Hakata Station

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<section data-class="titre-onglet-vert-gris" class=""><h2><font color="#24903b">your travel center</font> in fukuoka</h2></section>

<section data-class="texte-libre" class=""><div><b></b> is the main station of <b>Fukuoka city</b> on the island of Kyushu. Renovated in 2011, this central hub has shopping, rail lines, subway lines, and a direct 10-minute connection to the airport. The Hakata district and its station are the perfect base for travel with either the <a href="/pass-regional/kyushu/north-kyushu-pass" title="North Kyushu Pass">North Kyushu Pass</a> or the <a href="/pass-regional/kyushu/all-kyushu-area-pass" title="All-Kyushu Pass">Kyushu Pass</a>, or if you're taking your <a href="/jr-pass" title="JR Pass">JR Pass</a> down to Kyushu.</div></section><section data-class="titre-paragraphe" class=""><h3>sanyo shinkansen terminus</h3></section><section data-class="bloc-2-colonnes-texte-photo" class=""><div class="fright"><div class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/stations/hakatastation250.jpg" alt="Hakata station in Fukuoka"></div></div><div class="texte fleft">Hakata connects with several shinkansen lines. The <a href="/pass-regional/sanyo/jr-sanyo-sanin-area-pass" title="JR Sanyo Area Pass">Sanyo</a>, or western Japan, bullet train terminates at ; from Hakata, this bullet train will take you to <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/hiroshima-station" title="Discover Hiroshima station and area with your Japan Rail Pass">Hiroshima</a> and <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/osaka-station" title="Osaka Station">Osaka</a>, and provide fast and easy connections to many other places across Japan.</div><div class="clearfix"></div></section><section data-class="titre-paragraphe" class=""><h3>kyushu shinkansen</h3></section><section data-class="bloc-2-colonnes-texte-photo" class=""><div class="fright"><div class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/stations/kyushushinkansen250.jpg" alt="Kyushu JR line map"></div></div><div class="texte fleft">The new <b><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/kyushu-shinkansen" title="Travel on the Kyushu shinkansen with a Japan Rail Pass">Kyushu Shinkansen</a></b> begins at . This line, which opened in 2011, services Kumamoto and Kagoshima. It also makes travel to other great areas in Kyushu, such as Nagasaki and Beppu, faster and easier. The Kyushu line is expanding, with service to other areas opening in 2023.</div><div class="clearfix"></div></section><section data-class="titre-paragraphe" class=""><h3>other train lines and transportation</h3></section><section data-class="bloc-2-colonnes-texte-photo" class=""><div class="fright"><div class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/stations/yufuinnomori250.jpg" alt="Other train lines in Kyushu"></div></div><div class="texte fleft">If you are exploring the city of Fukuoka, this is a great place to start. The Kuko subway line stops at , which will take you all over the downtown area, as well as the Fukuoka Airport.<br><br>For access to the rest of Kyushu, many Limited Express JR trains stop here, such as <a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-fukuoka-to-nagasaki" title="How to go from Fukuoka to Nagasaki with a Japan Rail Pass? ">the <b>Kamome</b></a>, with service to Nagasaki, the <b>Ariake</b> to Kumamoto, and Yufuin no Mori, which goes to the Yufuin hot springs in Oita. Even the luxury <a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/seven-stars-kyushu" title="Seven Stars in Kyushu">Seven Stars in Kyushu</a> train starts in Hakata!</div><div class="clearfix"></div></section><section data-class="texte-libre" class=""><div>With great restaurants, night life, shopping, and transportation, is a large but convenient and accessible station, perfect for your trip to <a href="/jr-pass" title="JR Pass">Japan</a>.<br><br>Discover&nbsp;Kyushu, a land of contrast, with <a href="https://www.japan-experience.com/japan-tours/kyushu-volcanoes-legends&q…; title="Japan Experience Kyushu Individual Tours" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">our Legend and Volcanoes individual tour</a>.</div></section>

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<section data-class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-image-lien" class=""><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col1"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/seven-stars-kyushu" title="Seven Stars in Kyushu"><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/7stars/lounge_car_viewsmall.jpg" alt="Inside Seven Stars train in Kyushu"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/seven-stars-kyushu" title="Seven Stars in Kyushu">the seven stars in kyushu</a></div></div><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col2"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/west-ekiben" title="Ekiben of Western Japan"><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/Le_Japon_en_Train/ekiben/kohokunohanashi.jpg" alt="Ekiben western Japan"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/west-ekiben" title="Ekiben of Western Japan">ekiben of western japan</a></div></div><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col3"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/ten-best-views-by-train" title="10 Best Views from JR Trains"><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/ten-views/hitatsuline.jpg" alt="Top 10 views from JR train by japan-rail-pass.com"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/travel-tips/ten-best-views-by-train" title="10 Best Views from JR Trains">10 best views from jr trains</a></div></div><div class="clearfix"></div></section><section data-class="bloc-1-image-lien" class=""><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col1"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-okayama-to-hiroshima" title="How to go from Okayama to Hiroshima ?"><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/itineraires/hiroshima-peace-memorial-park-130-200.JPG" alt="How to go fro Okayama to Hiroshima ?" data-pin-nopin="true"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-okayama-to-hiroshima" title="How to go from Okayama to Hiroshima ?">how to go from okayama to hiroshima ?&nbsp;</a></div></div></section><section data-class="bloc-1-image-lien" class=""><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col1"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-hiroshima-to-fukuoka" title="How to go from Hiroshima to Fukuoka with your Japan Rail Pass ?"><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/itineraires/port-hakata2+-+130-200.jpg" alt="How to go from Hiroshima to Fukuoka with your Japan Rail Pass ?" data-pin-nopin="true"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-hiroshima-to-fukuoka" title="How to go from Hiroshima to Fukuoka with your Japan Rail Pass ?">how to go from hiroshima to fukuoka</a>&nbsp;?</div></div></section><section data-class="bloc-1-image-lien" class=""><div class="bloc-bas-3-colonnes-titre col1"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-fukuoka-to-nagasaki" title="How to go from Fukuoka to Nagasaki with a Japan Rail Pass? "><span class="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/itineraires/kyushu-porcelain-130-200.jpg" alt="Porcelain in Kyushu " data-pin-nopin="true"></span></a><div class="lien"><a href="/japan-by-rail/itineraries/how-to-go-from-fukuoka-to-nagasaki" title="How to go from Fukuoka to Nagasaki with a Japan Rail Pass ?">how to go from fukuoka to nagasaki ?</a></div></div></section><section data-class="titre-paragraphe" class=""><h3><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="/japan-by-rail" target="_blank">other travel tips</a></div></h3></section>

<section data-class="titre-onglet-vert-gris" class=""><h2><b>hyperdia,</b>&nbsp;what is it?</h2></section><section data-class="imagelinkCentree" class=""><a href="/japan-by-rail/hyperdia"><div class="image center"><img src="/sites/default/files/legacy/japan_rail_pass/public/files/FAQ/hyperdia.png" alt="Hyperdia : site for train's timetable in Japan" data-pin-nopin="true"></div></a></section><section data-class="texte-libre" class=""><div>Discover how to use this <a href="/japan-by-rail/hyperdia">search engine in order to plan your itinerary and find all the train times</a>.<br><span style="font-family: PTSansNarrowRegular, Lucida, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><br></span></div></section>