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| − | A ferry service runs from Matsusaka to Nagoya Chubu Airport. It was recently combined with the Tsu ferry service, so some ferries stop in Tsu along the way. | + | A ferry service runs from [[Matsusaka]] to Nagoya Chubu Airport. It was recently combined with the Tsu ferry service, so some ferries stop in Tsu along the way. |
The ferry terminal is located in Matsusaka Port, just off Route 23. There are 360 free parking spaces located at the ferry terminal. Make sure to get your parking ticket validated by the cashier when you buy your ferry ticket. It will make leaving the parking lot easier. There are an additional 170 free spaces in a secondary lot. | The ferry terminal is located in Matsusaka Port, just off Route 23. There are 360 free parking spaces located at the ferry terminal. Make sure to get your parking ticket validated by the cashier when you buy your ferry ticket. It will make leaving the parking lot easier. There are an additional 170 free spaces in a secondary lot. | ||
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Tsu Ferry
A high speed ferry runs between Tsu and Nagoya Centrair Airport. The ferry terminal is located at Tsu Ferry Port, and a bus runs from Tsu Station to the Port before each departure. There is also free parking at the ferry terminal.
The trip from the ferry port to the airport takes 40 minutes and costs 2400 yen.
Reservations are recommended and can be made online here.
Schedule
From Tsu to Centrair, the ferry departs every hour, 6am to 9pm (inclusive).
From Centrair to Tsu, the ferry departs every hour, 7am to 10pm (inclusive).
Schedule can be found here.
Bus to/from Tsu Station
A bus leaves from the JR (East) side of Tsu Station at 27 minutes past the hour, every hour, from 6:27am to 9:27pm. It takes 20 minutes and costs 200 yen. Look for the Sanco bus stop sign near the entrance to McDonald's. The returning bus to Tsu Station will be waiting at the ferry terminal when the ferry arrives and gets to Tsu Station on the hour.
Matsusaka Ferry
A ferry service runs from Matsusaka to Nagoya Chubu Airport. It was recently combined with the Tsu ferry service, so some ferries stop in Tsu along the way.
The ferry terminal is located in Matsusaka Port, just off Route 23. There are 360 free parking spaces located at the ferry terminal. Make sure to get your parking ticket validated by the cashier when you buy your ferry ticket. It will make leaving the parking lot easier. There are an additional 170 free spaces in a secondary lot.
A direct ferry will take 45 minutes. The ferry that stops in Tsu takes 1 hour 10 minutes. The cost from Matsusaka is 2700 yen.
Online reservations can be made here.
Schedule
Ferries depart Matsusaka at the following times, but make sure to check the schedule here (below the Tsu ferry schedule).
- 06:20
- 09:20
- 13:30 - stops in Tsu
- 17:20
- 20:50
Return trips from Centrair are as follows:
- 07:20
- 10:20
- 15:00 - stops in Tsu
- 18:20
- 22:10
Bus to/from Matsusaka Station
A bus goes from Matsusaka Station to the port several times a day. The bus stop is at the Kintetsu exit and to the right, just past a coffee shop and in front of a car rental agency. It costs 100 yen and takes 10-12 minutes. Buses are timed to arrive 15 minutes before the ferry's departure.
As of September 2009, bus times departing for Matsusaka port were as follows:
- 05:50 - For the 6:20 ferry
- 07:55
- 08:50 - For the 9:20 ferry
- 10:55
- 13:00 - For the 13:30 ferry
- 15:55
- 16:50 - For the 17:20 ferry
- 20:15 - For the 20:50 ferry
