Trams è·¯é¢é»è» romen densha or ãã³ãã³é»è» "chin-chin densha" connect most of Nagasaki; they run about every ten to fifteen minutes during the day. The most frequently used lines will be the red 3 and blue 1; the blue and red lines run on the same track from the northern end of Nagasaki as far as the Nagasaki train station, where they split. The blue line continues to the You-me Plaza shopping mall, and later the downtown shopping arcade. A one-way trip is Â¥120 and you can get a transfer ticket ä¹ãç¶ãå¸ ânoritsugi ken" to continue your trip, if it requires two streetcars. These tickets can only be acquired if you get off at the Tsuki Machi stop. You can save money if you're doing a lot of travel by purchasing a daily pass for the streetcars Â¥500 which you can purchase at most major hotels.
Buses also run through much of Nagasaki, including places that aren't served by the streetcars.
It should be mentioned that the street cars stop running around 11PM, and most bus service also has downtime at night. This can come as a rude awakening if you go out in Shianbashi, only to find that you have to stay until 6AM for the first running densha. For the adventurous, it takes about an hour to walk from Shianbashi to Sumiyoshi. This timeframe is heavily dependent on how fast you walk, and what kind of night out you experienced.
