Yaeyama Islands · Okinawa
Ishigaki and the Yaeyama islands, planned from the timetables
Ferries to six islands, with today's status, the next boats and guides that tell you what fits in a day.
Next boats from Ishigaki
Taketomi07:30Anei07:30YKF08:30YKF09:00Anei09:30YKF10:00Anei10:30YKF11:00Anei11:30YKF12:30Anei13:30YKF14:30YKF15:30Anei15:30YKF16:00YKF16:30Anei17:30Anei17:30YKFall times →
Kohama07:30YKF09:00YKF09:40Anei10:15YKF11:00Anei14:00YKF14:50Anei16:00YKF16:20Anei17:00YKFall times →
Iriomote Ohara07:30YKF08:30Anei09:00YKF10:30YKF13:00Anei14:00YKF15:30YKF16:00Anei16:10YKFall times →
Today's sailings: reading the operators' status pages…
6islands by ferry57scheduled boats a day from Ishigaki2operators on one board3 Nov 2026timetables last checked
Most booked from Ishigaki
The three trips most visitors book, with the ratings and prices the sellers show today.
Seven routes, one port
Which island?
Compare the six islands
Crossing, boats a day, fares, shelter, with children, rain.
Crossing, boats a day, fares, shelter, with children, rain.
Timed itineraries
Taketomi in half a day, Iriomote with Yubu, Hateruma overnight, three days.
Taketomi in half a day, Iriomote with Yubu, Hateruma overnight, three days.
Best time to visit
Month by month from the weather station data.
Month by month from the weather station data.
The islands
Taketomi
10–15 min · last boat back 17:50 · from ¥970
10–15 min · last boat back 17:50 · from ¥970
Iriomote
40–45 min · last boat back 17:10 · from ¥2,520
40–45 min · last boat back 17:10 · from ¥2,520
Kohama
25–30 min · last boat back 17:40 · from ¥1,720
25–30 min · last boat back 17:40 · from ¥1,720
Kuroshima
25–30 min · last boat back 17:10 · from ¥1,850
25–30 min · last boat back 17:10 · from ¥1,850
Hatoma
45–75 min · last boat back 16:55 · from ¥3,290
45–75 min · last boat back 16:55 · from ¥3,290
Hateruma
60–90 min · last boat back 16:20 · from ¥4,990
60–90 min · last boat back 16:20 · from ¥4,990
Winter timetables are in force: Anei Kanko 1 Oct 2026 to 31 Mar 2027, YKF 1 Oct 2026 to 28 Feb 2027. Last checked 3 Nov 2026.
Before you go
Ishigaki Island itself
Kabira Bay, the beaches, the north loop, town.
Kabira Bay, the beaches, the north loop, town.
Airport to ferry terminal
Bus times, 550 yen fare, taxi. Ferries do not wait for flights.
Bus times, 550 yen fare, taxi. Ferries do not wait for flights.
Ferry tickets
Two companies, two ticket systems. How to buy, returns, passes.
Two companies, two ticket systems. How to buy, returns, passes.
Rough sea and typhoons
Which boats cancel first, refunds, the Uehara bus.
Which boats cancel first, refunds, the Uehara bus.
Car rental
Do you need one, licence rules, pickup at the airport.
Do you need one, licence rules, pickup at the airport.
Where to stay
By area, and when to sleep on another island.
By area, and when to sleep on another island.
On the water
Snorkelling
Where it is allowed, when, and the jellyfish season.
Where it is allowed, when, and the jellyfish season.
Manta rays
Season, snorkel or dive, the main sites.
Season, snorkel or dive, the main sites.
Diving
Certification, sites by level, flying after diving.
Certification, sites by level, flying after diving.
