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Nagasaki JR Kyushu L ●About movement between the metropolis in Kyushu. city name Flights JR (Japan Railways) bus car JR Kyushu Limited Express Kamome running between Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka (Hakata Fukuoka City Expressway～Kyushu Expressway～(Tosu JCT)～ Hakata and Nagasaki (approx. 2 hours) is operating as Station/Tenjin) and Nagasaki (approx. 2 hours 40 Nagasaki Expressway～Nagasaki IC～Nagasaki Dejima Road (approx. 2 Fukuoka - Nagasaki usual. minutes) hours) ※All expressways between Fukuoka and Nagasaki ●Operating as usual are open JR Kyushu Limited Express Midori running between Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka and Sasebo Fukuoka City Expressway～Kyushu Expressway～(Tosu JCT)～ Hakata and Sasebo (approx. 1 hour 40 minutes) is (approx. 2 hours) Nagasaki Expressway～(Takeo JCT)～West Kyushu Expressway～ Fukuoka - Sasebo operating as usual. ●Operating as usual Sasebo Harbour IC ※All expressways between Fukuoka and Sasebo Harbour are open As of the 26th May 2016,Kyushu-shinkansen running As of the 26th May 2016, buses between the Fukuoka As of the 26th May 2016, Kyushu Expressway Ueki IC～Kashima JCT between Hakara and Kumamoto is operating. and Kumamoto areas will operate on a special timetable. are open. Fukuoka - Kumamoto (Time required: less than three hours. Subject to change according to traffic conditions) ・Flights bewtween Fukuoka and Kagoshima (As of the 26th May 2016) As of the 26th May 2016, buses between the Fukuoka As of the 26th May 2016, Kyushu Expressway Ueki IC～Kashima JCT are operating as usual (relief flights ・Kyushu-shinkansen running between Hakata and and Kagoshima areas will operate on a special timetable. are open. Kagoshima avaialble) ・Limosine bus services Kagoshima Chuo is operating. (Time required: six hours forty minutes. Subject to Fukuoka – Ibusuki running between Kagoshima airport and ・JR Kyushu Limited Express Ibutsuki Tamatebako is change according to traffic conditions) Kirishima Kagoshima city centre, Ibutsuki, Kirishima operating as usual between Kagoshima-Chuo and the are operating as usual. Ibutsuki area. ・Direct service Hakata to Miyazaki: Approx. 5 hours. As of the 26th May 2016, buses between the Fukuoka As of the 26th May 2016, Kyushu Expressway Ueki IC～Kashima JCT ・Transfer service Hakata to Miyazaki (change at Oita): and Miyazaki areas will operate. are open,and the Oita Expressway between Yufuin IC and Hiji IC are Approx. 5 hours 10 minutes. open. Fukuoka - Miyazaki ・Transfer service Hakata to Miyazaki (changes at Shin- Yatsushiro and Kagoshima-Chuo): Approx. 4 hours 30 minutes. As of the 26th May 2016, buses between the Fukuoka ・East Kyushu Expressway Nobeoka JCT via Kurata to National and Nobeoka areas will operate. Highway No. 218 takes approximately 40 minutes. ※ As of the 26th May 2016, the Oita Expressway between Yufuin IC and Hiji JCT area and the Kyushu Expressway between Ueki IC and Fukuoka - Takachiho Gorge Kashima JCT are open. ・JR Limited Express 「Sonic」: Hakata to Oita area (approx. Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka and Oita are Currently the Oita Expressway between Yufuin IC and Hiji JCT are 2 hours） operating as usual, however due to a detour (no open． ・JR Limited Express 「Yufuin no Mori」 「Yufu Express」: thoroughfare between Yufuin IC and Beppu IC), please Fukuoka - Oita Hakata to Oita area (approx. ３ hours） expect small delays to the 2 hour ride time. ●Operating as usual JR Limited Express 「Sonic」: Hakata to Beppu area Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka and Beppu As of the 26th May 2016, the Oita Expressway between Yufuin IC and (approx. 2 hours) are operating as usual, however due to a detour (no Hiji JCT are open. ●Operating as usual thoroughfare between Yufuin IC and Beppu IC), please Fukuoka - Beppu expect small delays to the 2 hour ride time. JR Limited Express 「Yufuin no Mori」 「Yufu Express」: Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka and Yufuin Dazaifu IC to Yufuin IC (approx. 2 hours) Fukuoka - Yufu Hakata to Yufu area (approx. 2 hours） are operating as usual (approx. 2 hours) JR Limited Express Services Hakata to Saga (approx. 40 Scheduled bus services between Fukuoka and Saga are Fukuoka City Expressway～Kyushu Expressway～(Tosu JCT)～ minutes) operating as usual Nagasaki Expressway～Saga Daiwa IC Fukuoka - Saga ●Operating as usual ※All expressways between Fukuoka and Saga Daiwa are open.
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