There are 4 ways to get from Beppu to Shimane by train, plane, night bus, or car
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Train, fly
best- Take the train from Beppu to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Izumo Airport (IZO)FUK - IZO
4h 24m¥42,560–69,550Drive 418.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Beppu to Matsue418.2 km
5h 49m¥7,105–10,263Train
- Take the train from Beppu to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Izumoshi
7h 39m¥12,620–18,160Train, night bus
- Take the train from Beppu to KokuraSonic / ...
- Take the night bus from Kokura to Izumoshi StationIzumo Dream Hakata
11h 41m¥10,620–15,960
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beppu to Shimane is to drive which costs ¥7000 - ¥11000 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Beppu to Shimane is to train and fly which takes 4h 24m and costs ¥42000 - ¥70000.
No, there is no direct train from Beppu to Shimane. However, there are services departing from Beppu and arriving at Matsueshinjikoonsen via Kokura, Shin-Yamaguchi and Dentetsuizumoshi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
The distance between Beppu and Shimane is 500 km. The road distance is 418.2 km.
The best way to get from Beppu to Shimane without a car is to train which takes 7h 39m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 4h 24m to get from Beppu to Shimane, including transfers.
Beppu to Shimane train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Beppu station.
Beppu to Shimane train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Beppu to Shimane is 418 km. It takes approximately 5h 49m to drive from Beppu to Shimane.
There are 111+ hotels available in Shimane.
What companies run services between Beppu, Japan and Shimane, Japan?
You can take a train from Beppu to Matsueshinjikoonsen via Kokura, Shin-Yamaguchi, and Dentetsuizumoshi in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Izumo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–38,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Beppu to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Train from Beppu to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Izumoshi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Green Seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura to Izumoshi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
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