Huis Ten Bosch guide: tickets and access from Hakata and Nagasaki

Check official Huis Ten Bosch ticket starting prices, date-based admission, train and airport connections, station walking times and JR Kyushu pass restrictions.

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  • Day trips

Huis Ten Bosch () is a theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, some distance from central Nagasaki. Routes differ when traveling from Hakata, Nagasaki City or Nagasaki Airport. This article summarizes officially published transport and tickets. Ticket prices vary by date, so only official starting prices are listed; select your date on the official website for the actual price. For other Nagasaki transport, see Fukuoka to Nagasaki.

Key points

  • About 1 hour 45 minutes by the Huis Ten Bosch limited express from Hakata, directly to Huis Ten Bosch Station
  • About 1 hour 30 minutes from Nagasaki by the Seaside Liner rapid train
  • About 60 minutes by bus or 50 minutes by high-speed boat from Nagasaki Airport
  • Adult one-day passport from 7,600 yen (date-based pricing)
  • Two official pages give different walking times from the station to the entrance: about 5 minutes and about 7 minutes

Transport

From Official information
Hakata Huis Ten Bosch limited express, about 1 hour 45 minutes; or Midori limited express to Haiki Station (about 1 hour 40 minutes), then Seaside Liner rapid train for about 5 minutes
Nagasaki Direct Seaside Liner rapid train, about 1 hour 30 minutes
Nagasaki Airport Bus about 60 minutes; high-speed boat about 50 minutes
Driving Nearest interchange is Sasebo-Daito IC on the Nishi-Kyushu Expressway, about 10 minutes to the car park

Station to entrance

Official page Walking time
Rail access page About 5 minutes from Huis Ten Bosch Station to the entrance gate
General access page About 7 minutes from Huis Ten Bosch Station to the entrance building

Both are official figures; this article does not select one over the other. Allow 5 to 7 minutes.

Rail passes

According to the train table in Kyushu transport passes, the Southern Kyushu Rail Pass cannot be used on the Huis Ten Bosch or Midori limited express; the Northern and All Kyushu passes can.

Tickets

All official prices include tax and vary by date. The table shows starting prices:

Ticket Adults (18 and over) Junior and senior high school students Primary school students Preschoolers (age 4 to before primary school) Age 65 and over
One-day passport From 7,600 yen From 6,600 yen From 5,000 yen From 3,800 yen From 5,900 yen
  • The official site states that on specified dates (such as fireworks festivals and New Year’s Eve countdowns), fixed one-day passport prices are adults 8,200 yen, junior/senior high students 7,200 yen, primary students 5,600 yen, preschoolers 4,400 yen, and ages 65 and over 6,500 yen
  • Ages 3 and under are free
  • Other ticket types (adult starting prices): After 3 Passport (entry after 3 pm) from 5,900 yen; 1.5-day Passport (onsite purchase, entry from 3 pm on the first day and all day on the next) from 11,200 yen; 2-day Passport (onsite purchase) from 13,400 yen; annual pass 20,000 yen (15,000 yen for Nagasaki Prefecture residents)
  • The official page does not list opening hours; consult its calendar

Checks before departure

  1. Select your date on the official website to check the actual ticket price
  2. From Hakata, check limited express departure times; the Southern Kyushu Rail Pass is not valid on this route
  3. If driving, check parking information

For more transport, see Kyushu Shinkansen and limited express trains; for the region, see the Kyushu travel guide.

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