There are 3 ways to get from Iwakuni to Beppu by train, car, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
3h 27mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Iwakuni to Tokuyama Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Tokuyama Port to Takedazu Portcarferry
- Drive from Takedazu Port to Beppucar
3h 40m¥4,888–5,861Train via Shūnan
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Tokuyamatrain
- Take the train from Tokuyama to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
4h 1m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iwakuni to Beppu is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥4800 - ¥6000 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Iwakuni to Beppu is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 40m and costs ¥4800 - ¥6000.
No, there is no direct train from Iwakuni to Beppu. However, there are services departing from Iwakuni and arriving at Beppu via Hiroshima and Kokura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 27m.
The distance between Iwakuni and Beppu is 352 km.
The best way to get from Iwakuni to Beppu without a car is to train which takes 3h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 27m to get from Iwakuni to Beppu, including transfers.
Iwakuni to Beppu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Iwakuni station.
Iwakuni to Beppu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Hiroshima station.
There are 653+ hotels available in Beppu.
What companies run services between Iwakuni, Japan and Beppu, Japan?
You can take a train from Iwakuni to Beppu via Hiroshima and Kokura in around 3h 27m.
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Iwakuni to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Iwakuni to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Tokuyama to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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
- Phone
- 0834-34-3000
- Website
- suonada.co.jp
Car ferry from Tokuyama Port to Takedazu Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,050
- Schedules at
- suonada.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,050
- Car
- ¥11,000–27,000
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