# Arriving in Nagasaki: the Airport Bus, Streetcars, Card Taps and the Day Pass

> How to get from Nagasaki Airport into the city on the airport limousine bus, what Nagasaki's streetcars cost and which cards they take, the 1-day and 24-hour passes, and which JR Kyushu passes cover the Kamome Shinkansen.

- Checked against the official source: 2026-11-05
- Official source: [Nagasaki Airport, bus access, with Nagasaki Bus and Nagasaki Electric Tramway pages](https://nagasaki-airport.jp/en/access/bus/)
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The airport limousine bus is the direct way from Nagasaki Airport into the city. If you are travelling through Kyushu by rail, [what the JR Kyushu passes cover](https://travelsmarterasia.com/guides/jr-regional-passes/) is in our pass guide, and [the Fukuoka arrival guide](https://travelsmarterasia.com/guides/fukuoka-airport-to-city/) covers the other end of the line.

## The airport limousine bus

Nagasaki Airport and Nagasaki Bus list the same fare into the city:

| To | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| Nagasaki Station, Shinchi Terminal | 1,400 yen | 700 yen |

The nonstop bus via the Dejima Road reaches Nagasaki Station in about 43 minutes. Nagasaki Bus asks you to buy a ticket before boarding, from the machine in the airport terminal or at Cocowalk, and says you can also pay in cash on board, though the driver cannot change 10,000, 5,000 or 2,000 yen notes. Its pages do not mention IC cards or bank cards.

![Infographic, step 1 of 4. Landing in Nagasaki? The limousine bus into the city. To Nagasaki Station and Shinchi Terminal: 1,400 yen adult, 700 yen child. About 43 minutes nonstop. Buy a ticket from the machine, or pay cash on board.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/nagasaki-airport-to-city-infographic-1.png "Step 1 of 4. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.")

## Streetcars

Nagasaki Electric Tramway charges a flat fare: 150 yen for an adult and 80 yen for a child.

- **Tap-to-pay cards.** Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and UnionPay credit, debit and prepaid cards with the contactless symbol, though not JCB prepaid cards. Tap the reader in the car when you board and again when you get off.
- **IC cards.** Ten transit IC cards, nimoca among them, are accepted. With one, a trip of up to two sections costs 110 yen for an adult and 60 yen for a child. Tap when you board and when you get off, or the discount is lost.
- **Free for children** on the third Sunday of each month.

![Infographic, step 2 of 4. Streetcars. A flat fare, tap on and off. 150 yen adult, 80 yen child: Flat fare. Tap-to-pay cards: Visa, Mastercard, JCB and four more brands. Ten transit IC cards: nimoca among them. JCB prepaid cards are not accepted.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/nagasaki-airport-to-city-infographic-2.png "Step 2 of 4. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.")

The mobile day passes and the bus timetables both need a connection. [A Saily eSIM installed at home](https://travelsmarterasia.com/go/saily) is working when you land at Nagasaki, and if Kyushu is one stop of several, [the same profile takes a plan for the next country](https://travelsmarterasia.com/go/saily).

## Day passes

| Pass | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day pass | 600 yen | 300 yen |
| 24-hour pass | 700 yen | 350 yen |

The paper 1-day pass is sold at tourist information offices, at hotel front desks along the line and at the tramway's offices, not on the streetcar. Both passes are also sold as mobile tickets in an app.

![Infographic, step 3 of 4. Day passes. Paper or in an app. 1-day pass: 600 yen adult, 300 yen child. 24-hour pass: 700 yen adult, 350 yen child. Paper passes are not sold on the streetcar.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/nagasaki-airport-to-city-infographic-3.png "Step 3 of 4. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.")

## By Shinkansen

JR Kyushu's All Kyushu and Northern Kyushu Area Passes both cover the Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen between Takeo-Onsen and Nagasaki, and the Relay Kamome that links it to Hakata. The Southern Kyushu pass does not. None covers the Sanyo Shinkansen between Hakata and Kokura.

## Emergency numbers

The Japan National Tourism Organization lists 110 for police and 119 for fire and ambulance. Its Japan Visitor Hotline, 050-3816-2787, runs 24 hours a day in English, Chinese and Korean.

![Infographic, step 4 of 4. Rail passes and help. Kamome Shinkansen and key numbers. All Kyushu, Northern Kyushu passes: Cover Takeo-Onsen to Nagasaki. Southern Kyushu pass: does not cover it. 110 and 119: Police, and fire and ambulance. 050-3816-2787: Visitor hotline, 24 hours.](https://travelsmarterasia.com/images/nagasaki-airport-to-city-infographic-4.png "Step 4 of 4. Illustration by Travel Smarter Asia.")