There are 7 ways to get from Aomori to Shimane by plane, train, night train, car, bus, or night bus
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Fly from Aomori
best- Fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane AOJ - IZO
5h 24m¥24,950–124,550Bus, night bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.nightbus Susanoo
22h 2m¥13,700–29,800Train
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuetrain
10h 18m¥37,021–51,415Train, night train
- Take the train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Stationtrain Hayabusa
- Take the night train from Tōkyō Station to Izumoshinighttrain Sunrise Izumo
17h 56m¥35,421–50,915Drive 1,193.9 km
- Drive from Aomori to Matsuecar 1,193.9 km
15h 54m¥20,288–29,305Train to Misawa, fly
- Take the train from Aomori to Misawatrain
- Fly from Misawa (MSJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)plane MSJ - IZO
7h 47m¥31,920–108,708Night bus
- Take the night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal to Izumo-shi Station South Exitnightbus Be9152
26h 10m¥14,500–34,500
Aomori (AOJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aomori to Shimane is to drive which costs ¥20000 - ¥30000 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Aomori to Shimane is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs ¥25000 - ¥130000.
No, there is no direct train from Aomori to Shimane. However, there are services departing from Shin-Aomori and arriving at Matsueshinjikoonsen via Tōkyō Station and Dentetsuizumoshi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 56m.
The distance between Aomori and Shimane is 925 km. The road distance is 1193.9 km.
The best way to get from Aomori to Shimane without a car is to train which takes 10h 18m and costs ¥37000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Aomori to Shimane, including transfers.
Aomori to Shimane train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Aomori station.
The best way to get from Aomori to Shimane is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs ¥25000 - ¥130000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥37000 - ¥55000 and takes 10h 18m.
Aomori to Shimane train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aomori to Shimane is 1194 km. It takes approximately 15h 54m to drive from Aomori to Shimane.
What companies run services between Aomori, Japan and Shimane, Japan?
Japan Airlines, Fuji Dream, and All Nippon Airways fly from Aomori (AOJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Shin-Aomori to Matsue via Tōkyō Station, Okayama, and Matsue in around 10h 18m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aomori to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–110,000
Flights from Aomori to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–120,000
Flights from Aomori to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
Flights from Misawa to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–110,000
Flights from Misawa to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–100,000
Flights from Misawa to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–110,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aomori to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–120,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Aomori to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Matsue
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Night train from Tōkyō Station to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥20,000–24,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥21,000–30,000
- Green Seat
- ¥34,000–45,000
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Aomori to Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,500
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
- Phone
- 0570ー000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Aomori to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Matsue Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–17,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- 4 seats in a row
- ¥5,500–16,000
- 3 seats in a row
- ¥6,500–17,000
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Aomori Station to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row economy
- ¥7,500–14,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–15,000
- 3 seats per row (window side)
- ¥8,500–18,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal to Izumo-shi Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
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