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Transit Cards and Passes: From Suica to the City Pass

If you stay within the city, an IC card is the easiest. For trips outside the city, consider the SUNQ Pass or JR Kyushu Pass; if you ride buses a lot, a one-day pass may save money.

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IC card
Works on subways, buses, and at convenience stores and drugstores (Suica, etc.)
Welcome Suica
No deposit, 2,000 yen preloaded, valid for 28 days (as introduced by WAUG)
Fukuoka City Pass
One-day bus pass 1,200 yen. One source says it pays off if you ride 4 or more times a day
Trips outside the city
For Yufuin, Beppu and similar, consider the SUNQ Pass or the JR Kyushu Rail Pass
Fare comparison
Hakata→Tenjin: bus 150 yen, subway 210 yen (per the source material)

Products and fares vary by seller and season. Check the official information before you buy.

How to do it

  1. If you mainly stay in the city, get an IC card (a product picked up at the airport, or one issued locally).
  2. On days you will ride the bus 4 or more times, compare with a one-day pass.
  3. If you plan trips to Yufuin or elsewhere outside the city, work out the pass prices first.

Korean to show on the spot

IC카드에 충전해 주세요.

Please add money to my IC card.

1일 승차권 한 장 주세요.

One day pass, please.

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