Sakai to Fukuoka runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:02 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €55.34 and €59.19, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 29m over 549 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€55.34 to €59.19
- 130%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Sakai
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:02First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Central Japan Railway Company runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €124.64Mon21
- about €107.59Tue22
- about €111.99Wed23
- about €128.49Thu24
- about €124.64Fri25
- about €115.29Sat26
- about €96.04Sun27
- about €71.29Mon28
- about €87.24Tue29
- about €82.29Wed30
- about €89.99Thu1
- about €87.79Fri2
- about €83.94Sat3
- about €74.59Sun4
- about €63.03Mon5
- about €55.34Tue6
- about €65.79Wed7
- about €74.04Thu8
- about €69.63Fri9
- about €67.44Sat10
- about €69.09Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Fukuoka. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Fukuoka for the night the train gets in
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When to book Sakai to Fukuoka
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €72.9490 days
- €58.0960 days
- €54.2445 days
- €55.3430 days
- €69.0921 days
- €74.5914 days
- €96.047 days
- €111.993 days
- €124.641 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €54.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 130 percent. The dearest point is €124.64, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Sakai to Fukuoka and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
549 km
478 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
826,161 → 1,612,392
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 549 km against 478 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Takamatsu, Kitakyushu, Matsuyama, Fukuyama. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Minami-Fukuoka Station
Most of the points near Minami-Fukuoka Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Sakai to Fukuoka
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Sakai to Fukuoka?
The fastest journey from Sakai to Fukuoka takes 4h 29m door to door, of which 3h 45m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 4h 47m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Sakai to Fukuoka?
The cheapest fare from Sakai to Fukuoka is €55.34, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €94.94. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Sakai to Fukuoka?
The cheapest way from Sakai to Fukuoka is by train, at €55.34 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 29m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Sakai to Fukuoka?
Fares from Sakai to Fukuoka bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €54.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 130 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sakai to Fukuoka?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Sakai to Fukuoka, at €71.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sakai to Fukuoka?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Sakai to Fukuoka, at €46.54 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Sakai to Fukuoka?
Central Japan Railway Company, West Japan Railway publish service areas covering both Sakai and Fukuoka, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Sakai to Fukuoka?
33 percent of the services we sell from Sakai to Fukuoka are direct. The rest connect at Takamatsu, Kitakyushu, Matsuyama, Fukuyama, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Sakai to Fukuoka use?
Services from Sakai to Fukuoka by train leave from Sakai Station and arrive at Minami-Fukuoka Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Sakai to Fukuoka?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Sakai to Fukuoka allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Sakai to Fukuoka on 20 September 2026: 549 km of route against 478 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €55.34, and 4h 29m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Fukuoka a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Fukuoka and across Japan
Day trips that leave Fukuoka in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Sakai reaches 40 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 568 km. Fukuoka reaches 91 places in 11 countries, from 42 to 9,095 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Sakai
- 40Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 9Operators
Arriving in Fukuoka
Leaving Fukuoka
- 91Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 45Operators