Arriving in Okinawa: Naha Airport to the City by Yui Rail, Fares and Day Passes

The Yui Rail monorail runs from Naha Airport into the city. Before you fly, register for Japan’s arrival code on Visit Japan Web. If you are shopping, Japan’s tax-free rules changed on 1 November 2026.

Getting to the monorail

Naha Airport says you can reach Naha Airport station through the connecting walkway from the 2nd floor of the domestic area.

Yui Rail fares from the airport

Yui Rail lists these fares from Naha Airport:

“Child fares apply to passengers under 12”, and up to two children under 6 ride free with an adult.

QR tickets and passes

Yui Rail sells QR one-way tickets at its ticket machines, “valid for one use only on the day of purchase”. It also sells two passes at the machines in every station:

• 1-day pass: ¥1,000 adult, ¥500 child, “Valid 24 hours from time of purchase”.
• 2-day pass: ¥1,800 adult, ¥900 child, valid 48 hours.

The OKICA card

Okinawa’s IC card is OKICA: you “Touch the card to ticket gate to enter or exit.” Yui Rail says refunds are handled at the Naha Bus office inside the airport terminal. Its pages do not say whether the gates take contactless bank cards.

Airport buses

Naha Airport lists buses including route 26, route 99, route 132, and the Harley Express and Umikaji Liner limousine routes. Its page gives no fares or timetables. Taxi fares from the airport are published only as an image, so ask the fare at the taxi stand.

With no bus times on the airport’s page, you will be checking routes on your phone. A Saily eSIM set up before you fly is online at Naha. Okinawa is often paired with Taiwan or mainland Japan, and one Saily profile takes a plan for each country.

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.