Stay in Yufuin or explore nearby cities from Beppu?
After hells and ropeway, stay one night in Yufuin; alternatively, stay four Beppu nights with separate Usuki Stone Buddhas and Usa Jingu days. Usuki uses a pre-booked sightseeing taxi, while Usa uses station-front buses and the shrine approach. Both areas’ JR and local transport costs are excluded from subtotals.
Choose a 5 days, 4 nights itinerary
Three Beppu nights, then one in Yufuin
Visit the hells and ropeway during your Beppu stay, then move to Yufuin on day 4. This avoids rushing mountain views and airport travel together on the final day.
Three Beppu nights, then one in Yufuin →5 days, 4 nights BSeparate Usuki and Usa day trips from Beppu
Choose this to add stone buddha and shrine history to hot spring sightseeing. Stay four nights at the same place near Beppu Station, with separate Usuki and Usa days. There is no move to Yufuin accommodation.
Separate Usuki and Usa day trips from Beppu →Three Beppu nights, then one in Yufuin
Visit the hells and ropeway during your Beppu stay, then move to Yufuin on day 4. This avoids rushing mountain views and airport travel together on the final day.
Day 1: airport, Kannawa’s five hells and Beppu accommodation
Visit Kannawa’s five hells on day 1, then return to the same Beppu accommodation.
- Oita Airport and Beppu accommodation → Route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae
Get off the airport bus at Kitahama, leave luggage at your accommodation, then go to Beppu Station west bay 3. Take an APU-bound route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae for Kannawa’s five nearby hells. Choose your return from the official weekday or weekend timetable first.
Airliner timetableAPU-bound route 5 timetableRoute 5 return timetable
- Kannawa facility entrances → Five hells visit and bus preparation
Finish walking between entrances as well as visits by 17:00. Visit fewer places if arriving late.
- Return to Beppu Station → Dinner and the same accommodation
Take a Beppu Station west-bound route 5 from Umi Jigoku-mae. Return for dinner and rest. Combined ticket ¥2,400, return route 5 buses ¥780 and airport fare ¥1,600 total ¥4,780 in confirmed items.
After leaving luggage at your accommodation from Kitahama, go to the Kannawa-bound bay west of Beppu Station. Allow walking between facilities and back to the return stop. Reduce your visit scope to catch the bus after facility closing.
Day 2: Chinoike and Tatsumaki, then Beppu accommodation
Visit Chinoike and Tatsumaki, then return to your accommodation. Use day 1’s combined ticket within its next-day validity.
- Beppu accommodation and east bay 5 → Route 26 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae
Prepare today’s ¥1,100 Kamenoi Bus Mini day pass and take route 26 from Beppu Station east bay 5 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae. Return on the route 16 outer loop towards Beppu Station. Route 26 heads towards Kannawa, rather than the same return direction. Check official weekday/weekend schedules and allow walks to entrances and eruption waits.
Weekday route 26 timetableRoute 16 outer loopOfficial Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells area
- Chinoike Jigoku-mae → Visit the two remaining hells
Check both services for your travel day and visit Chinoike and Tatsumaki. Yesterday’s combined hells ticket allows one visit per facility through today. Allow Tatsumaki eruption waits and stop–entrance walks separately.
- Chinoike Jigoku-mae and Beppu Station → Route 16 return, lunch and Beppu accommodation
Return to the station for lunch and rest at your accommodation. Today’s Mini day pass covers buses; hell admission is separate. Day 1 route 5 buses were calculated at ordinary fares, so do not apply today’s pass to yesterday.
Leave east bay 5 on route 26 and distinguish route 16’s return direction. This day’s ¥1,100 Mini day pass is included. Allow entrance walks and eruption waits separately. Visit only facilities not yet used on yesterday’s combined ticket, then return to your Beppu accommodation. There is no airport trip today.
Day 3: ropeway and Beppu accommodation
Visit the ropeway, then rest at your Beppu accommodation. There is no checkout or airport trip today.
- Beppu Station west bay 1 → Route 36 and ropeway stop
Take a route 36 service that stops at Beppu Ropeway from Beppu Station west bay 1. Choose outward and return services together from the official weekday/weekend timetable. Some services do not stop at the ropeway, so check stop markings. Omit the visit if arriving late or services are suspended.
- Ropeway bus stop → Upper station visit and Beppu-bound bus
Walk from the stop to the lower station, buy a return ticket and ride up. Allow descent queues and the walk to the stop before coming down. Return buses ¥1,000 and ropeway ¥1,800 are separate payments. Descend, then return to Beppu Station west side on route 36 from the ropeway stop.
Oita tourism association ropeway stop and boarding stationsOfficial Beppu tourism ropeway prices and hoursCurrent complete fare table
Return to the station for lunch and rest at your accommodation in the afternoon. Check your booked bathing facility’s hours and extra fees.
Choose west-side route 36 outward and return services that actually stop at the ropeway. The stop–facility walk takes about one minute; ticket purchase, boarding and descent queues take extra time. If strong winds, maintenance or late arrival prevent visiting, rest at your Beppu accommodation.
Day 4: move to Yufuin and stay overnight
Move from Beppu to Yufuin for hot spring town walks and one overnight stay.
- Beppu accommodation → Checkout and Beppu Station west bay 1
Check out in Beppu, collect luggage and allow time to reach Beppu Station west bay 1.
- Beppu Station west bay 1 → Yufuin bus centre
Take a Yufuin-bound route 36 from Beppu Station west bay 1 to Yufuin Station’s bus centre. The adult fare is ¥1,100 one way. Check actual-date services below. Temporary direct buses may use different bays; distinguish them from ordinary route 36 and check large-luggage loading. If full, check the next service and accommodation check-in/dinner deadlines, then adjust travel.
Weekday route 36Separate timetableCurrent complete fare tableTemporary Beppu–Yufuin direct bus operating datesTimetable hub
- Yufuin bus centre → Travel after confirming booked accommodation address and pickup
Go from the Yufuin bus centre to your booked accommodation using its actual address or a pickup confirmed in advance. Walking times, pickup and luggage storage are not guaranteed by the bus timetable.
- Yufuin accommodation → Meals, walks and accommodation return based on luggage storage
If luggage storage is available, walk from the station to Yunotsubo Street for lunch and afternoon shops. If storage is unavailable or arrival is late, check in first and shorten the walk. Return for dinner. Lake Kinrin is tomorrow’s walk, so add neither the lake nor a Beppu return trip today.
Confirm accommodation access, pickup and luggage storage with your booked property. Set travel timing around check-in and meals. Choose one actual ordinary route 36 or temporary direct service; there is no Beppu return today.
Day 5: Lake Kinrin and airport
Take the airport bus from Yufuin Station’s bus centre today. Walk by Lake Kinrin if time remains.
- Yufuin accommodation → Lake Kinrin walk and station return
After checkout, if storage and departure time allow, walk along Yunotsubo Street to Lake Kinrin. The official map gives about 25 minutes station–lake, or 50 minutes return walking, plus photos, breaks and accommodation access.
Prefectural tourism bodyCity tourism mapOfficial Lake Kinrin guide
- Yufuin accommodation → Bus centre in front of Yufuin Station
Collect luggage and go to the Yufuin Station bus centre. Choose walking or transport based on your accommodation’s address, with separate time and cost.
Check the actual route and travel time from your accommodation to Yufuin Station’s bus centre.
- Bus centre in front of Yufuin Station → Oita Airport
Choose an airport-bound bus in your date’s official timetable with a buffer before the airline’s check-in deadline. The adult fare is ¥2,000 one way. Add road delays and airport procedures to its scheduled arrival. Reduce or omit final-day sightseeing if it prevents catching this bus. Yufuin airport buses do not guarantee flight connections.
Return from Lake Kinrin to collect luggage, then go to the Yufuin Station bus centre. Buses are not scheduled to guarantee flight connections; shorten walks or take an earlier bus if procedure time is tight. If you need an earlier airport arrival, change the previous night’s accommodation base.
Included items: Combined hells ticket ¥2,400, route 5 return ¥780, ropeway return ¥1,800, route 36 ropeway buses return ¥1,000, Beppu–Yufuin ¥1,100, airport–Kitahama ¥1,600, Yufuin–airport ¥2,000; day 2 Kamenoi Bus Mini day pass ¥1,100 for route 26 outward and route 16 return
Costs outside the subtotal: Accommodation, meals, flights, bathing, private facilities, luggage storage and extra travel between accommodation, Kitahama, stations and bus centres.
This subtotal adds the combined hells ticket and listed transport and admission. Day 2’s ¥1,100 Mini day pass is included in ¥11,780. Do not reuse it on another date; it does not replace hell admission. Accommodation, meals, flights and bathing are extra. Omitting the ropeway removes its return buses ¥1,000 and return ticket ¥1,800. The route 36 Yufuin accommodation move counts only ¥1,100 one way.
Airport faresCombined ticketCurrent complete fare tableOfficial Beppu tourism ropeway prices and hoursOfficial Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells area
Separate Usuki and Usa day trips from Beppu
Choose this to add stone buddha and shrine history to hot spring sightseeing. Stay four nights at the same place near Beppu Station, with separate Usuki and Usa days. There is no move to Yufuin accommodation.
Day 1: airport, Kannawa’s five hells and Beppu accommodation
Choose the Kannawa hells that fit your arrival and facility closing time.
- Oita Airport and Beppu accommodation → Route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae
Get off the airport bus at Kitahama, leave luggage at your accommodation, then go to Beppu Station west bay 3. Take an APU-bound route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae for Kannawa’s five nearby hells. Choose your return from the official weekday or weekend timetable first.
Airliner timetableAPU-bound route 5 timetableRoute 5 return timetable
- Kannawa facility entrances → Five hells visit and bus preparation
Finish walking between entrances as well as visits by 17:00. Visit fewer places if arriving late.
- Return to Beppu Station → Dinner and the same accommodation
Take a Beppu Station west-bound route 5 from Umi Jigoku-mae. Return for dinner and rest. Combined ticket ¥2,400, return route 5 buses ¥780 and airport fare ¥1,600 total ¥4,780 in confirmed items.
After leaving luggage at your accommodation from Kitahama, go to the Kannawa-bound bay west of Beppu Station. Allow walking between facilities and back to the return stop. Reduce your visit scope to catch the bus after facility closing.
Day 2: Chinoike and Tatsumaki, then Beppu accommodation
Use yesterday’s combined ticket for the two remaining hells, then rest at your Beppu accommodation.
- Beppu accommodation and east bay 5 → Route 26 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae
Prepare today’s ¥1,100 Kamenoi Bus Mini day pass and take route 26 from Beppu Station east bay 5 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae. Return on the route 16 outer loop towards Beppu Station. Route 26 heads towards Kannawa, rather than the same return direction. Check official weekday/weekend schedules and allow walks to entrances and eruption waits.
Weekday route 26 timetableRoute 16 outer loopOfficial Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells area
- Chinoike Jigoku-mae → Visit the two remaining hells
Check both services for your travel day and visit Chinoike and Tatsumaki. Yesterday’s combined hells ticket allows one visit per facility through today. Allow Tatsumaki eruption waits and stop–entrance walks separately.
- Chinoike Jigoku-mae and Beppu Station → Route 16 return, lunch and Beppu accommodation
Return to the station for lunch and rest at your accommodation. Today’s Mini day pass covers buses; hell admission is separate. Day 1 route 5 buses were calculated at ordinary fares, so do not apply today’s pass to yesterday.
Leave east bay 5 on route 26 and distinguish route 16’s return direction. This day’s ¥1,100 Mini day pass is included. Allow entrance walks and eruption waits separately. Visit only facilities not yet used on yesterday’s combined ticket, then return to your Beppu accommodation. There is no airport trip today.
Day 3: Usuki Stone Buddhas return trip and Beppu accommodation
Use a sightseeing taxi from Usuki Station to the stone buddhas and back to the same station. Book the vehicle and return route by the previous day before choosing trains. If no booking is available, switch to meals and rest in Beppu.
- Beppu accommodation → Confirm booking, then JR to Usuki Station
Book Usuki Station departure, stone buddha visit and station return with a sightseeing taxi company by the previous day. Agree on the boarding point, departure time, visiting time and return train together. Once confirmed, choose JR Beppu–Usuki return services in the official search.
Usuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxis and previous-day bookingNichirin 3, 5003MJR Usuki–Beppu train search
- Usuki Station → Booked sightseeing taxi to stone buddhas
Board the booked vehicle at the agreed station location. The facility map gives about 15 minutes by taxi from the station. Allow extra time for traffic and boarding, and confirm the return meeting place with the driver. Do not assume the same vehicle is available without a booking.
Official stone buddha station–facility access mapUsuki taxi operator 2026 plan
- Stone buddhas → Visit and return in booked vehicle
The stone buddhas open 09:00–17:00, with last admission at 16:30. Admission is ¥550 for high school students and older. Buy your own ticket and follow the visitor path. Return to the agreed meeting place for your booked departure time.
- Booked stone buddha pickup point → Usuki Station and Beppu-bound train
Return in your booked vehicle to Usuki Station with time to board the Beppu train. Agree on station arrival when booking; if your visit runs longer, check extra time and charges. Have dinner in Beppu and rest at the same accommodation.
Usuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxis and previous-day bookingJR Usuki–Beppu train search
The tourism association and taxi operator’s flexible city course runs July 1, 2026–March 31, 2027, with previous-day booking and limited daily vehicles. The ¥7,000 two-hour price is per vehicle and excluded from this per-person subtotal. JR return fares are extra. Confirm that station departure, the visit and station return fit your selected duration. Outside the operating period or without a booking, switch to a Beppu rest day.
Day 4: Usa Jingu Shrine return trip and Beppu accommodation
Choose shrine visiting time after checking local return buses and Beppu-bound trains. Visit on a separate day from Usuki.
- Beppu accommodation → JR Usa Station
Travel north from Beppu to Usa Station. Choose actual-date return trains in the official JR search. Keep this separate from Usuki and choose return shrine–station buses.
- Usa Station → Bus, Usa Hachiman and shrine
Take a Yokkaichi-bound bus from Usa Station to Usa Hachiman. Walk towards the Usa Jingu entrance intersection on Route 10 and cross towards the shrine. Follow the city map’s Nakamise shopping street, Shirobashi Bridge and Omotesando approach to Usa Torii and the main sanctuary area. Follow on-site signs and controls.
Tourism association access and hoursOperator weekday/weekend Usa Station–Usa Hachiman timetablesOfficial Usa city Usa Hachiman stop and shrine approach map
- Shrine → Worship and lunch, then Beppu accommodation
After worshipping at the main sanctuary, retrace the approach via Nakamise to Usa Hachiman stop. Take a Bungo-Takada-bound bus via Usa Station, then your chosen Beppu-bound train. Allow walking, worship, meals and bus waits separately. JR, local bus fares, paid exhibits and parking are excluded from the subtotal.
Tourism association access and hoursOperator weekday/weekend Usa Station–Usa Hachiman timetablesOfficial Usa city Usa Hachiman stop and shrine approach map
Check the city map’s Usa Hachiman stop, Usa Jingu entrance intersection, Nakamise, approach and main sanctuary area. Enter along the mapped walking route and retrace it to the stop. Outward Usa Station–Usa Hachiman buses head towards Yokkaichi; returns head towards Bungo-Takada via Usa Station. Check weekday/weekend/public-holiday schedules and on-site walking controls, leaving time for walks, worship and bus waits.
Day 5: ropeway and airport
See mountain views only if time remains to collect luggage at your Beppu accommodation and reach the airport. For a morning flight, go straight to the airport.
- Beppu accommodation → Route 36 to ropeway stop
Take a route 36 service that stops at Beppu Ropeway from Beppu Station west bay 1. Choose outward and return services together from the official weekday/weekend timetable. Some services do not stop at the ropeway, so check stop markings. Omit the visit if arriving late or services are suspended.
- Ropeway bus stop → Observatory visit, then Beppu-bound bus
Walk from the stop to the lower station, buy a return ticket and ride up. Allow descent queues and the walk to the stop before coming down. Return buses ¥1,000 and ropeway ¥1,800 are separate payments. Descend, then return to Beppu Station west side on route 36 from the ropeway stop.
Official Beppu tourism ropeway prices and hoursOita tourism association ropeway stop and boarding stationsCurrent complete fare table
- Beppu accommodation → Kitahama airport-bound boarding point
Collect luggage and go to Kitahama’s airport-bound boarding point. Choose walking or transport based on your accommodation’s address, allowing its time and cost separately. Distinguish the airport-bound boarding location from your inbound airport drop-off.
Check the actual route and travel time from your accommodation to Kitahama’s airport-bound boarding point.
- Kitahama airport-bound boarding point → Oita Airport
Choose an airport-bound bus in your date’s official timetable with a buffer before your airline’s check-in deadline. The adult fare is ¥1,600 one way. Add road-delay and airport-procedure time to the scheduled arrival. Reduce or omit final-day sightseeing if you cannot catch this bus afterwards.
Choose route 36 outward and return services from the west-side bay that actually stop at the ropeway. The stop–facility walk is about one minute; ticket purchase, boarding and descent queues take extra time. Omit the ropeway if returning to Beppu, collecting luggage and reaching Kitahama leave too little time for airport procedures.
Included items: Combined hells ticket ¥2,400, route 5 return ¥780, stone buddhas ¥550, ropeway return ¥1,800, route 36 ropeway buses return ¥1,000, Kitahama airport bus return ¥3,200; day 2 Kamenoi Bus Mini day pass ¥1,100 for route 26 outward and route 16 return
Costs outside the subtotal: Usuki JR return and the booked sightseeing taxi are essential access costs excluded from this subtotal. The limited-period two-hour taxi price is ¥7,000 per vehicle; check extra time, parking and other conditions when booking. Usa JR return and local buses are extra too, as are accommodation, meals, flights, bathing and address-specific accommodation travel.
This subtotal adds the combined hells ticket and listed transport and admission. Day 2’s ¥1,100 Mini day pass is included in ¥10,830. Do not reuse it on another date; it does not replace hell admission. Accommodation, meals, flights and bathing are extra. Omitting the ropeway removes return buses ¥1,000 and return ropeway ticket ¥1,800. Calculate Usuki sightseeing taxi, Usuki/Usa JR and local bus costs separately.
Airport faresCombined ticketCurrent complete fare tableOfficial Beppu tourism ropeway prices and hoursFacility prices and accessOfficial Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells areaUsuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxis and previous-day booking
Choose your final-day airport bus
Frequently asked questions
Does one route include both Yufuin overnight and Usuki/Usa visits?
Course A has three Beppu nights then one in Yufuin. Course B keeps Beppu accommodation and visits Usuki and Usa on separate days. Usuki uses a pre-booked station–statues taxi return; Usa follows Nakamise and the approach from Usa Hachiman and retraces the same path. B’s ¥10,830 includes day 2’s Mini pass but excludes Usuki/Usa JR and local transport.
Facility prices and accessNichirin 3, 5003MJR Usuki–Beppu train searchTourism association access and hoursSonic 16, 3016MSonic 31, 3031MCombined ticketAccess to the two hells areasOfficial Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells areaOfficial stone buddha bus/taxi access and pricesOperator weekday/weekend Usa Station–Usa Hachiman timetablesUsuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxis and previous-day bookingOfficial Usa city Usa Hachiman stop and shrine approach map
Does the Northern Kyushu JR Pass include airport and hells buses?
It covers JR trains on eligible sections, excluding airport and Kamenoi buses, ropeway and hell admission. Compare covered Hakata–Beppu/Yufuin and Beppu–Usa travel with ordinary tickets. Oita–Usuki is excluded. Both outward and return dates must fit three or five consecutive valid days. Eligibility requires a passport from a country other than Japan, residence outside Japan and tourism entry with Temporary Visitor status. Check the entry stamp or sticker and carry your passport. For automated immigration gates, ask airport staff for the stamp or sticker.
Northern Kyushu JR Pass trains, transport exclusions and consecutive daysCombined ticketAccess to the two hells areasAirliner timetableRoute timetableAirport fares
Official sources and check dates
- Airport fares ·
- Route timetable ·
- Combined ticket ·
- Access to the two hells areas ·
- Prefectural tourism body ·
- City tourism map ·
- Facility prices and access ·
- Tourism association access and hours ·
- APU-bound route 5 timetable ·
- Route 5 return timetable ·
- Weekday route 26 timetable ·
- Route 16 outer loop ·
- Official October 1–24 departure timetable ·
- Official Kamenoi Bus My Beppu Free ·
- Weekday route 36 ·
- Separate timetable ·
- Airliner timetable ·
- Nichirin 3, 5003M ·
- JR Usuki–Beppu train search ·
- Sonic 16, 3016M ·
- Sonic 31, 3031M ·
- Current complete fare table ·
- Timetable hub ·
- Official Lake Kinrin guide ·
- Temporary Beppu–Yufuin direct bus operating dates ·
- Official Beppu tourism ropeway prices and hours ·
- Oita tourism association ropeway stop and boarding stations ·
- Northern Kyushu JR Pass trains, transport exclusions and consecutive days ·
- Official Mini day-pass prices and Beppu hells area ·
- Official stone buddha bus/taxi access and prices ·
- Official stone buddha station–facility access map ·
- Operator weekday/weekend Usa Station–Usa Hachiman timetables ·
- Usuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxis and previous-day booking ·
- Usuki taxi operator 2026 plan ·
- Official Usa city Usa Hachiman stop and shrine approach map ·
- JR Yufuin no Mori operations and all-reserved seating ·