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Okayama Airport to central Okayama: how to get out of the airport

Half an hour from Okayama Station, which is the junction for the Shinkansen and the line across the bridge to Shikoku.

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30 minquickest published run into central Okayama
1,000 yencheapest published fare into central Okayama
2ways into the city listed here

ChugokuInternational flightsCourier counter

Getting from Okayama Airport into central Okayama

What the airport itself publishes for each way in.

Ways into central Okayama from Okayama Airport, from the airport's own access pages
RouteTransportToTimeFare
Limousine busIC cards accepted. Extra buses meet some international arrivals.BusOkayama Station30min1,000yen
Limousine busBy expressway.BusKurashiki Station35min1,400yen
Limousine bus
IC cards accepted. Extra buses meet some international arrivals.
Limousine bus
By expressway.

Sending your bags on, or leaving them here

Japan's courier network reaches this airport, so a case can go to your hotel without you.

Who runs it
Yamato Transport
Where the counter is
1F
How long it takes
Next day, or the day after for some areas.

Getting online

This is a smaller airport, so arrange an eSIM before you fly rather than counting on a counter in the arrivals hall.

eSIM
Bought before you leave home and installed over Wi-Fi, so you land connected. Needs a phone that takes an eSIM and is not carrier-locked.
Prepaid SIM
Sold at the arrivals counters and vending machines at the larger airports. You swap your physical SIM — keep the old one safe.
Pocket Wi-Fi
A rented router for several devices at once. Picked up and dropped back at the airport counter, or posted back.
Free Wi-Fi
Available in the terminal. It stops when you leave the building.

Inside Okayama Airport

Opening hours, lounges, cash, free Wi-Fi and luggage counters at Okayama Airport, as the airport lists them on its own pages.

Opening hours
06:00–22:00; the hours can change with flight operations.
Lounge
Muscat Lounge, 3F (07:15–19:45) — 1,100 yen for 2 hours at the door, or free with some gold credit cards.
Lounge
ANA LOUNGE, 2F (departure lobby) — Airline lounge: the airline decides who can enter.
Lounge
JAL Sakura Lounge, 2F (departure lobby) — Airline lounge: the airline decides who can enter.
Currency exchange
Foreign Money Exchange Travelex, 1F, international arrival lobby (09:00–13:00, and 14:00–17:00, open every day).
ATMs
Chugoku Bank and AEON Bank.
Free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi in the terminal building.
Sending a bag on
Baggage delivery counter "Airport TA-Q-BIN" (Yamato Transport), 1F (09:00–20:00).
More in the terminal
Observation deck
Pick-up deck (observation deck), 3F (06:00–21:00, may be closed in bad weather for safety).
Duty-free shop
2F, international boarding area (after immigration).
Pharmacy
Over-the-counter medicine at Tenmaya Airport Shop (no pharmacy or clinic in the terminal), 2F (06:30–19:30).

What happens between the plane and the exit

The same order at every international airport in Japan.

  1. Quarantine — a health check as you come off the aircraft.
  2. Immigration — fingerprints and a facial photograph, for everyone aged 16 and over, then the landing permission seal in your passport.
  3. Baggage claim.
  4. Animal and plant quarantine — before customs. Meat, fruit, vegetables, seeds and plants go to this counter first.
  5. Customs — green channel with nothing to declare, red channel otherwise.

Register on Visit Japan Web before you fly and you get one 2D code that covers both immigration and customs. You need a phone or tablet to show it.

What you can and cannot carry is in our what you can bring to Japan table, and the baggage allowance for your airline is in the airline baggage rules.

Frequently asked questions

What is the quickest way from Okayama Airport into central Okayama?

The Limousine bus to Okayama Station, which the airport puts at about 30 minutes. The fare is 1,000 yen.

What is the cheapest way from Okayama Airport into central Okayama?

The Limousine bus to Okayama Station, at 1,000 yen. It takes about 30 minutes.

Can I send my suitcase from Okayama Airport to my hotel?

Yes. Yamato Transport has a counter at the airport (1F), and the bag arrives the next day, or the day after for some areas.

Is there a lounge at Okayama Airport?

Yes: Muscat Lounge (3F), ANA LOUNGE (2F (departure lobby)) and JAL Sakura Lounge (2F (departure lobby)). At Muscat Lounge: 1,100 yen for 2 hours at the door, or free with some gold credit cards.

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Compiled by Japan Japan !! · Updated October 2, 2026