There are 7 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 Hiroshimatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyamaferry
4h 14mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Kitakyushu to Yanaicar
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
5h 12m¥6,581–7,887Bus
- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaidobus
8h 50m¥8,500Car ferry
- Take the car ferry from Kokura Port to Matsuyama Kankō Portcarferry
9h 10m¥9,000–10,000Train
- Take the train from Kokura to Okayamatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train [186881] Ltd. Exp Shiokaze 13 / ...
4h 54mTrain, car ferry
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Yanaiminatotrain San-yō Line Local
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
8h 2mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane FUK - MYJ
2h 36m
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 drive and car ferry which takes 5h 12m and costs ¥6500 - ¥8000.
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 54m.
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 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 14m 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 JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kokura station.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Ehime is to bus which takes 8h 50m and costs ¥8500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 4h 54m.
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 ¥8,500 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
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shimonoseki to Yanaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- 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
- ¥8,500
- 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
- ¥7,500–10,000
- 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
- ¥10,800–11,300
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Kitakyushu to Ehime bus services, operated by Iyotetsu, arrive at Okaido station.
Kitakyushu to Ehime train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
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