Foreign visitors only JR Kyushu 九州旅客鉄道

JR Kyushu Rail Pass (Southern Kyushu) JR九州レールパス（南九州）

Price¥11,000Adult, 3 days (Online Booking) · 4 variants

Valid for3 days¥3,667/day at the lowest price

Who can buyForeign visitors only

TypeUnlimited rides

Validity: 3 consecutive days.
Who can buy: Non-Japanese citizens visiting Japan for sightseeing with "Temporary Visitor" status (stamp or sticker in the passport). Show your passport when collecting the pass and when asked on trains.
Format: Paper pass for automatic gates; seat reservations are separate free tickets.
When it is sold: Online Booking prices (from 1 April 2025) are lower than station / travel agency prices.

Prices P

Adult, 3 days	¥12,000
Child (6–11), 3 days	¥6,000
Adult, 3 days (Online Booking)	¥11,000
Child, 3 days (Online Booking)	¥5,500

Is it worth it?

Add the normal one-way fares of the rides you plan within 3 days (from the fare charts at stations or a route planner).

Compare with

Express, seat and Green car charges are usually not included in a pass: leave them out of the fares too unless the pass covers them.

How to use it

Buy online (JR KYUSHU RAIL PASS Online Booking, credit card), as a voucher from a travel agency, or at a designated station in Kyushu.
Exchange the booking or voucher for the pass at a designated JR Kyushu station counter, with your passport (and, for online booking, the credit card and QR exchange order).
Put the pass through the automatic gate (the seat ticket does not open the gate). Reserve seats for free at stations or online.
Carry your passport while using the pass.

Using passes at the gates, passports and seat reservations →

Where to buy

JR KYUSHU RAIL PASS Online Booking (cheaper online price)
Travel agencies outside Japan (voucher, valid 3 months)
Designated JR Kyushu stations in Kyushu

Disruptions in this pass's area

Lines the pass covers where trains do not run now. Ask the operator whether the pass is also valid on its replacement buses or taxis.

Service suspended · 肥薩線Hisatsu Line: no trains between Yatsushiro and Yoshimatsu since the July 2020 heavy rain. JR Kyushu runs taxis only on the Yatsushiro – Hagi and Isshochi – Hitoyoshi sections, so plan another route for through journeys. As of 2026-10-10. Source

What it covers P

Railways

JR Kyushu 九州旅客鉄道 — 12 sections of lines
JR Kyushu local and limited express trains from Kumamoto and Ōita southwards (Miyazaki, Kagoshima) and the Kyushu Shinkansen Kumamoto–Kagoshima-Chūō (area estimated from the official map).
In Kumamoto, Ōita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima P
Sections P
- Kyushu Shinkansen Kumamoto – Kagoshima-Chūō 熊本～鹿児島中央 · 6 stations
- Kagoshima Main Line Kumamoto – Uto (estimated from the official map) 熊本～宇土 · 5 stations
- JR Misumi Line Uto – Misumi (estimated from the official map) 宇土～三角 · 9 stations
- Kagoshima Main Line Shin-Yatsushiro – Yatsushiro (estimated from the official map) 新八代～八代 · 2 stations
- JR Hisatsu Line Yatsushiro – Hayato (estimated from the official map) 八代～隼人 · 28 stations ⚠ disrupted
- Hōhi Main Line Kumamoto – Ōita (estimated from the official map) 熊本～大分 · 37 stations
- Nippō Main Line Ōita – Kagoshima (estimated from the official map) 大分～鹿児島 · 72 stations
- Kagoshima Main Line Kagoshima – Kagoshima-Chūō (estimated from the official map) 鹿児島～鹿児島中央 · 2 stations
- JR Miyazaki Kūkō Line Tayoshi – Miyazaki Airport (estimated from the official map) 田吉～宮崎空港 · 2 stations
- JR Nichinan Line Minami-Miyazaki – Shibushi (estimated from the official map) 南宮崎～志布志 · 28 stations
- JR Kitto Line Yoshimatsu – Miyakonojō (estimated from the official map) 吉松～都城 · 17 stations
- JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line Kagoshima-Chūō – Makurazaki (estimated from the official map) 鹿児島中央～枕崎 · 36 stations
Some sections were read off JR Kyushu's area map: check the official map before you buy.

Not includedNot valid north of Kumamoto / Ōita, on other railways or buses. Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen and northern limited expresses (Sonic, Kamome etc.) are not included.

Sources and quotes checked 2026-10-10

prices: 3 Days Adult JPY ¥ 12,000 Child JPY ¥ 6,000 — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
prices: Southern Kyushu ３days 11,000 5,500 — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/price_revision_olb2025.pdf
covers: Trains stated below covering Kumamoto and the area south of Oita — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
covers: Kyushu Shinkansen（Kumamoto - Kagoshima-chuo） — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
validity: The pass must be used on consecutive days. — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
audience: Non-Japanese citizens who are visiting Japan for the purpose of sightseeing and traveling on a temporary visitor visa. — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
prefs: Can be used in southern Kyushu including Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima. — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
area: *2 Kyushu Shinkansen rides with a Southern Kyushu Area Pass are limited to the portion between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-chuo. — www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html
area (read off the official map): Southern Kyushu map: Shinkansen Kumamoto–Shin-Yatsushiro–Sendai–Kagoshima-Chūō; Kumamoto–Misumi; Kumamoto–Aso–Miyaji–Ōita; Ōita–Saiki–Nobeoka–Miyazaki–Minami-Miyazaki–Kirishima-Jingū–Hayato–Kagoshima-Chūō; Minami-Miyazaki–Miyazaki Airport; Minami-Miyazaki–Aoshima–Nangō–Shibushi; Shin-Yatsushiro–(Yatsushiro)–Hitoyoshi–(loop)–Yoshimatsu–Hayato; Yoshimatsu–(Miyakonojō); Kagoshima-Chūō–Ibusuki–Makurazaki. No separate conventional line is visible next to the Shinkansen (Kumamoto–Shin-Yatsushiro, Sendai–Kagoshima-Chūō), so the area may be incomplete there. — map

www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/railpass.html · · checked 2026-10-08
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/pdf/price_revision_olb2025.pdf · · checked 2026-10-08
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/railpass/howtopurchase_index.html · · checked 2026-10-08
www.jrkyushu.co.jp/lang/assets/img/railpass/common/img_southern-kyushu.png · · checked 2026-10-10

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