There are 8 ways to get from Kure to Tokyo by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Hiroshima to Tokyotrain Nozomi
5h 35mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hiroshima Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalbus Wh1251
15h 27m¥8,250–20,970Night bus
- Take the night bus from Hiroshima to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus Jx502
13h 59m¥8,436–14,605Drive 804.9 km
- Drive from Kure to Tokyocar 804.9 km
9h 16m¥14,163–20,457Train, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kure to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airportbus
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane HIJ - HND
4h 39m¥15,466–27,875Ferry to Matsuyama Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the ferry from Kure to Matsuyamaferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MYJ - HND
5h 9m¥21,138–50,199Ferry to Matsuyama Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Kure to Matsuyamaferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MYJ - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyōtrain
5h 53m¥14,658–27,979Train to Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Kaitaichi to Iwakunitrain
- Fly from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane IWK - HND
6h 7m¥29,819–92,591
Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kure to Tokyo is to night bus which costs ¥8000 - ¥15000 and takes 13h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Kure to Tokyo is to train and bus and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs ¥15000 - ¥28000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kure to Tokyo. However, there are services departing from Yotsudoro and arriving at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal via Hiroshima Bus Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Kure to Tokyo. However, there are services departing from Kure and arriving at Tokyo via Hiroshima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Kure and Tokyo is 843 km. The road distance is 804.9 km.
The best way to get from Kure to Tokyo without a car is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Kure to Tokyo, including transfers.
Kure to Tokyo bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Hiroshima Bus Center station.
Kure to Tokyo train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Hiroshima station.
The best way to get from Kure to Tokyo is to train which takes 5h 35m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8000 - ¥21000 and takes 15h 27m.
What companies run services between Kure, Japan and Tokyo, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Hiroshima to Tokyo hourly, and the journey takes 4h 19m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Hiroshima Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,500–20,000 and the journey takes 13h 35m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–120,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–110,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–110,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Narita International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–95,000
Flights from Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–25,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–41,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–18,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–18,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Tokyo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kure to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥430–650
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kaitaichi to Iwakuni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,100
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 東京 Tōkyō
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Bus Center to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–20,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Hiroshima to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row
- ¥8,000–14,000
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Kure to Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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Kure to Tokyo bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Kure to Tokyo train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tokyo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kure to Tokyo is 805 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Kure to Tokyo.
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