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Updated November 2026

Yufuin and Beppu Tour from Fukuoka (2026):
Tours, Trains and Onsen Time

Two hot spring towns in one long day from Fukuoka. The choice is which stops your coach makes, and whether you get a bath at all.

✓ Updated November 2026✓ Official fares & times, dated✓ Six tours compared✓ Tour or train

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A Yufuin and Beppu Tour from Fukuoka is a shared coach day of about 10 to 10.5 hours that pairs Beppu's hot spring “hells”, usually Umi Jigoku or Kamado Jigoku, with free time in Yufuin, where Kinrin Lake is about 15 minutes on foot from the station. Most tours add Dazaifu or Nyoirin-ji. For one day, book the tour; by train it is about 2 hours 15 minutes to Yufuin alone. Most tours include no bath, only a foot bath at most. Read 6 November 2026 from Klook, JR Kyushu and the Beppu hells' own site.

Quick Answer

Tour day

10 to 10.5 hours

Hakata to Yufuin by train

2h12 to 2h21

Beppu hells

8:00–17:00, ¥2,400 for all seven

Bath included?

Usually a foot bath only

In short: start with the Yufuin no Mori and hells tour. Choose the Hyotan Onsen tour if you want an onsen on the route, and the train if you are staying the night.

Yufuin & Beppu Hells Tour →Tour With Hyotan Onsen →

The day

Can You Do Beppu and Yufuin in One Day From Fukuoka?

Yes, by coach. Every tour below covers both in 10 to 10.5 hours. That length is close to the limit: one listing says vehicle use is capped at 10 hours under Japanese law, and guides may change the order or drop a stop for traffic or weather. Expect short stops rather than a slow day.

If Fukuoka is one stop of a longer trip, this fits as a spare day. See our teamLab Forest Fukuoka guide for an evening in the city, and our Japan 14 day itinerary for how the route fits together.

Compare tours

Which Yufuin and Beppu Tour Should You Book?

Pick the Yufuin no Mori tour if you want the train as well. Pick the Kinrin Lake tour if the lake is the priority, the Hyotan Onsen tour for a bath, and the Hita tour for an old town rather than Dazaifu.

Tour	Length	In Beppu	Other stops	Good to know	Checked
Yufuin no Mori, Nyoirin-ji, Dazaifu & the hells	10 hours 30 minutes	Route with Umi Jigoku and the train, or route with Umi and Kamado Jigoku tickets	Yufuin town, Nyoirin-ji, Dazaifu. Chinese and English guide	Meals and insurance excluded. One itinerary starts at 08:30	6 November 2026
Dazaifu, Yufuin, Beppu Ropeway & Kamado Jigoku	10 hours	Kamado Jigoku, Beppu Ropeway	Yufuin town, Dazaifu. Onsen egg and lemon soda	Seats by order of arrival. Umi Jigoku replaces the ropeway during maintenance, at your own cost	6 November 2026
Nyoirin-ji, Mt. Yufu, Yufuin, Kinrin Lake & the hells	10 hours	Umi Jigoku and Kamado Jigoku	Yufuin, Kinrin Lake named, Mt. Yufu view, Nyoirin-ji. Chinese, English and Cantonese	Minimum 4 people. Traffic controls can reduce Mt. Yufu to a window view	6 November 2026
Hyotan Onsen, Yufuin, Dazaifu & Umi Jigoku	About 10 hours	Umi Jigoku, Hyotan Onsen	Yufuin, Dazaifu	Seats first come, first served. Read what the onsen stop covers	6 November 2026
Yufuin, Beppu & Hita old town	10 hours	Beppu; read the listing for which hell	Yufuin, Hita old town	Free exploring after arrival at each stop	6 November 2026
Dazaifu, Bungo-Mori, Beppu & Yufuin bus tour	10 hours 30 minutes	Beppu; read the listing for which hell	Dazaifu, Bungo-Mori, Kinrin Lake. Japanese and English guide	No toilet on the bus. Below the minimum, cancelled 3 days ahead with a full refund	6 November 2026

All six leave from Fukuoka. Klook blocks automated reads of its product pages, so these rows come from the listings as they appear in search results, and we could not read every field. Open the listing for the current price, the exact meeting point and what your package includes. The ropeway maintenance dates shown there were 22 June to 17 July 2026, so check for later notices.

Yufuin no Mori & hells tour →Tour with Kinrin Lake →Tour with the ropeway →

Tour or train

Is a Yufuin Tour Better Than the Train?

For both towns in one day, yes. For Yufuin alone, or with a night there, take the train. Yufuin is about 2 hours 15 minutes out and Beppu about 2 hours back, so you would spend over four hours on express trains alone, before the leg between the towns.

Route	Time	Good to know	Source & date checked
Coach tour, Fukuoka → Yufuin and Beppu → Fukuoka	10 to 10.5 hours in total	One booking, no changes	Klook listings, 6 November 2026
Limited express Yufuin no Mori, Hakata → Yufuin	2 hours 12 to 2 hours 21 minutes	All seats reserved. 3 trains each way, on the days of JR Kyushu's calendar	jrkyushu.co.jp, 6 November 2026
Limited express Sonic, Hakata ↔ Oita and Beppu line	Shortest 2 hours 1 minute	31 trains a day each way. Online fares from ¥2,950, on the 3-day advance ticket	jrkyushu.co.jp, 6 November 2026
Oita → Yufuin, JR Kyudai Line	About an hour	The JR link if you loop back through Oita	japan.travel, 6 November 2026
Highway bus, Tenjin → Yufuin Station	About 2 hours 20 to 2 hours 25 minutes	Fare and seats on the operator's page	nishitetsu.jp, kamenoibus.com, 6 November 2026
Beppu Station → hells at Kannawa, Kamenoi bus	About 20 minutes	Buses 2, 5, 24 and 41. Chinoike is a further bus, about 40 minutes and ¥390 from Beppu Station	beppu-jigoku.com, 6 November 2026

Going by train? Check the Yufuin no Mori calendar first, because it does not run every day and every seat is reserved. Some trains continue past Yufuin toward Beppu. For a stay of a few days, Klook's guide lists Hakata, Yufuin and Beppu inside the North Kyushu pass.

JR Kyushu Rail Pass →Private car from Fukuoka →

The Yufuin no Mori times are on JR Kyushu's timetable of 14 March 2026. The Sonic figure is the shortest on its Oita and Beppu page. The bus operators show different fares, so we print none.

Beppu

Which Beppu Hell Is the Best?

Umi Jigoku, for most people on a short stop. Seven hells share one common ticket at ¥2,400 for an adult and ¥1,200 for elementary and junior high pupils, valid for two days, and they open 8:00 to 17:00 every day. Tours usually stop at one or two, so check which ones before you book.

Hell	What it is	Where	Why choose it
Umi Jigoku (Sea Hell)	The largest of the hells: a cobalt blue pond at about 98°C, with a free foot bath	Kannawa group	The default. Giant water lilies flower here from early May to early November
Chinoike Jigoku (Blood Pond Hell)	A red mud pond of about 1,300 m², about 78°C. Called Japan's oldest natural hell	About 3 km from the Kannawa group	The most striking colour, but tours we read name Umi and Kamado instead
Tatsumaki Jigoku (Dragon Whirl Hell)	A geyser with force for about 30 m, capped by a roof	Beside Chinoike	A sign lamp turns red when it is close to erupting
Kamado Jigoku (Cooking Pot Hell)	Three foot baths, including a sand-steam one	Kannawa group	The most to do for a short stop

All figures from beppu-jigoku.com, read 6 November 2026. The common ticket price dates from 1 February 2025. The operators publish no individual prices on the page we read. A tour's tickets may be included or extra, so read your listing.

Onsen

Do Yufuin Tours Include an Onsen?

Mostly no. Standard tours stop at the hells, which are for looking at, and the bath you get is a foot bath. Four hells have one, free with admission: Umi, Chinoike, Oni-ishi Bozu and Kamado. A full bath needs either the Hyotan Onsen tour, which puts an onsen on the route, or a night in town. Oni-ishi no Yu beside the hells is a separately priced bath at ¥620 for an adult, but a coach stop may not leave time for it.

Hyotan Onsen tour →

Yufuin

What Can You See in Yufuin on a Tour?

Yunotsubo Kaido and Kinrin Lake, if you keep moving. The Yunotsubo shopping street runs about 1 km between the station and the lake, with about 70 shops on the Japan National Tourism Organization's figures. Yufu City puts the walk from the station to the lake at about 15 minutes. Listings do not state the time in Yufuin; one reviewer reported about 2 hours.

When to go

What Is the Best Season for a Yufuin and Beppu Tour?

Autumn is the pick, for colour at Kinrin Lake in November. The lake's famous mist forms on early mornings from autumn to winter, which a day tour from Fukuoka will usually miss, so do not book for it alone. Umi Jigoku's giant water lilies flower from early May to early November. In typhoon season and heavy snow, related listings confirm any cancellation by 18:00 the day before.

Families

Can You Do This Tour With Children?

Yes, if they cope with 10 hours or more, mostly on a coach. We could not read the age bands on the listings, so check them before you pay. The hells ticket is ¥1,200 for elementary and junior high pupils. Seats on several tours go by order of arrival, and the Bungo-Mori tour's bus has no toilet. The private car is the easier option for a family if the total cost works for you.

Booking

When Should You Book, and Can You Cancel?

Book once your Fukuoka dates are fixed. We cannot give a sell-out date, because availability is per tour and per day. These are shared tours that can miss a minimum, so a date may be cancelled days ahead. Leave room in your plans for that.

Terms differ by listing. Klook's destination page shows free cancellation on the ropeway tour. The Bungo-Mori tour cancels with a full refund if it misses its minimum 3 days ahead. On the Yufuin no Mori tour, there is no refund for arriving late or leaving early, the coach does not wait, and you cannot join midway. We could not read every policy, so read yours before you pay. Terms read 6 November 2026.

Check your date on Klook →Tour with Hita old town →

Before you go

What Should You Book Around a Fukuoka Day Tour?

A day of 10 hours or more starts and ends at your hotel, so the base matters as much as the tour. Open a listing for the price on your dates.

▸Hotels at Hakata Station — One listing shows an 08:30 departure and tours do not wait for latecomers, so the night before decides the day. Check Hakata hotels →
▸JR Kyushu Rail Pass (North, South or All Kyushu) — If you would rather stay a night in Yufuin or Beppu, this is the pass to price against single fares. Check the JR Kyushu pass →
▸Klook Japan eSIM — Meeting points, free time in Yufuin and the walk back to the coach all depend on a working map. See eSIM options on Klook →
▸Customized chartered car from Fukuoka — For a family or a group, a car and driver gives you your own stops and breaks. Check the private car →

These go to Klook, which pays us a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices and availability are Klook's — we do not quote them here because its product pages block automated checks.

FAQ

Common Questions

1. Can you do Beppu and Yufuin in one day from Fukuoka?

Yes. That is what these coach tours sell, in 10 to 10.5 hours. By train it is possible but tight: about 2 hours 15 minutes to Yufuin, about 2 hours back from the Beppu and Oita line, and a cross-country leg between them. The hells close at 17:00, so plan around that. Read 6 November 2026.

2. How far is Yufuin from Fukuoka?

About 2 hours 15 minutes by train and about 2 hours 20 to 2 hours 25 minutes by highway bus. The Yufuin no Mori takes 2 hours 12 to 2 hours 21 minutes from Hakata on the timetable of 14 March 2026. The bus runs from Tenjin to Yufuin Station. Read 6 November 2026.

3. Is a Yufuin tour better than the train?

For one day that covers both towns, yes. The tour removes the cross-country leg and gets you to the hells before they close. The train is better if you are staying overnight in Yufuin or Beppu, or if riding the Yufuin no Mori is the point of the trip. Note that it is all reserved and runs only on calendar days.

4. Which Beppu hell is the best?

Umi Jigoku for most people. It is the largest, a cobalt blue pond at about 98°C with a free foot bath. Chinoike Jigoku is the red pond, but it is about 3 km from the main group and the tours we read do not name it. All seven are on one ¥2,400 common ticket, valid for two days, and open 8:00 to 17:00 every day. Read 6 November 2026.

5. Do Yufuin tours include an onsen?

Mostly no. The standard tours include a foot bath at most, and the Beppu hell foot baths are free to anyone with admission. The exception here is the Hyotan Onsen tour, which puts an onsen facility on the route. Read what your package covers, and note that Klook's Hyotan Onsen page says to bring a towel or rent one. If a real soak is the point, stay overnight.

6. How much free time do you get in Yufuin?

Listings do not state it, so treat this as a rough guide. One reviewer reported about 2 hours of free time in Yufuin. The walk from Yufuin Station to Kinrin Lake is about 15 minutes, so 2 hours covers the lake and the Yunotsubo street with lunch.

7. What is the best season for this tour?

Autumn and winter suit Kinrin Lake, because the mist forms on early mornings. A day tour usually reaches Yufuin later than that, so do not book for the mist alone. Umi Jigoku's giant water lilies flower from early May to early November. In winter, listings warn of cancellation in heavy snow.

8. Can you do this day trip with children?

Yes, but read the listing's child rule first, because we could not read the age bands. The hells common ticket is ¥1,200 for elementary and junior high pupils. The real issue is 10 hours or more, mostly on a coach, and one tour's bus has no toilet. A private car solves that if your group can share the cost.

9. What is the cancellation policy on these tours?

It varies, and we could not read every listing. Klook's destination page shows free cancellation on the Dazaifu, Yufuin and Beppu Ropeway tour. The Bungo-Mori bus tour cancels with a full refund if it misses its minimum 3 days ahead. Related Fukuoka listings confirm typhoon or heavy snow cancellations by 18:00 the day before. On the Yufuin no Mori tour, late arrivals, changed meeting points and leaving early are not refunded. Read as of 6 November 2026.

10. Where do these tours leave from?

All of them leave from Fukuoka, and the exact point depends on the tour and package. We could not read a Hakata or Tenjin meeting point for each listing, and one itinerary starts from a Fukuoka hotel at 08:30. Check the meeting point on the listing before you pay, especially if you are also choosing a hotel.

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