By plane
By plane
There are two one-hour flights a day from Naha to Kitadaito, and one three-minute flight from Minamidaito to Kitadaito daily. Flights from Naha last about 70 minutes and cost ¥31,600 for a roundtrip in 2011 or 24,900 for one way.
The flight between Minamidaito and Kitadaito lasts for 3 minutes or 15 minutes counting takeoff and landing, and is the shortest airline flight in Japan. At 8300 yen it is comparatively no doubt the most expensive too.