Access to venue

It is recommended to arrange an air ticket to Nagasaki because it is the nearest airport to the venue. Most participants will arrive at one of the following airports in Japan and, except for 3), transfer to a domestic airline will be necessary.
Note! There are some direct flights to Nagasaki Airport from Seoul, South Korea and Shanghai, China; however, they are very limited.

We advise you to ask your travel agent for more detailed.

Access to Nagasaki from major airports in Japan

1. Narita: There are no direct flights between the Narita and Nagasaki airports. You will have to proceed to Tokyo-Haneda Airport (domestic): 75 minutes by limousine bus and about two hours by trains. Taking limousine bus to Haneda (3,000 yen) is easy, but sometimes risky due to traffic jams. The alternatives are taking the Keisei-Toei-Keikyu or JR (Japan Railway)-Keikyu lines from Narita to Haneda; 1,560 and about 2,000 yen, respectively. The former is direct to Haneda or needs one change at Aoto Station, while the latter needs one or two changes at Tokyo and Shinagawa stations. Nagasaki Airport is a 2-hour flight from Haneda.
2. Nagoya and Osaka: Nagasaki Airport is about 70 minutes flight from Chubu Central International Airport (Nagoya). COV5 participants who arrive at Kansai International Airport (KIX) should move to the Osaka (Itami, ITM. English page is not available, Wikipedia page instead) airport and change to a flight for Nagasaki. It takes about 70 minutes by limousine bus (1,700 yen), which departs from the ground floor of the arrival building every 30 minutes.
3. Fukuoka: Participants from Asian and Oceanian countries may arrive at Fukuoka Airport and proceed to Shimabara by train (5,930 yen). A subway connects Fukuoka Airport and JR Hakata Station (5 minutes). A JR express train (called Kamome) for Nagasaki departs every half or one hour from Hakata Station (Fukuoka) to Isahaya Station (100 minutes), where you must change to the Shimabara railway (Shimatetsu, not JR) or to the shuttle bus service offered by COV5 for Shimabara (90 minutes).
4. Hakodate: Participants in excursion A1 will have to change planes at Tokyo-Haneda because there are no direct flights to Nagasaki.
5. Other airports: Refer to the following websites:
   • Airports and air route network of MLIT;
     http://www.mlit.go.jp/koku/visit_japan/index.html
   • Japan Air Lines (JAL);
     http://www.jal.com/en/
   • All Nippon Airways (ANA);
     http://www.ana.co.jp/eng/index.html

Transportation from Nagasaki Airport

Participants will be able to make use of a shuttle bus service from Nagasaki Airport to the city center of Shimabara on Saturday (Nov. 17) and Sunday (Nov. 18) before the conference, and from Shimabara to Nagasaki Airport on Friday (Nov. 23) and Saturday (Nov. 24) after the conference. It takes about 105 minutes by bus from the airport to Shimabara via Isahaya JR Station. A timetable is available below . Please check it before arranging your airway ticket to Nagasaki.
Participants can also catch a regular bus for Shimabara at the airport, especially on other weekdays, but service is limited. The price is around 1,700 yen and the latest bus departs at 6:25 p.m. from Nagasaki Airport.

Timetable for the shuttle bus and regular local bus

Participants will be able to make use of a shuttle bus service (1,000 yen) from Nagasaki Airport to the city center of Shimabara on Saturday (Nov. 17) and Sunday (Nov. 18) before the conference and from Shimabara to Nagasaki Airport on Friday (Nov. 23) and Saturday (Nov. 24) after the conference. It takes about 105 minutes by bus from the airport to Shimabara via Isahaya JR Station. Also a regular local bus service is avilaable for everyday.
* Timetable may change based on flight schedules.

FROM Nagasaki Airport TO Shimabara City via JR Isahaya Railway Station

You must leave Fukuoka Hakata JR station at 20:02 to ride on the last shuttle bus.

FROM Shimabara City TO Nagasaki Airport via JR Isahaya Railway Station

JR Isahaya Station East = Isahaya Bus Terminal building on the east side of the station

JR Isahaya Station West = Bus Bay on the west side of the staiton, via the underpass tunnel accross the railway

DP/ Departure

AR/ Arrival

JR/ Japan Railways