Fukuoka, Yufuin & Beppu Hot Spring Getaway
A short hot spring route starting and ending in Fukuoka, connecting Dazaifu, Yufuin, and Beppu entirely by rail and bus
The most popular short route for first-time visitors to Kyushu, requiring no driving and changing accommodations only once a day. Spend the first night enjoying Dazaifu and the yatai food stalls, the second night at a Yufuin ryokan, and the third night in the Kannawa Onsen district. By skipping Aso and Nagasaki, this itinerary maximizes your time for hot spring soaking, making it ideal for a weekend getaway or traveling with seniors.
Ryokan in Yufuin get very busy on weekends and during the autumn foliage season; sightseeing trains often sell out about a month in advance.
Day by day
Day 1 · Dazaifu and Nakasu Yatai
Fukuoka（Dazaifu Tenmangu、Kōmyōzen-ji、Kyushu National Museum、Nakasu Yatai Stalls）
Take a bus from Fukuoka Airport to Dazaifu (approx. 30 minutes), return to Tenjin via Nishitetsu railway in the evening, and walk to Nakasu
The Kyushu National Museum is closed on Mondays. Lines at the yatai food stalls start getting longer after 19:00.
Stay: Around Hakata Station
Day 2 · Sightseeing Train to Yufuin
Yufuin（Yufuin Yunotsubo Street、Yufuin Floral Village、Unagihime Shrine）
Take the Yufuin no Mori or Limited Express Yufu from Hakata Station to Yufuin (approx. 2 hours 10 minutes), and explore the town on foot
The Yufuin no Mori requires seat reservations; on days it is not running, the Limited Express Yufu operates on the same schedule.
Stay: Lake Kinrin Area
Day 3 · Lake Kinrin Morning Mist to Beppu Hells
Beppu（Kinrin Lake、Hells of Beppu (Jigoku Meguri)、Beppu Onsen Hoyoland）
Walk to Lake Kinrin in the early morning, take a bus or train to Beppu in the morning (approx. 1 hour), and transfer to a local bus to Kannawa
Stay: Kannawa Onsen
Day 4 · Sand Bath, Historic Onsen, and Return to Hakata
Beppu（Beppu Beach Sand Bath (Kaihin Sunayu)、Takegawara Onsen）
Take a local bus to the seaside and Beppu Station area, and return to Hakata on the Limited Express Sonic in the afternoon (approx. 2 hours)