There are 11 ways to get from Obama to Shimabara by train, bus, night bus, car ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Hakatatrain
- Take the train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsentrain
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahayatrain
- Take the train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukantrain
9h 56mBus, night bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Higashimaizuru-eki to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BTnightbus
- Take the car ferry from Kumamoto Port to Shimabara Ferry Terminalcarferry
16h 59m¥11,750–16,300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Higashimaizuru-eki to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakatatrain
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Shimabara Eki-maebus
11h 5m¥17,440–23,560Drive 787.1 km
- Drive from Obama to Shimabaracar 787.1 km
11h 10m¥13,428–19,396Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamototrain
- Take the car ferry from Kumamoto Port to Shimabara Ferry Terminalcarferry
10h 5mTrain, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Nagasaki Airport
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane ITM - NGS
- Take the train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukantrain
8h 56mTrain, train to Kobe, fly to Nagasaki Airport
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane UKB - NGS
- Take the train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukantrain
9h 11mTrain, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ITM - KMJ
- Take the car ferry from Kumamoto Port to Shimabara Ferry Terminalcarferry
10h 14mTrain, train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsentrain
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahayatrain
- Take the train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukantrain
10h 32mTrain, train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Nagasaki Airport
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)plane NGO - NGS
- Take the train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukantrain
9h 48mTrain, train to Komaki Airport, fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from Obama to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane NKM - KMJ
- Take the car ferry from Kumamoto Port to Shimabara Ferry Terminalcarferry
11h 4m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Obama to Shimabara is to bus and night bus and car ferry which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Obama to Shimabara is to bus and train which takes 11h 5m and costs ¥17000 - ¥24000.
No, there is no direct train from Obama to Shimabara. However, there are services departing from Obama and arriving at Reikyukoen-Taiikukan via Tsuruga, Kyōto, Hakata, Takeo-Onsen and Isahaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 56m.
The distance between Obama and Shimabara is 900 km. The road distance is 787.1 km.
The best way to get from Obama to Shimabara without a car is to train which takes 9h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Obama to Shimabara, including transfers.
Obama to Shimabara train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Obama station.
Obama to Shimabara train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Tsuruga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Obama to Shimabara is 787 km. It takes approximately 11h 10m to drive from Obama to Shimabara.
There are 69+ hotels available in Shimabara.
What companies run services between Obama, Fukui, Japan and Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan?
You can take a train from Obama to Reikyukoen-Taiikukan via Tsuruga, Kyōto, Hakata, Takeo-Onsen, and Isahaya in around 9h 56m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–15,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Nagasaki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–39,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–39,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Obama to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–4,900
Train from Tsuruga to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Tsuruga to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,100
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,400–4,100
- Green seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–24,000
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Maibara to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 0957-62-2231
- Website
- shimatetsu.co.jp
Train from Isahaya to Reikyukoen-Taiikukan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.shimatetsu.co.jp/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Maibara to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Higashimaizuru-eki to Sannomiya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,450
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Shimabara Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- kumamotoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Kumamoto Port to Shimabara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100
- Schedules at
- kumamotoferry.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥1,100
- Vehicle (under 4m)
- ¥3,350
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