Kumamoto tram guide: Single fares, day passes and 24-hour tickets

Compare Kumamoto tram fares and paper or mobile day passes, including the mobile 24-hour ticket, using official prices effective from June 2025 and simple calculations for different numbers of rides.

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  • Kumamoto
  • Transport
  • Independent travel

The Kumamoto City Tram () is a major streetcar service in Kumamoto City, convenient for visiting Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji Jojuen Garden and the city centre. It charges a flat fare and offers several day passes. This article summarizes official prices and explains how to compare costs. For the castle, see the Kumamoto Castle guide.

Key points

  • Single fare: 200 yen for adults; 100 yen for children
  • Paper day pass: 700 yen for adults; mobile day pass: 500 yen; mobile 24-hour ticket: 600 yen
  • These prices are from Kumamoto City’s official announcement, effective 1 June 2025.

Prices

Ticket Adults (yen) Children (yen)
Single fare (flat) 200 100
Day pass (paper) 700 350
Day pass (mobile) 500 250
24-hour ticket (mobile) 600 300
  • The official announcement states that mobile-ticket prices remain unchanged and that the adjustment concerns the paper day pass. Paper passes purchased before the change remain usable after it takes effect, within their validity period.
  • The Transportation Bureau’s ticket page lists day passes and mobile 24-hour tickets, with an update dated 1 April 2026. This article could not obtain price details from that page, so it follows the announcement effective from June 2025. Confirm the latest prices on the Transportation Bureau’s official website before purchase.

Which costs less?

Using adult fares:

Number of rides Total single fares Comparison
2 rides 400 yen Single fares are cheapest
3 rides 600 yen The mobile day pass (500 yen) is cheaper; the 24-hour ticket (600 yen) costs the same
4 rides 800 yen The mobile day pass (500 yen), 24-hour ticket (600 yen) and paper day pass (700 yen) all cost less than single fares
  • If you take only 1 to 2 rides, such as a round trip to Kumamoto Castle, single fares are cheapest.
  • The cited official pages do not explain how to buy paper or mobile tickets; consult the Transportation Bureau’s website.
  • The 24-hour ticket is valid for 24 hours, not a calendar day. If your itinerary spans two days, compare the ticket options.

Checks before departure

  1. Count how many rides you expect to take that day.
  2. For a mobile ticket, check purchasing instructions on the Transportation Bureau’s official website.
  3. Use the latest official prices.

For other transport, see Transport from Fukuoka to Kumamoto and the Kyushu travel guide. For IC cards, see Transport IC cards and Suica.

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