Tosu (鳥栖) is a city in Saga prefecture on the Japan island of Kyushu.
The nearest airport is Fukuoka (dead link: February 2023), which is about 40 minutes away by car. By public transport, the easiest way to reach Tosu is to take the Subway two stops to Hakata, and change there to the JR line.
Another good option is Saga Airport (dead link: January 2023), which is quieter and slightly further away. Limousine taxis can be booked to Tosu, taking 1 hour 20 minutes and costing ¥1200; alternatively, take the bus to Saga Station and change there to the train to Tosu.
Tosu Station stands at the junction of the JR Kagoshima and Nagasaki Main Lines. Shin-Tosu Station is the next stop along the Nagasaki Line, and also the city's station on the Kyūshū Shinkansen.
All Sakura and Tsubame trains stop at Shin-Tosu. There are usually two trains per hour to each of Hakata and Kumamoto, of which at least one continues to Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima-Chūō.
Times and prices of Shinkansen trains are typically as follows:
Tosu station is served by a frequent service to Hakata, with three Rapid and Regional Rapid trains per hour taking between 30 and 35 minutes and costing ¥560. There are also usually two Limited Expresses per hour (Kamome, Midori, Huis Ten Bosch, Yufu, or Yufuin no Mori) which take 25 minutes and cost ¥1700.
Times and prices for other destinations from Tosu are as follows:
There is a nimai-kippu which allows a day trip on the Shinkansen from Shin-Tosu to Hakata (or Yoshizuka) for ¥2260. Another nimai-kippu allows return travel within a month between Tosu and Hakata or Yoshizuka on a Limited Express for ¥1640.
JR services to Tosu and Shin-Tosu are covered by the Japan Rail Pass and JR Kyūshū's All Kyūshū Area Pass and Northern Kyūshū Area Pass.
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