There are 6 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime by train, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Kokura to HiroshimaSakura / ...
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama
4h 23m¥14,991–17,554Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido
8h 50m¥6,000–9,000Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kokura Port to Matsuyama Kankō Port
9h 10m¥9,380–10,040Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Yanai
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
5h 12m¥6,511–7,786Train
- Take the train from Kokura to OkayamaNozomi / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)[186881] Ltd. Exp Shiokaze 13 / ...
4h 55m¥14,000–19,839Train, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)FUK - MYJ
2h 41m¥17,031–33,942
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥6500 - ¥8000 and takes 5h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime is to train and fly which takes 2h 41m and costs ¥17000 - ¥34000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kokura Eki-mae and arriving at Okaido. Services depart three times a week. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Ehime. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Matsuyama(Ehime) via Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 55m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Ehime is 267 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime without a car is to train and ferry which takes 4h 23m and costs ¥15000 - ¥18000.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Ehime bus services, operated by Iyotetsu, depart from Kokura Eki-mae station.
Kitakyushu to Ehime train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥14000 - ¥20000 and takes 4h 55m.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Ehime, Japan?
Iyotetsu operates a bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido 3 times a week. Tickets cost ¥6,000–9,000 and the journey takes 8h 50m. Alternatively, Kokura Ferry operates a car ferry from Kokura Port to Matsuyama Kankō Port once daily. Tickets cost ¥9,000–10,000 and the journey takes 7h 5m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,862
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- matsuyama-kokuraferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Kokura Port to Matsuyama Kankō Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- matsuyama-kokuraferry.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥9,000–10,000
- Second Class Shindai
- ¥10,500–11,500
- First Class B
- ¥13,000–14,000
- First Class A
- ¥14,500–15,500
- Car under 6m
- ¥16,000–30,000
- 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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Kitakyushu to Ehime bus services, operated by Iyotetsu, arrive at Okaido station.
Kitakyushu to Ehime train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Okayama station.
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