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Quick answer
- On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, for 2 adults in 1 room, the only hotel at 10,000 yen or less was Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima, at 10,000 yen.
- However, that hotel's location is given as 3 minutes on foot from the Izuro-dori tram stop, which you reach from the station by tram.
- APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae, listed at 1 minute on foot from the station, was 10,080 yen, slightly over 10,000 yen.
Good for
- People who want to stay near Kagoshima-Chuo Station in one room for two at the lowest price possible
- People who want to see the walking times from the station next to the actual prices for the same day
- People who cannot decide between exactly 10,000 yen and being close to the station
Not for
- People looking for 10,000 yen or less for 2 adults in 1 room within walking distance of JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station (none turned up on this date)
- People who want to know about breakfast or the rooms from this page (we have not checked)
Hello! Anyone who wonders whether "1 minute on foot" is counted from the ticket gate or from the front door is pretty much a friend of mine. I'm Shiori. This time I looked into whether two people can stay near Kagoshima-Chuo Station for 10,000 yen or less. I compared five hotels using the actual prices for the same day, based only on Rakuten Travel listings.
Only one hotel was 10,000 yen or less, but you walk from a tram stop, not the station
For 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, the actual prices across the five hotels ran from 10,000 yen to 13,200 yen. The only one at 10,000 yen or less for 2 adults in 1 room was Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima, at 10,000 yen.
The access section reads like this: from Kagoshima-Chuo Station take the tram to the Izuro-dori stop, then 3 minutes on foot; it also lists 5 minutes to the Tenmonkan stop for the airport limousine bus, and 7 minutes on foot to the high-speed ferry passenger terminal.
It does not say you walk from JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station, and no walking time from the station is given. If you plan to walk from the station, check the location on a map.
The four hotels listed at 1 to 4 minutes on foot from the station cost 10,080 yen to 13,200 yen. APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae and APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae-Nishiguchi were both 10,080 yen, which is slightly over 10,000 yen.
Hotel prices change with the date you stay. Check the price for your own date on the booking page. The Japanese site compares hotels near Hiroshima, Sendai, Kanazawa and Hakata stations in the same way.
APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae (アパホテル〈鹿児島中央駅前〉): 10,080 yen, listed at 1 minute on foot from the station
This hotel is not 10,000 yen or less. We made it the main pick for people who put closeness to the station first. The access section opens with 1 minute on foot from Kagoshima-Chuo Station. It also mentions that Tenmonkan is 5 minutes away by tram and that the Kagoshima IC is 10 minutes by car, so the tram is listed alongside the closeness to the station.
The description says it is the APA Hotel closest to the station's west exit and mentions a breakfast buffet. From this we can read that breakfast is served as a buffet and that the hotel has its own parking on site.
The price for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 was 10,080 yen (5,040 yen per person), as listed on Rakuten Travel. It has 1,419 reviews with an average of 4.25.
If you are coming by car, look at the parking section too. It lists a multi-storey car park with 58 spaces, 1,100 yen from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day, first come first served, with a height limit.
The breakfast price and the check-in time are not in this data. Please check them on the booking page.
- Walk (as listed): 1 min on foot
- Listing mentions: breakfast, parking
- Price: 10,080 yen for 2 adults in 1 room (5,040 per person), on 18 Nov (Wed)
- Reviews: 1,419 reviews, average 4.25 on Rakuten Travel
Compare the hotels
All five prices are Rakuten Travel prices for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Because the date and number of guests are the same, they can be compared side by side. However, we have not checked whether the room types and plans are the same. Please look at the booking page.
| Hotel | Location and walk (as listed) | Price on Nov 18, 2026 (2 adults, 1 room) | Reviews on Rakuten Travel | Suits (per the Japanese article) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima (ホテル サンフレックス鹿児島) | 3 minutes on foot from the Izuro-dori tram stop, reached from the station by tram (as listed); no walking time from the station listed | 10,000 yen (5,000 yen per person) | 2,256 reviews, 4.22 | People who put 10,000 yen or less for 2 first; people who want to walk toward Tenmonkan |
| APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae (アパホテル〈鹿児島中央駅前〉) |
1 minute on foot from Kagoshima-Chuo Station (as listed) | 10,080 yen (5,040 yen per person) | 1,419 reviews, 4.25 | People who put closeness to the station first |
 APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae-Nishiguchi (アパホテル〈鹿児島中央駅前西口〉) |
3 minutes on foot from the station's west exit (as listed) | 10,080 yen (5,040 yen per person) | 365 reviews, 4.27 | People who can walk about 3 minutes from the station and want to keep the price down |
 HOTEL NOIR Kagoshima Chuo Station (ホテルノイル鹿児島中央駅) |
About 4 minutes on foot from the east / Sakurajima exit (as listed) | 12,980 yen (6,490 yen per person) | 575 reviews, 4.16 | People looking for a newer hotel on the east side |
 Hotel Abic Kagoshima (ホテルアービック鹿児島) |
1 minute on foot from the station's west exit (as listed) | 13,200 yen (6,600 yen per person) | 4,477 reviews, 4.3 | People who want to choose a hotel with a large number of reviews |
Price records for each hotel (our own record of Rakuten Travel prices for 14 nights, December 20 to January 2, for 2 adults in 1 room; the Japanese page shows the amounts as a chart for each hotel, which this page does not reproduce):
- Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima: in our records the lowest night is Dec 20 (Sun) and the highest is Jan 2 (Sat).
- APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae: in our records the lowest night is Dec 20 (Sun) and the highest is Dec 26 (Sat).
- APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae-Nishiguchi: in our records the lowest night is Dec 20 (Sun) and the highest is Dec 26 (Sat).
- HOTEL NOIR Kagoshima Chuo Station: in our records the lowest night is Dec 20 (Sun) and the highest is Dec 26 (Sat).
- Hotel Abic Kagoshima: in our records the lowest night is Dec 20 (Sun) and the highest is Dec 26 (Sat).
Notes on the numbers
How to read "our price records": these are figures we recorded ourselves, once a day, from the vacancy prices on Rakuten Travel (the total for 2 adults, 1 room, 1 night). In the charts on the Japanese page, the horizontal axis is the night of stay, and the text under each dot is the day of the week. Saturdays and Sundays are shown in orange because, in our records, a Saturday night came to 1.7 times the overall median (calculated from the records made from October 25 to November 7). The amounts at the left of each chart are that hotel's highest and lowest prices, and the orange dot marks the day with the lowest price. The vertical scale differs from hotel to hotel, so you cannot compare the height of the lines between hotels. We do not use the reference prices or discount rates shown on booking sites. Prices change, so please check each booking site for the latest.
All five prices in the comparison are for the same stay: Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 2 adults, 1 room. They are the prices recorded when this article was made for that date, so they are not necessarily what you will see on another date. The walking times are the ones written in each hotel's listing, not times we measured. Check each location on a map.
The hotel with the lowest price, Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima, is listed with a walk from a tram stop, not from the station. Among the four hotels you can walk to from the station, the two APA Hotels had the lowest price. Both were 10,080 yen.
The other four hotels: what to look at when choosing
Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima (ホテル サンフレックス鹿児島)
The one hotel at 10,000 yen or less for two, but you reach it from the station by tram
The description says the hotel is operated directly by Resort Trust. It mentions that it is the hotel closest to the high-speed ferry terminal for Tanegashima and Yakushima, and that Tenmonkan is 5 minutes on foot.
The price for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 was 10,000 yen (5,000 yen per person). It has 2,256 reviews with an average of 4.22.
The parking section lists an outside partner lot, Miami Park parking, at 1,000 yen per night. If you take the car out partway through the stay, a separate payment is needed.
- Walk (as listed): 3 min on foot
- Listing mentions: parking
- Price: 10,000 yen for 2 adults in 1 room (5,000 per person), on 18 Nov (Wed)
- Reviews: 2,256 reviews, average 4.22 on Rakuten Travel
APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae-Nishiguchi (アパホテル〈鹿児島中央駅前西口〉)
Same price as the main pick, and 3 minutes on foot from the station
The access section lists 3 minutes on foot from Kagoshima-Chuo Station (west exit), which is served by the Kyushu Shinkansen and the JR Kagoshima Main Line. The description says the hotel opened in 2024 and has connecting rooms and moderate rooms.
The price for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 was 10,080 yen (5,040 yen per person). It has 365 reviews with an average of 4.27.
The parking section lists a partner lot, NEO Nishida Parking, first come first served, at 1,100 yen from 15:00 to 11:00 the next day. Outside those hours it is 100 yen per hour.
- Walk (as listed): 3 min on foot, west exit
- Listing mentions: parking
- Price: 10,080 yen for 2 adults in 1 room (5,040 per person), on 18 Nov (Wed)
- Reviews: 365 reviews, average 4.27 on Rakuten Travel
HOTEL NOIR Kagoshima Chuo Station (ホテルノイル鹿児島中央駅)
On the east side, with a route that connects directly to the station
The access section lists about 4 minutes on foot from the station's east exit (the Sakurajima exit), and also a route from Li-Ka via Ichibangai that connects directly to the station. The description gives the grand opening as January 15, 2024, 4 minutes on foot from Kagoshima-Chuo Station, and the check-out time as 11:00.
The price for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 was 12,980 yen (6,490 yen per person). It has 575 reviews with an average of 4.16.
The parking section lists 1,500 yen, first come first served, space for family-size cars, with 18 multi-storey spaces and 3 flat spaces (including those for guests with disabilities).
- Listing mentions: parking
- Price: 12,980 yen for 2 adults in 1 room (6,490 per person), on 18 Nov (Wed)
- Reviews: 575 reviews, average 4.16 on Rakuten Travel
Hotel Abic Kagoshima (ホテルアービック鹿児島)
It has the most reviews of the five
The description gives the location as 1 minute on foot from the west exit of JR Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima-Chuo Station.
The price for 2 adults in 1 room on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 was 13,200 yen (6,600 yen per person). It has 4,477 reviews with an average of 4.3.
The parking section lists 40 flat spaces, first come first served, with no reservations. A standard car costs 1,000 yen for the period from 14:00 to 14:00 the next day.
- Walk (as listed): 1 min on foot, west exit
- Listing mentions: parking
- Price: 13,200 yen for 2 adults in 1 room (6,600 per person), on 18 Nov (Wed)
- Reviews: 4,477 reviews, average 4.3 on Rakuten Travel
Summary
- On Wednesday, November 18, 2026, for 2 adults in 1 room, the only hotel at 10,000 yen or less was Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima, at 10,000 yen.
- However, that hotel's location is given as 3 minutes on foot from the Izuro-dori tram stop, which you reach from the station by tram.
- APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae, listed at 1 minute on foot from the station, was 10,080 yen, slightly over 10,000 yen.
We have not checked the contents of the breakfast or the size of the rooms for this page. If you decide on APA Hotel Kagoshima-Chuo-Ekimae, please also look at what the plan includes on the booking page.
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