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How to ride the Okinawa Yui Rail monorail: Suica works, tap a credit card, or get a 24-hour pass

ゆいレール（沖縄都市モノレール）の乗り方

Naha's monorail from Naha Airport through the city to Shuri and Tedako-Uranishi works like a normal railway with ticket gates. Suica and the other nationwide IC cards work, contactless credit cards can be tapped on a separate pink reader, and paper tickets are QR codes. 1-day pass ¥1,000 (24 hours), 2-day ¥1,800 (48 hours).

  • Board at any door
  • Exit at any door
  • Pay at station gates
  • IC cards OK
  • Fare by distance
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Board at any door Exit at any door

Yui Rail (the Okinawa Urban Monorail) starts at Naha Airport Station and runs through central Naha — Asahibashi, Kenchomae, Makishi, Omoromachi, Shuri — to Tedako-Uranishi.

Fares go by distance; check the fare chart above the ticket machines.

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乗り方の流れ

Step by step

  1. 01Buy a ticket — or use a card you already have

    Ticket machines sell QR-code tickets and Okinawa's own OKICA IC card (the price you choose includes a ¥500 deposit). Bring your own Suica, PASMO, ICOCA, Kitaca, manaca, TOICA, PiTaPa, Hayakaken, nimoca or SUGOCA — they all work and can be topped up at the machines. A contactless Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover or UnionPay card works without topping up (no discounts with credit cards).

  2. 02Tap in at the gate

    Hold your QR ticket or IC card over the blue reader on the gate. Contactless credit cards go on the pink reader in front of it.

  3. 03Go up to the platform

    Platforms are on the floor above the central hall. At some stations both directions share one island platform, so check the direction signs; there are no down escalators — use the stairs or the lift.

  4. 04Tap out the same way

    Hold your QR ticket or IC card over the gate again when you leave — keep the QR ticket until then. If your card doesn't have enough on it, the gate stays shut: top up at the fare adjustment machine or ask the staff.

Day passes

The 1-day pass costs ¥1,000 (child ¥500) and is valid for 24 hours from purchase; the 2-day pass costs ¥1,800 (child ¥900) for 48 hours. Both cover every Yui Rail station. They're sold at ticket machines and station windows, so buy one just before your first ride. Showing a valid pass also gets discounts at a list of sights and facilities.

Good to know

  • With OKICA, the fare to the next station is reduced to ¥200.
  • Children 6–11 pay child fares; each paying passenger can bring up to two children under 6 free.
  • The JAPAN RAIL PASS doesn't cover Yui Rail — it isn't a JR line.

Sources

Rules differ between railways and change from time to time — last checked 14 Nov 2026. Follow signs and staff on the day.