A hotel near an airport is usually a trade: an easy flight, a long ride into the city. Fukuoka City Subway puts Hakata 5 minutes and Tenjin 11 minutes from the airport station, and Fukuoka Airport says its domestic terminal is directly connected to that station. With rides that short, the choice among Hakata, Tenjin and a hotel near the airport depends on what the rest of the trip looks like.
Six hotels follow, two per area, and they range from budget hotels to city hotels. The walks and room figures are the hotels’ own. There are no advertising or affiliate links on this page. Room rates are left out because they move with the date, so the tables show room size and bed, not price.
Each double is the smallest room with one bed 55 inches (140 cm) wide or more that the hotel does not name a single or list for one guest only. Each twin is the smallest room the hotel calls a twin. Accessible, connecting, bunk, loft and women-only Ladies rooms are set aside.
Six hotels in three areas
| Hotel | Area | Walk, as the hotel states it |
|---|---|---|
| JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo | Hakata | Hakata Station, Hakata Exit, 2 minutes |
| Super Hotel Premier Hakata Chikushiguchi | Hakata | Hakata Station, about 8 minutes |
| Hotel Monterey La Soeur Fukuoka | Tenjin | Subway Tenjin Station, Exit 4, about 3 minutes |
| Richmond Hotel Tenjin Nishidori | Tenjin | Subway Tenjin Station, 5 minutes |
| Hotel Front Inn Fukuoka Airport | Airport | Fukuoka Airport Station, about 13 minutes. Domestic terminal north arrivals gate, about 13 minutes. South arrivals gate, about 11 minutes |
| Hotel GranView Fukuoka Airport | Airport | Fukuoka Airport Station, about 10 minutes. Domestic terminal north arrivals gate (door G), about 12 minutes |
As of October 2026, all in Japanese. From JR Kyushu Hotels: the Blossom Hakata Chuo page. From Super Hotel: the Premier Hakata page and its room gallery. From Hotel Monterey: the La Soeur Fukuoka access page. From Richmond Hotels: the Tenjin Nishidori page. From Hotel Front Inn Fukuoka Airport: the access page. From Hotel GranView Fukuoka Airport: the hotel page.
The smallest double runs from 129 to 215 ft²
| Hotel | Area | Room | Room size | Bed (width × length) | Guests | In-room bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo | Hakata | Standard Double (スタンダードダブル) | 205 to 215 ft² (19 to 20 m²) | 63 × 79 in (160 × 200 cm) | 2 | Not listed |
| Super Hotel Premier Hakata Chikushiguchi | Hakata | Standard Room (スタンダードルーム) | 129 ft² (12 m²) | 59 × 79 in (150 × 200 cm) | 1 to 2 | Unit bath, on the hotel facility list |
| Hotel Monterey La Soeur Fukuoka | Tenjin | Standard Double (スタンダードダブル) | 161 to 174 ft² (15.0 to 16.2 m²) | 55 × 77 in (140 × 195 cm) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Richmond Hotel Tenjin Nishidori | Tenjin | Moderate Single / Double (モデレートシングル/ダブル) | 185 ft² (17.2 m²) | 55 × 79 in (140 × 200 cm) | 1 to 2 | Unit bath |
| Hotel Front Inn Fukuoka Airport | Airport | Moderate Double (モデレートダブル) | 151 ft² (14 m²) | 59 × 79 in (150 × 200 cm) | 1 to 2 | Not listed |
| Hotel GranView Fukuoka Airport | Airport | No double listed | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
As of October 2026, from each hotel’s room list, all in Japanese: the Blossom Hakata Chuo rooms page, Super Hotel’s room gallery with its facility list, Monterey’s Standard Double page and Standard Single page, the Richmond rooms page, the Front Inn rooms page and the GranView page. Not listed means the hotel gives no figure for that item.
Five of the six hotels list a double, and the beds run from 55 to 63 inches (140 to 160 cm) wide: 55 at Richmond and Monterey La Soeur, 59 at Super Hotel and Front Inn, and 63 at Blossom. Monterey gives its Standard Double as a range and does not say which rooms are the larger ones, and it gives no guest count. Richmond names its room Single / Double and lists it for 1 to 2 guests, so it is the double row even though the name includes Single. Super Hotel’s 129 ft² (12 m²) is a small room with a wide bed, and How Big Is a 12 m² Japanese Hotel Room? shows what that size looks like furnished.
GranView’s Single Room has a 55 inch (140 cm) bed too, in 140 ft² (13 m²), but GranView lists it for 1 guest, and its only other one-bed room is the Universal Room, which is set aside as accessible. That is why GranView has no double row.
Only some hotels state the bath. Richmond lists a unit bath for the double and says the Moderate Twin has the bath, toilet and sink separate, and Super Hotel’s facility list includes a unit bath. The Unit Bath in a Japanese Business Hotel explains what that type means. For a soak, Super Hotel Premier also lists a natural hot spring bath for guests. Can Two Adults Sleep on a 140 cm Hotel Bed? covers the wall-side problem that a bed width cannot show.
Twins: 205 to 276 ft², and one with two different beds
| Hotel | Area | Room | Room size | Beds (width × length) | Guests | In-room bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Hakata Chuo | Hakata | Superior Twin (スーペリアツイン) | 269 ft² (25 m²) | 47 × 79 in (120 × 200 cm), the one bed size listed | 2 | Not listed |
| Super Hotel Premier Hakata Chikushiguchi | Hakata | Hollywood Twin (ハリウッドツインルーム) | 205 ft² (19 m²) | Two beds, 47 × 79 in (120 × 200 cm) each | 1 to 3 | Unit bath, on the hotel facility list |
| Hotel Monterey La Soeur Fukuoka | Tenjin | Standard Twin (スタンダードツイン) | 239 to 276 ft² (22.2 to 25.6 m²) | Two beds, 45 × 77 in (115 × 195 cm) each | Not listed | Not listed |
| Richmond Hotel Tenjin Nishidori | Tenjin | Moderate Twin (モデレートツイン) | 274 ft² (25.5 m²) | Two beds, 47 × 79 in (120 × 200 cm) each | 1 to 4, with extra beds | Bath, toilet and sink separate |
| Hotel Front Inn Fukuoka Airport | Airport | Moderate Twin (モデレートツイン) | 248 ft² (23 m²) | Two beds, 47 × 79 in (120 × 200 cm) each | 1 to 2 | Separate type (セパレート) |
| Hotel GranView Fukuoka Airport | Airport | Twin Room (ツインルーム) | 237 ft² (22 m²) | Two beds, 43 × 77 in (110 × 195 cm) and 63 × 77 in (160 × 195 cm) | 2 | Unit bath with washlet (ウォシュレット付) |
As of October 2026, from the room pages linked in the table, all in Japanese. The inches are converted from centimeters, and the square feet from square meters.
GranView’s twin is the unusual row. Its two beds are different sizes, 43 inches (110 cm) and 63 inches (160 cm) wide, so the room has one narrower bed and one wider bed for its 2 guests.
Super Hotel’s Hollywood Twin has two 47 inch (120 cm) beds for 1 to 3 guests, and Super Hotel does not say whether the beds are joined. Front Inn’s Hollywood Twin has the same 248 ft² (23 m²) as its Moderate Twin, with two 41 inch (103 cm) beds set side by side, which Front Inn describes as the Hollywood type.
Blossom gives a twin bed width and no bed count, so its row says “the one bed size listed”. Blossom lists the room as a twin.
Monterey La Soeur gives the Standard Twin bed size as 115 × 195 cm and says that for 3 or more guests the room has its two regular beds plus an extra bed of 43 × 74 in (110 × 188 cm). The room size is a range, and the page does not say which twins are larger.
From the airport to Hakata and Tenjin
Fukuoka City Subway lists travel times for typical destinations: Fukuoka Airport to Hakata 5 minutes, Fukuoka Airport to Tenjin 11 minutes, and Tenjin to Hakata 5 minutes. Check the subway’s timetable for your day before you plan a first or last train.
Fukuoka Airport says the Domestic Passenger Terminal Building is directly connected to Fukuoka Airport Station. From the International Terminal, Fukuoka Airport says to take the free shuttle bus to the domestic terminal and go down to the subway there. It shows 10 minutes for that shuttle, and its shuttle timetable lists buses every 5 to 7 minutes from early morning to after 11 p.m., with the note that the times are estimates.
As of October 2026, from the Fukuoka City Subway: the route map page and, in Japanese, the timetable page. From Fukuoka Airport: the access page, the subway page and the inter-terminal shuttle page.
The airport hotels: walk, or take the morning shuttle
Front Inn and GranView give their walks from the domestic terminal side, so no walk from the international terminal is among their figures. GranView says that because of construction at the airport, guests leave by door D and follow a temporary walkway, and it gives its terminal walk from door G.
Each airport hotel has a free shuttle to the domestic terminal. Front Inn’s goes to the domestic terminal’s drop-off area about every 20 to 25 minutes between 6:10 and 10:15 a.m. Guests reserve at the front desk at check-in, and Front Inn describes only the ride from the hotel to the airport. GranView’s goes to the domestic terminal’s south drop-off. Its first departure is at 6:05 a.m., then every 20 minutes from 6:20 to 10:00, and it needs a booking at least 15 minutes ahead. GranView says it does not do airport pickups, and that since April 1, 2025 its shuttle uses the south stop instead of the north one.
So the shuttles are for morning departures. After landing, the figures in the first table are the walks from the domestic terminal side.
As of October 2026, from Hotel Front Inn Fukuoka Airport (in Japanese): the access page and the parking and transfer page. From Hotel GranView Fukuoka Airport (in Japanese): the hotel page and the Q&A page.
Hakata and the Shinkansen
Fukuoka City’s tourism guide, GO FUKUOKA, says Shinkansen and limited express trains connecting Kyushu’s major cities travel to and from Hakata Station. It lists bullet train times to Hakata Station of 15 minutes from Kokura and 1 hour 10 minutes from Hiroshima, and marks them as estimates.
As of October 2026, from Fukuoka City’s tourism guide: the getting-to page and the getting-around page.
Matching the area to the trip
- Airport hotels. Both are on the domestic terminal side, and by their own statements their free shuttles go to the domestic terminal in the morning. Fukuoka Airport shows a free shuttle bus between its two terminals for anyone landing at the international terminal. An airport hotel’s trip to the city is a walk plus a subway ride, and the two are separate figures in the sections above.
- A Shinkansen the next morning, or a day trip by rail. Hakata, where Fukuoka City says the Shinkansen stops.
- Tenjin. Both Tenjin hotels are close to Tenjin Station, with Hakata one subway ride away.
- A late landing. Check the subway timetable for the day and the hotel’s check-in hours first. GranView says it does no airport pickups, and Front Inn describes only a ride to the airport.
- One bed for two. Read Bed and Guests together.
- Separate beds. Use the twin table, and look at GranView’s unequal pair before you book it for two adults.
I’ve stayed in Tenjin and near the airport, and I’ve gone from the airport to a hotel by subway from the domestic terminal and by taxi. For a first night I would take any of the three areas.
The short version
- Fukuoka City Subway lists Hakata 5 minutes and Tenjin 11 minutes from Fukuoka Airport, and Tenjin 5 minutes from Hakata. Hakata is also the Shinkansen station.
- The four Hakata and Tenjin hotels are 2 to 8 minutes on foot from their stations, and the two airport hotels are 10 to 13 minutes on foot from the station or the domestic terminal, with free morning shuttles to the domestic terminal.
- The smallest double-bed rooms run 129 to 215 ft² (12 to 20 m²) at five of the six hotels, and the smallest twins run 205 to 276 ft² (19 to 25.6 m²) at all six.
Cover photo: Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line ticket gate at Hakata Station by MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
