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How to Ride the Bus

Okinawa Island: Routes with Numbers Below #20

(Excludes #10, #12, and #18)



Board the bus through the front door (there are doors at both the front and middle). Passengers using wheelchairs should board through the middle door.	Pay the fare immediately (*). Bills larger than 2,000 yen are not accepted. The fare box gives change. IC card users should tap their card on the reader.	When your stop is announced, press the stop button.	Get off the bus through the rear door (there are doors at both the front and middle).

* If you are traveling with multiple people, with a child, or are a person with disabilities, the fare box needs to be set accordingly. Please inform the driver before inserting money or tapping your IC card.

Okinawa Island: Routes with Numbers #20 and Above

(Includes #10, #12, and #18)



Board the bus through the front door (some buses may have only a front door). Please wait for passengers to disembark before boarding. * For routes #10, #12, #94, and #294, board through the middle door.	Take a numbered ticket from the machine next to the door. If using an IC card, tap it on the reader next to the fare box. * Keep your numbered ticket, it is needed to determine your fare.	When your stop is announced, press the stop button.	Check the fare. Refer to the fare chart near the front of the bus. Find the fare corresponding to the number on your ticket.

Pay the fare (*). Bills larger than 2,000 yen are not accepted. If you don't have the exact amount, use the change machine attached to the fare box before paying. IC card users should tap their card on the reader.		Get off through the front door, the same door you boarded through.

Other Routes

Yanbaru express bus and Karry Kanko: Board through the front door, tell the driver your destination, and pay the fare when boarding.
Airport limousine bus and Okinawa airport shuttle: Board through the front door and give your pre-purchased ticket to the driver.
Community buses operated by municipalities: Payment timing (upon boarding or alighting) varies by region.
Buses on Miyako Island: Board through the front door and, when getting off, tell the driver where you boarded and pay the fare.
Buses on Ishigaki Island: Board through the front door, take a numbered ticket, and pay the fare when getting off.