Three subway lines
Kuko Line: airport, Hakata, Tenjin, Meinohama. About 5 minutes to Hakata, about 10 to 11 to Tenjin. International arrivals take the free shuttle first. One-day ticket and tap cap at 640 yen a day. The Hakozaki Line ends at Kaizuka; Uminonakamichi changes to JR. The Nanakuma Line changes to the Kuko Line inside Hakata Station.
Private rail and JR
From 1 April 2026 the Nishitetsu ordinary minimum is 180 yen, Tenjin to Dazaifu 480 yen, Tenjin to Nishitetsu Yanagawa 960 yen (the limited express uses that fare). Dazaifu changes at Nishitetsu Futsukaichi: Tenmangu enters at Dazaifu Station, the old temples exit at Tofuro-mae. Yanagawa is direct, with no Futsukaichi change. Uminonakamichi is the JR Kashii Line, about 11 minutes Hakata to Kashii and about 20 more. Itoshima runs through at Meinohama on the Chikuhi Line; Keya is another bus. Chikuhi does not take the subway tap.