There are 6 ways to get from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train via Okayama
best- Take the train from Hakata to OkayamaNozomi / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to HimejiKodama / ...
2h 49m¥12,841–18,235Drive 503.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle503.6 km
6h 33m¥8,573–12,383Fly Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
3h 32m¥13,375–37,294Train
- Take the train from Hakata to HimejiKodama / ...
3h 43m¥11,000–16,000Fly Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Take the train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
4h 22m¥39,925–44,744Train, train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
5h 25m¥19,238–39,978
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle is to train via Okayama which takes 2h 49m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hakata and arriving at Himeji. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 25m.
The distance between Hakata Station and Himeji Castle is 467 km. The road distance is 503.6 km.
The best way to get from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle without a car is to train via Okayama which takes 2h 49m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 2h 49m to get from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle, including transfers.
Hakata Station to Himeji Castle train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Hakata station.
Hakata Station to Himeji Castle train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hakata Station to Himeji Castle is 504 km. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Hakata Station to Himeji Castle.
There are 91+ hotels available in Himeji Castle.
What companies run services between Hakata Station, Japan and Himeji Castle, Japan?
You can take a train from Hakata to Himeji Castle via Okayama and Himeji in around 2h 49m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–34,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Hakata to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,900
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- sanyo-railway.co.jp
Train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Schedules at
- sanyo-railway.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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