There are 5 ways to get from Itami to Kure by train, bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to HiroshimaNozomi / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kure[32195] JR Kure / ...
2h 57mDrive 310.2 km
cheapest- Drive from Itami to Kure310.2 km
4h 2m¥5,323–7,689Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Onomichi Station
- Take the train from Onomichi to Kure[196243] etSETOra
7h 45mFly to Matsuyama Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)ITM - MYJ
- Take the train from Otemachi Sta. to Takahama(Ehime)
- Take the ferry from Matsuyama to Kure
5h 24m¥22,079–38,639Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Hiroshima
5h 20m¥16,930–42,960
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Itami to Kure is to drive which costs ¥5000 - ¥8000 and takes 4h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Itami to Kure is to drive which takes 4h 2m and costs ¥5000 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct train from Itami to Kure. However, there are services departing from Mukonoso and arriving at Kure via Shin-Kōbe Station and Hiroshima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 57m.
The distance between Itami and Kure is 318 km. The road distance is 310.2 km.
The best way to get from Itami to Kure without a car is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Itami to Kure, including transfers.
Itami to Kure train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
Itami to Kure train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Hiroshima station.
Yes, the driving distance between Itami to Kure is 310 km. It takes approximately 4h 2m to drive from Itami to Kure.
There are 618+ hotels available in Kure.
What companies run services between Itami, Japan and Kure, Japan?
You can take a train from Mukonoso to Kure via Kasuganomichi, Shin-Kōbe Station, and Hiroshima in around 2h 57m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–42,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–25,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–34,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–34,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–42,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Hakata to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,500–9,500
- Green seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hiroshima to Kure
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Onomichi to Kure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Train from Otemachi Sta. to Takahama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥350–410
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 084-953-5391
- Website
- chugokubus.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Onomichi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200
- Schedules at
- chugokubus.jp
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Matsuyama to Kure
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,719
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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