagasaki: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 10 hostels in Nagasaki, out of 151 places to stay of every kind — 6.6% of everywhere it lists in the city, which puts it in the top tenth of the cities we hold hostel figures for — a well-established backpacker trail. Across 7 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10, which is 0.3 above the 8.4 its hotels average — not unusual, since a hostel is judged on its staff and its common room rather than on its fittings. Guests have left 3,510 reviews across them.
Hostels in Nagasaki: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Busan, 273 km (South Korea)
- Daegu, 367 km (South Korea)
- Fukuoka, 107 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Gwangju, 383 km (South Korea)
- Hiroshima, 300 km — buses
- Ulsan, 314 km (South Korea)
- Changwon, 297 km (South Korea)
- Kitakyushu, 152 km — tours
- Kumamoto, 76 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kagoshima, 146 km — buses · car rental · tours
Common questions
Which airport serves Nagasaki?
Nagasaki Airport (NGS), 19 km (12 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Nagasaki?
About 409,118 people live in Nagasaki (GeoNames).
What time zone is Nagasaki in?
Asia/Tokyo, currently UTC+9.
What currency is used in Nagasaki?
The Yen (JPY). Traffic drives on the left.
Are there hostels in Nagasaki?
10 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Nagasaki.
How many hotels are there in Nagasaki?
Our booking partner lists 151 places to stay in Nagasaki, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Nagasaki?
Busan (273 km), Daegu (367 km), Fukuoka (107 km), Gwangju (383 km), Hiroshima (300 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.