How to use

The SUNQ Pass can be used on ordinary city buses, highway buses, and ferries. * Highway buses require reservations in advance. For highway bus reservations, see the section on how to “Reserve a highway bus.”

WEB SUNQ Pass

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Types of SUNQ Pass

There are five types of SUNQ Pass available: the
“2-day Northern Kyushu Pass,”
“3-day Northern Kyushu Pass,”
“3-day Southern Kyushu Pass,”
“3-day All Kyushu Pass,” and “4-day All Kyushu Pass.”

You can choose from 5 types!

Great value for Northern Kyushu!
Northern Kyushu + Shimonoseki/Nagato
For highway buses, city buses, and ferries (3 sea routes) in 5 prefectures: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, and Kumamoto + Shimonoseki/Nagato
Unlimited rides for two consecutive days
¥6,000
Unlimited rides for three consecutive days
¥9,000
Great value for Southern Kyushu!
Southern Kyushu For highway buses, city buses, and ferries (1 sea route) in 3 prefectures: Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima
Unlimited rides for
three consecutive
days
¥8,000
The complete pass for all of Kyushu + Shimonoseki/Nagato!
All of Kyushu + Shimonoseki/Nagato
For highway buses, city buses, and ferries (4 sea routes) in 7 prefectures: Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, and Kagoshima + Shimonoseki/Nagato
Unlimited rides for three consecutive days
¥11,000
Unlimited rides for four consecutive days
¥14,000

How to use

Look for the sticker
A sticker will be placed on the front of the bus or at the side of the boarding door on buses for which the SUNQ Pass is eligible. Please check the terms of use of your SUNQ Pass before boarding the bus. Furthermore, a sticker will be posted at the ticket window/waiting area of SUNQ Pass-eligible ferries.
(*Some vehicles have no sticker. Ask a crew member in such a case)

Sticker types and
SUNQ Pass-eligible buses

How to board city buses

1 Check the bus

Check to see if you can use the SUNQ Pass on the bus.

2 Board the bus

Make sure to take a boarding ticket when you board.

3 Signal where you want to get off

When the bus stop that you will be getting off at is announced, press the “Stop” button.

4 Get off the bus

Place your boarding ticket in the fare box,
and then simply show your SUNQ Pass to the driver. That’s it!

How to board a ferry (for SUNQ Pass-eligible ferries)

SUNQ Pass-supported ferries
in Northern Kyushu/All Kyushu
Northern Kyushu/All Kyushu
Please present a valid SUNQ Pass at the ticketing desk and get a ferry ticket. When you board the ferry, please show this ticket to the person in charge.
Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Karato (Shimonoseki) ↔ Moji Port“Kanmon Line”Kanmon Kisen
* Required time: approx. 5 min

Karato
(Shimonoseki)

Moji Port

* For more detailed information about the Karato (Shimonoseki) and Moji Port Ferry platforms, please also read over page 11 of this guidebook.
Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Hakata Wharf ↔ Saitozaki(Approx. 15 min) ↔ Shikanoshima Island(Approx. 15 min)“Kin-in 1/Kin-in”Fukuoka Municipal Ferry Service
* Required time: approx. 30 min total

Hakata Wharf

Shikanoshima
Island

Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Meinohama ↔ Nokonoshima Island“Flower Noko/
Rainbow Noko”
Fukuoka Municipal Ferry Service
* Required time: approx. 10 min

Meinohama

Nokonoshima
Island

Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Kumamoto Port ↔ Shimabara Gaiko Port“Ocean Arrow”Kumamoto Ferry
* Required time: approx. 30 min

Kumamoto
Port

Shimabara
Gaiko Port

Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Kuchinotsu Port(Minamishimabara) ↔ Oniike Port(Amakusa)“Shimatetsu Ferry”Shimabara Railway
* Required time: approx. 30 min

Kuchinotsu
Port

Oniike
Port

SUNQ Pass-supported ferries
in Nouthern Kyushu/All Kyushu
Nouthern Kyushu/All Kyushu
Please present a valid SUNQ Pass at the Sakurajima toll gate.
Name of Ferries
Ferry Terminal
Kagoshima Port ↔ Sakurajima Port“Sakurajima Ferry”Kagoshima City Ferry
* Required time: approx. 15 min

Kagoshima
Port

Sakurajima Ferry
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Fares & timetables

Period of use

You may choose any consecutive 3-day period to use your pass

You may choose any consecutive 3-day (4-day) period to use your pass. For the usage period, one day is taken to be from 3:00AM until 2:59AM the following morning. Getting on/off a bus between 12:00AM and 2:00AM will be regarded as usage on the previous calendar day.

For night buses in Kyushu (Fukuoka-Kagoshima line/Oita-Kagoshima Line) the day of use will be regarded as the day on which the bus left from its starting terminal.

If you use your pass for a night bus on the night of the third (fourth) day of the usage period, it will be valid for the remainder of your ride.

Regarding pass-related issues

Regarding refunds for the SUNQ Pass

A refund will be provided for a SUNQ Pass at the ticket window from which it was purchased, but only up until the day before the start date indicated on the front of the pass. A fixed handling fee will be charged when the refund is provided.
Refunds will not be given on or after the start date on the front of the pass. No refunds will be given for shortening the period of use of a pass.
No refund, extended period of use, or transit by alternate means will be provided, even if the route you were planning to use is closed due to unusual weather conditions. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Regarding changes to the date of use of the SUNQ Pass

A change to the usage start date will be provided for a SUNQ Pass at the ticket window from which it was purchased, but only up until the day before the start date indicated on the front of the pass.

Regarding a lost or stolen SUNQ Pass

A SUNQ Pass will not be re-issued. Please keep it in a safe place.

Regarding unauthorized use

In the case of unauthorized use (such as ticket alteration, counterfeiting, and use outside of the usage period), the SUNQ Pass will be inactivated and collected; a penalty fee will be charged at the same time.

SUNQ Pass—an unlimited bus ticket for Kyushu

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