There are 5 ways to get from Hagi to Imabari by car, car ferry, bus, train, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Hagi to Yanaicar
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
- Drive from Mitsuhama to Imabaricar
5h 2m¥6,292–7,551Bus, train
- Take the bus from 萩バスセンター to 新山口駅bus
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin-Onomichitrain
- Take the bus from Shinonomichi-eki to Kurushima Straitbus
5h 19m¥10,300–15,200Bus, train via Okayama
- Take the bus from 萩・明倫センター to 新山口駅bus
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Imabaritrain
5h 38m¥13,200–18,100Bus, train, fly
- Take the bus from 萩・明倫センター to 新山口駅bus
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane FUK - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabaritrain
5h 16m¥21,720–41,750Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from 沖原 to 山口駅bus 防長線
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain
- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Imabari-ekibus
10h 28m¥9,260–17,270
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hagi to Imabari is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥6000 - ¥8000 and takes 5h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hagi to Imabari is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 2m and costs ¥6000 - ¥8000.
The distance between Hagi and Imabari is 211 km.
The best way to get from Hagi to Imabari without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 19m and costs ¥10000 - ¥16000.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Hagi to Imabari, including transfers.
There are 94+ hotels available in Imabari.
What companies run services between Hagi, Yamaguchi, Japan and Imabari, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Hagi to Imabari. However, you can drive to Yanai, take the car ferry to Mitsuhama, then drive to Imabari. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 萩バスセンター to Kurushima Strait via 新山口駅, Shin-Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Shin-Onomichi, and Shinonomichi-eki in around 5h 19m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Hiroshima to Shin-Onomichi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Green Seat
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from 萩バスセンター to 新山口駅
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
Bus from 萩・明倫センター to 新山口駅
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
Bus from 沖原 to 山口駅
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥160–1,900
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Shinonomichi-eki to Kurushima Strait
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,300
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Imabari-eki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,660
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,660
- Vehicle
- ¥10,500
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