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Visit Yufuin for the day or stay there?

Compare three Beppu nights with a Yufuin day trip, or two Beppu nights then one in Yufuin. The overnight Yufuin course visits Usuki Stone Buddhas on day two. Reserve the sightseeing taxi from Usuki Station to the statues and back by the previous day; taxi and return JR fares are extra.

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Choose a 4 days / 3 nights itinerary

4 days / 3 nights A

Stay in Beppu and visit Yufuin for the day

Choose this to walk Yufuin’s streets and lake without changing Beppu hotels. Stay three nights at the same station-area hotel and make a day trip to Yufuin.

Stay in Beppu and visit Yufuin for the day →4 days / 3 nights B

Visit Usuki for a day, then move to Yufuin

Stay two nights near Beppu Station, then one near Yufuin Station. Set aside a day for Usuki while based in Beppu. Reserve a sightseeing taxi by the previous day for travel from Usuki Station to the Stone Buddhas and back to the same station.

Visit Usuki for a day, then move to Yufuin →
4 days / 3 nights A

Stay in Beppu and visit Yufuin for the day

Choose this to walk Yufuin’s streets and lake without changing Beppu hotels. Stay three nights at the same station-area hotel and make a day trip to Yufuin.

Day 1: airport → five Kannawa hells → Beppu hotel

Visit Kannawa hells, then return to your Beppu hotel. After a late arrival, do not try to see all five.

  1. Oita Airport and Beppu accommodation → Route 5 → 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.

    Airliner timetableAPU-bound route 5 timetableRoute 5 return timetable

  2. Kannawa facility entrances → Five hells and return bus preparation

    Finish viewing and walks between entrances before 17:00 closing. Visit fewer hells after a late arrival.

    Combined ticketAccess to the two hells clusters

  3. Return to Beppu Station → Dinner → same hotel

    Return on Beppu Station westbound route 5 from Umi Jigoku-mae. Eat near the station and rest at your hotel. The 2,400-yen combined ticket, 780-yen route 5 return and 1,600-yen airport bus give a verified 4,780-yen subtotal.

    Airport faresCurrent full fare tableCombined ticket

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 → Beppu accommodation

Use yesterday’s combined ticket for Chinoike and Tatsumaki, then rest at your Beppu hotel.

  1. Beppu accommodation and east stand 5 → Route 26 and Chinoike Jigoku-mae

    Buy a 1,100-yen Kamenoi Bus Mini One-Day Pass for today. Take route 26 from Beppu Station east stand 5 to Chinoike Jigoku-mae, then return on outer-loop route 16 towards Beppu Station. Return route 26 heads towards Kannawa; it is not the same direction. Check official weekday and weekend timetables, entrance walks and eruption waits.

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

  2. Chinoike Jigoku-mae → Two remaining hells

    Check outward and return services for your travel day and visit Chinoike and Tatsumaki. Yesterday’s combined ticket allows one visit to each facility through today. Allow eruption waits at Tatsumaki and walks from the stop separately.

    Combined ticketAccess to the two hells clusters

  3. Chinoike Jigoku-mae and Beppu Station → Route 16 return, lunch and Beppu hotel

    Return to the station for lunch and rest at your hotel. Use today’s Mini One-Day Pass for the return; hells admission is separate. Day-one route 5 uses ordinary fares, so today’s pass is not applied to yesterday.

    Outer-loop route 16Official Kamenoi Bus My Beppu Free

Go from east stand 5 on route 26 and distinguish route 16’s loop direction on return. Today’s 1,100-yen Mini One-Day Pass is included. Allow entrance walks and eruption waits. Use yesterday’s combined ticket only for unvisited facilities, then return to your Beppu hotel. No airport travel today.

Day 3: Yufuin day walk → Beppu hotel

Leave large bags at your Beppu hotel and visit Yufuin. Allow time to return from Lake Kinrin to the bus centre.

  1. Beppu accommodation → Route 36 → Yunotsubo Street and Lake Kinrin

    Take route 36 from Beppu Station west stand 1 to Yufuin. Walk from the station through Yunotsubo Street to Lake Kinrin. The lake is about 25 minutes away; allow shopping, photos, rests and the return walk separately.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetablePrefectural tourism authorityCity tourism mapOfficial Lake Kinrin guide

  2. Lake Kinrin → Yufuin bus centre → Beppu hotel

    Return from Lake Kinrin to the bus centre and take Beppu-bound route 36. Check your date’s return service and stop location in the official timetable. Adult fare is 1,100 yen each way, 2,200 yen return. Return to your Beppu hotel without staying in Yufuin tonight.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetableCurrent full fare table

Check the directions and operating days of Yufuin-bound and return Beppu services. You return to your Beppu hotel without checking into Yufuin. Allow a separate walk from the lake back to the station and bus centre.

Day 4: ropeway → airport

After the ropeway, return to Beppu and travel to the airport from Kitahama.

  1. Beppu accommodation → Route 36 → ropeway stop

    From Beppu Station west stand 1, take route 36 stopping at Beppu Ropeway. Choose outward and return services in official weekday and weekend timetables. Some services do not stop at the ropeway; check the stop mark. Omit the visit after a late arrival or during suspension.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetable

  2. Ropeway stop → Mountain views → Beppu-bound bus

    Walk from the stop to the lower station, buy a return ticket and ascend. Allow descent waits and stop access before returning. Pay 1,000 yen for return buses and 1,800 yen for the ropeway separately. Descend and take Beppu Station westbound route 36 from the ropeway stop.

    Official Beppu tourism: ropeway fares and hoursOita tourism association: ropeway stop and stationsCurrent full fare table

  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

Choose outward and return route 36 services from the station’s west side that actually stop at the ropeway. The facility is about one minute from the stop; tickets, boarding and descent waits require extra time. Omit the ropeway if returning to Beppu, collecting hotel bags and reaching Kitahama would leave insufficient airport time.

Subtotal of the items included below: 12,480 yen

Included items: Hells combined ticket 2,400 yen; route 5 return 780 yen; return ropeway 1,800 yen; route 36 ropeway buses both ways 1,000 yen; Kitahama airport buses both ways 3,200 yen; Yufuin day-trip buses both ways 2,200 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 12,480 yen. It cannot be reused on another date and does not replace hells admission. Hotels, meals, flights and bathing are extra. Omitting the ropeway also removes its 1,000-yen return buses and 1,800-yen return ticket.

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

4 days / 3 nights B

Visit Usuki for a day, then move to Yufuin

Stay two nights near Beppu Station, then one near Yufuin Station. Set aside a day for Usuki while based in Beppu. Reserve a sightseeing taxi by the previous day for travel from Usuki Station to the Stone Buddhas and back to the same station.

Day 1: airport → ropeway → Beppu hotel

Add mountain views only if hotel bag storage is available and enough afternoon time remains for the ropeway return.

  1. Oita Airport → Kitahama

    Take an airport Airliner stopping at Kitahama. Adult single fare is 1,600 yen; this route does not stop at Beppu Station. Add bus waits and traffic delays to the operator’s roughly 47-minute estimate to Kitahama below.

    Airliner timetableAirport fares

  2. Kitahama → Beppu Station west stand 1

    Travel from Kitahama to Beppu Station west stand 1. If stopping at your hotel first, check the actual hotel-to-station route and time.

    Airliner timetable

  3. Beppu Station → Route 36 and ropeway

    From Beppu Station west stand 1, take route 36 stopping at Beppu Ropeway. Choose outward and return services in official weekday and weekend timetables. Some services do not stop at the ropeway; check the stop mark. Omit the visit after a late arrival or during suspension.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetable

  4. Ropeway stop → Viewing and return → Beppu hotel

    Allow walks from the stop, ticket purchase and boarding waits before ascending. After a late arrival or service suspension, omit the ropeway and rest at your hotel. Descend after viewing and return on Beppu Station westbound route 36 from the ropeway stop.

    Oita tourism association: ropeway stop and stationsOfficial Beppu tourism: ropeway fares and hoursAirport faresCurrent full fare table

Choose outward and return route 36 services from the station’s west side that stop at the ropeway. Walk about one minute from the stop, allowing extra time for tickets, boarding and descent waits. If wind or maintenance suspends service, or arrival is late, omit the visit and rest at your Beppu hotel.

Day 2: Usuki Stone Buddhas return trip → Beppu hotel

Use a sightseeing taxi from Usuki Station to the Stone Buddhas and back to the same station. Reserve the vehicle and return route by the previous day, then choose trains. Without a confirmed reservation, make this a day for meals and rest in Beppu.

  1. Beppu accommodation → Taxi booking and JR train to Usuki Station

    Reserve a return trip from Usuki Station to the Stone Buddhas with the sightseeing taxi company by the previous day. Agree station pickup location, departure time, viewing time and return train together. Once confirmed, choose Beppu–Usuki return trains in the official JR search.

    Usuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxi and previous-day bookingNichirin 3, 5003MJR Usuki→Beppu train search

  2. Usuki Station → Reserved sightseeing taxi → Stone Buddhas

    Board your reserved taxi at the agreed station location. The facility’s official map estimates about 15 minutes by taxi. Allow traffic and pickup waits separately and confirm the agreed return pickup point with the driver. Do not assume the same vehicle is available without a reservation.

    Official station-to-Stone-Buddhas access mapUsuki taxi operator 2026 plan

  3. Stone Buddhas → Viewing and return by reserved taxi

    The Stone Buddhas open 09:00–17:00, with last admission at 16:30. Admission for high-school students and older is 550 yen. Buy your ticket and follow the viewing path. Return to the agreed pickup point for your reserved departure.

    Official Stone Buddhas bus/taxi access and admission

  4. Agreed Stone Buddhas pickup point → Usuki Station and Beppu-bound train

    Return to Usuki Station by reserved taxi, leaving time to board the Beppu train. Agree station return time when booking; if viewing runs long, check extra hire time and fares. Eat dinner in Beppu and rest at the same hotel.

    Usuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxi 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, requiring booking by the previous day with a daily vehicle limit. The 7,000-yen two-hour charge is per vehicle and excluded from this per-person subtotal. JR return fares are extra too. When booking, check whether station departure, viewing and station return fit your chosen hire duration. Outside the period or without a booking, rest in Beppu instead.

Day 3: move to Yufuin and stay overnight

Move from Beppu to Yufuin, walk the hot-spring town and stay one night.

  1. Beppu accommodation → Checkout → Beppu Station west stand 1

    Check out at your Beppu hotel and allow time to take bags to Beppu Station west stand 1.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetable

  2. Beppu Station west stand 1 → Yufuin bus centre

    Take Yufuin-bound route 36 from Beppu Station west stand 1 to Yufuin Station bus centre. Adult single fare is 1,100 yen. Check your date’s services in the official timetable below. Temporary direct services may board elsewhere; distinguish them from standard route 36 and check large-bag loading. If full, compare the next bus with hotel check-in and dinner deadlines and adjust travel.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetableCurrent full fare tableBeppu→Yufuin temporary direct-service datesTimetable hub

  3. Yufuin bus centre → Hotel access and confirmed shuttle

    From Yufuin bus centre, use the actual route to your booked hotel address or a previously confirmed shuttle. Hotel walking times, shuttles and bag storage are not guaranteed by bus timetables.

    Weekday route 36Separate timetable

  4. Yufuin accommodation → Meal, walk and hotel return around bag storage

    If your hotel can store bags, walk from the station towards Yunotsubo Street for lunch and shops. If storage is unavailable or arrival is late, check in first and shorten the walk. Return for hotel dinner. Lake Kinrin is tomorrow, so add neither a Beppu return nor lake viewing today.

    City tourism mapPrefectural tourism authority

Confirm hotel access, shuttles and bag storage with your booked accommodation. Plan travel around check-in and meals. Choose one actual standard route 36 or temporary direct service; do not return to Beppu today.

Day 4: Lake Kinrin → airport

After Lake Kinrin and lunch, take the airport bus from Yufuin Station bus centre.

  1. Yufuin accommodation → Lake Kinrin walk → station

    After checkout, walk from Yunotsubo Street to Lake Kinrin if bags can be stored and time remains. The official map gives about 25 minutes station-to-lake; allow photos, rests and hotel access beyond roughly 50 minutes of return walking.

    Prefectural tourism authorityCity tourism mapOfficial 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: 8,050 yen, excluding Usuki JR and per-vehicle sightseeing taxi

Included items: Airport–Kitahama 1,600 yen; return ropeway 1,800 yen; route 36 ropeway buses both ways 1,000 yen; Stone Buddhas 550 yen; Beppu–Yufuin 1,100 yen; Yufuin–airport 2,000 yen.

Costs outside the subtotal: Usuki return JR and the reserved sightseeing taxi are necessary access costs outside this subtotal. The two-hour 7,000-yen taxi charge is a limited-period per-vehicle rate; check extra time, parking and other conditions when booking. Hotels, meals, flights, bathing and extra hotel-specific travel are separate.

Day one includes airport–Kitahama 1,600 yen, ropeway buses both ways 1,000 yen and return ropeway 1,800 yen, totalling 4,400 yen. This subtotal adds only items verified with ordinary fares and does not cover the whole trip with hotels and meals. Omitting the ropeway removes its 1,000-yen return buses and 1,800-yen ticket. The Yufuin hotel-move day includes only route 36’s 1,100-yen single, without return fares.

Airport faresOfficial Beppu tourism: ropeway fares and hoursCurrent full fare tableFacility admission and accessUsuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxi and previous-day booking

Choosing the final-day airport bus

Frequently asked questions

Which course makes a Yufuin day trip and which stays overnight?

Course A keeps your Beppu hotel and visits Yufuin on day three, counting route 36 at 1,100 yen each way, 2,200 yen return. B visits Usuki on day two, moves to Yufuin for one night on day three and leaves Yufuin for the airport on the final day. Day-trip return and overnight moves are different itineraries.

Current full fare tableOfficial Kamenoi Bus My Beppu FreePrefectural tourism authorityCity tourism mapAirliner timetableRoute timetableAirport fares

Does choosing a train to Usuki confirm the Stone Buddhas day trip?

This course requires reserving Usuki Station departure, Stone Buddhas viewing and station return with the taxi company by the previous day. Agree the vehicle and return time first, then choose return trains for your visit date. Course B’s 8,050 yen includes 550-yen admission but excludes Usuki return JR and taxi. The current two-hour 7,000-yen city plan is a per-vehicle rate available only through March 31, 2027.

Facility admission and accessNichirin 3, 5003MJR Usuki→Beppu train searchOfficial Stone Buddhas bus/taxi access and admissionUsuki tourism association 2026 sightseeing taxi and previous-day booking

Can I use the Northern Kyushu Rail Pass from Yufuin back to Fukuoka?

It covers eligible JR travel from Yufuin Station to Hakata. Yufuin no Mori has all-reserved seating; check services and reserve a seat for your date. Both outward and return dates must fit consecutive three- or five-day validity. Yufuin station access buses, hotels and bathing are extra; compare other JR travel too when choosing ordinary tickets or a pass. Eligibility requires a non-Japanese passport, residence outside Japan and entry for tourism as a Temporary Visitor. Check the passport entry stamp or sticker and carry your passport while using the pass. If using automated immigration gates, ask airport staff for the stamp or sticker.

JR Northern Kyushu Pass trains, exclusions and consecutive daysJR Yufuin no Mori services and all-reserved seating

Official sources and check dates