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Beppu hells or Yufuin walks?

In Beppu, visit the five Kannawa hells on one day and Chinoike and Tatsumaki on the other. For hot-spring town walks, choose one Yufuin night. Omit day-two sights for a morning flight.

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Choose a 2 days / 1 night itinerary

2 days / 1 night A

Visit the two groups of hells on separate days

Choose this for close views of hot-spring activity. Stay one night near Beppu Station, visiting Kannawa’s five hells on one day and Chinoike and Tatsumaki on the other. You need a daytime arrival on day one; add day-two visits only with enough time for airport procedures.

Visit the two groups of hells on separate days →2 days / 1 night B

Walk Yunotsubo Street and Lake Kinrin on separate days

Choose this for an unhurried shopping-street and lakeside walk. Stay one night near Yufuin Station, visiting Yunotsubo Street first and Lake Kinrin on day two. Fit walks around hotel meals, shuttles and the departure-day airport bus.

Walk Yunotsubo Street and Lake Kinrin on separate days →
2 days / 1 night A

Visit the two groups of hells on separate days

Choose this for close views of hot-spring activity. Stay one night near Beppu Station, visiting Kannawa’s five hells on one day and Chinoike and Tatsumaki on the other. You need a daytime arrival on day one; add day-two visits only with enough time for airport procedures.

Day 1: Kitahama → hotel → five Kannawa hells

After reaching Kitahama, leave bags at your hotel and go to Kannawa. Visit fewer hells if necessary to finish before 17:00 closing.

  1. Kitahama and accommodation → Umi Jigoku-mae

    Alight at Kitahama from the airport, leave bags at your hotel and go to Beppu Station west stand 3. Take APU-bound route 5 to Umi Jigoku-mae for Kannawa’s five nearby hells. Choose the return bus first in the official weekday and weekend timetables.

    APU-bound route 5 timetableAirliner timetableCombined ticketAccess to the two hells clustersRoute 5 return timetable

  2. Kannawa → Five hells

    Explore Umi Jigoku, Oniishibozu Jigoku, Kamado Jigoku, Oniyama Jigoku and Shiraike Jigoku within the nearby cluster. Allow walks between facilities, viewing and waits, choosing visits you can finish before 17:00. The combined ticket costs 2,400 yen and does not include bathing. After a late arrival, visit fewer hells.

    Combined ticketAccess to the two hells clusters

  3. Umi Jigoku-mae → Beppu Station west side and accommodation

    After viewing, return to the Beppu Station westbound stop at Umi Jigoku-mae. Allow walks between facilities and back to the stop before 17:00 closing and your bus departure. Eat near the station and rest at your hotel. Ordinary adult route 5 fare is 390 yen each way, 780 yen return.

    Route 5 return timetableCombined ticketAccess to the two hells clustersAPU-bound route 5 timetableCurrent full fare tableTimetable hubRoute timetable

Leave bags at your hotel after arriving at Kitahama, then go to the Kannawa-bound stand on Beppu Station’s west side. Allow walks between facilities and back to the return stop. Reduce viewing as needed to catch your chosen bus after leaving the facilities.

Day 2: Chinoike and Tatsumaki → airport

Visit Chinoike and Tatsumaki, collect hotel bags and go to the Kitahama airport stand. Omit both visits if they leave insufficient time for airport procedures.

  1. Beppu Station east side → Chinoike and Tatsumaki

    Buy a 1,100-yen Kamenoi Bus Mini One-Day Pass for today, then take route 26 from Beppu Station east stand 5 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae. This differs from yesterday’s west-side stand. Choose outward and return services for your date in the official timetable, allowing waits for Tatsumaki’s eruptions.

    Route 26 weekday timetableOuter-loop route 16Official Mini One-Day Pass fares and Beppu hells area

  2. Chinoike Jigoku-mae → Beppu Station

    After viewing, take the outer-loop route 16 towards Beppu Station from Chinoike Jigoku-mae. Route 26 goes towards Kannawa; distinguish the directions. Allow facility-to-stop walks when choosing the official return service.

    Outer-loop route 16Route 26 weekday timetable

  3. Beppu accommodation → Kitahama airport-bound stand

    Collect bags and go to the Kitahama airport-bound stand. Plan the walk or transport for your booked hotel address, allowing its time and cost separately. The airport-bound boarding point differs from your arrival stop.

    Check the actual route and travel time from your hotel to the Kitahama airport-bound stand.

  4. Kitahama airport-bound stand → Oita Airport

    Choose an airport-bound bus in your date’s official timetable that leaves ample time before airline check-in closes. Adult single fare is 1,600 yen. Allow traffic delays and airport procedures beyond scheduled bus arrival. If you cannot catch it after sightseeing, shorten or omit final-day visits.

    Airport faresRoute timetable

Go from east stand 5 on route 26, then distinguish route 16’s loop direction on return. The 1,100-yen Mini One-Day Pass for this day is included. Allow entrance walks and eruption waits separately. After collecting hotel bags, omit today’s sights if the Kitahama bus and airport procedures do not fit.

Subtotal of the items included below: 7,480 yen

Included items: Hells combined ticket 2,400 yen; day-one route 5 return 780 yen; Kitahama airport buses both ways 3,200 yen; day-two Kamenoi Bus Mini One-Day Pass 1,100 yen for route 26 outward and route 16 return.

Costs outside the subtotal: Hotels, meals, flights, bathing, private facilities, bag storage and extra travel between hotels, Kitahama, stations and bus centres.

This subtotal adds the hells combined ticket and listed transport and admission. Day two’s 1,100-yen Mini One-Day Pass is included in 7,480 yen. Do not reuse a one-day pass on another date; it does not replace hells admission. Hotels, meals, flights and bathing are extra.

Airport faresCombined ticketCurrent full fare tableOfficial Mini One-Day Pass fares and Beppu hells area

2 days / 1 night B

Walk Yunotsubo Street and Lake Kinrin on separate days

Choose this for an unhurried shopping-street and lakeside walk. Stay one night near Yufuin Station, visiting Yunotsubo Street first and Lake Kinrin on day two. Fit walks around hotel meals, shuttles and the departure-day airport bus.

Day 1: airport → Yufuin hotel → Yunotsubo Street

Leave bags at your Yufuin hotel and walk Yunotsubo Street. After a late arrival, prioritise hotel dinner and check-in.

  1. Oita Airport → Yufuin Station

    Take the bus from Oita Airport to the bus centre in front of Yufuin Station. Adult single fare is 2,000 yen. In the official timetable below, choose a service you can catch after immigration and bag collection. Shorten the street walk after a late arrival.

    Airport faresOita Airport→Yufuin timetable, October 1–24, 2026

  2. Yufuin accommodation → Yunotsubo Street

    Leave bags at your station-area hotel. If daylight remains, have lunch and explore Yunotsubo Street’s shops. Opening hours vary; after a late arrival, keep to a shorter street walk and your hotel meal. Return in time for your ryokan’s check-in, dinner and shuttle arrangements.

    City tourism mapPrefectural tourism authorityRoute timetable

Check actual Yufuin-bound airport services and boarding points, then alight at the bus centre. Leave bags at your hotel before walking. After a late arrival, reduce the walk to meet hotel dinner and check-in times.

Day 2: Lake Kinrin → bus centre → airport

After Lake Kinrin, take the airport bus from the bus centre in front of Yufuin Station.

  1. Yufuin Station and accommodation → Lake Kinrin

    After checkout, walk towards Lake Kinrin via Yunotsubo Street if your hotel can store bags. Yufu City’s 2023 map estimates about 25 minutes from the station to the lake. Returning the same way gives about 50 minutes of walking alone; shopping, photos, rests and hotel access are extra. Shorten the lake walk to leave time for airport travel. Morning mist is not guaranteed.

    City tourism mapPrefectural tourism authorityOfficial Lake Kinrin guide

  2. Yufuin accommodation → Yufuin Station bus centre

    Collect bags and go to Yufuin Station bus centre. Plan the walk or transport for your hotel address, allowing its time and cost separately.

    Check the actual route and travel time from your hotel to Yufuin Station bus centre.

  3. Yufuin Station bus centre → Oita Airport

    Choose an airport-bound bus in your date’s official timetable that leaves ample time before airline check-in closes. Adult single fare is 2,000 yen. Allow traffic delays and airport procedures beyond scheduled arrival. Shorten or omit final-day sightseeing if the bus does not fit. Yufuin airport buses do not guarantee flight connections.

    Airport faresOfficial October 1–24 departure timetable

Return from Lake Kinrin to collect hotel bags, then go to Yufuin Station bus centre. Buses do not guarantee flight connections; if check-in time is short, reduce the walk or take an earlier bus. If you need an earlier airport arrival, reconsider the previous night’s accommodation too.

Subtotal of the items included below: 4,000 yen

Included items: Two ordinary airport–Yufuin single tickets at 2,000 yen each

Costs outside the subtotal: Hotels, meals, flights, bathing, private facilities, bag storage and extra travel between hotels, Kitahama, stations and bus centres.

This subtotal adds only items verified with ordinary fares and does not cover the whole trip with hotels and meals. Cafés, private facilities and hotel shuttles are outside the airport return fares.

Airport fares

Hells bus passes and airport return

Do I need both a hells admission ticket and city bus pass?

The hells combined ticket and bus pass are separate. This course counts day-one route 5 return at ordinary fares of 780 yen, and day-two route 26 outward/route 16 return with a 1,100-yen Mini One-Day Pass. One day pass is not used across both dates.

The Mini Pass covers the Beppu hells and Kijima Kogen area. For Yufuin, check Wide Pass coverage and compare ordinary fares. This bus pass excludes Oita Kotsu airport buses, JR, ropeway and hells admission. No Beppu bus pass is added to one-night course B’s Yufuin walks.

Official Kamenoi Bus My Beppu FreeCombined ticketCurrent full fare tableOfficial Mini One-Day Pass fares and Beppu hells area

Where do I leave for the airport from Beppu or Yufuin?

Keep final-day visits short before returning to the airport. In Beppu, go to the Kitahama airport-bound stand; in Yufuin, use the station-front bus centre. Distinguish Kitahama’s departure boarding point from your arrival stop.

Choose a bus in your date’s official timetable that leaves ample time before airline check-in closes. Allow hotel bag collection and stop access; confirm storage with the hotel. Without a suitable bus after sightseeing, shorten or omit final-day visits.

The checked Yufuin–airport timetable covers October 1–24, 2026. From October 25, check the new timetable for your travel date. Airport buses do not guarantee connections for flight check-in.

Route timetableOfficial October 1–24 departure timetableOita Airport→Yufuin timetable, October 1–24, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Can I use the hells combined ticket on day two?

It allows one visit to each of seven facilities across the purchase day and following day. This course separates Kannawa’s five hells and the farther two. Bus fares are extra. Omit next-day viewing if it leaves insufficient airport time.

Combined ticketAccess to the two hells clustersAirliner timetableRoute timetableAirport fares

Do the Beppu hells and one-night Yufuin subtotals include hotels?

Course A adds the 2,400-yen hells ticket, 780-yen day-one route 5 return, 1,100-yen day-two Mini Pass and 3,200-yen Kitahama airport return. Course B’s 4,000 yen covers two 2,000-yen airport–Yufuin singles. Both exclude hotels, meals, flights, bathing and extra travel.

Combined ticketAccess to the two hells clustersCurrent full fare tableOfficial Kamenoi Bus My Beppu FreeAirliner timetableRoute timetableAirport faresOfficial Mini One-Day Pass fares and Beppu hells area

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