There are 7 ways to get from Sendai to Matsue by train, night train, car, plane, night bus, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsue
9h 7m¥28,305–40,082Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe SannomiyaJx361
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Yonago
18h 42m¥11,900–20,000Train, night train
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō StationYamabiko / ...
- Take the night train from Tōkyō Station to MatsueSunrise Izumo
14h 45m¥28,305–40,582Drive 977 km
- Drive from Sendai to Matsue977 km
12h 58m¥16,700–24,123Fly from Sendai Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)SDJ - IZO
6h 7m¥31,044–75,776Night bus, bus via Osaka
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to ŌsakaForest
- Take the bus from Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal to Matsue Sta.Izumo Express Osaka Kyoto
17h 13m¥12,600–24,400Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO)GAJ - IZO
7h 5m¥39,343–97,161
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Matsue is to night bus and bus which costs ¥11000 - ¥20000 and takes 18h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Matsue is to fly which takes 6h 7m and costs ¥31000 - ¥80000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sendai station to Matsue. However, there are services departing from Sendai Station and arriving at Matsue Sta. via Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Sendai to Matsue. However, there are services departing from Sendai and arriving at Matsue via Tōkyō Station and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 7m.
The distance between Sendai and Matsue is 1184 km. The road distance is 977 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Matsue without a car is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥28000 - ¥41000.
It takes approximately 9h 7m to get from Sendai to Matsue, including transfers.
Sendai to Matsue bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Sendai Station.
Sendai to Matsue train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Sendai station.
The best way to get from Sendai to Matsue is to train which takes 9h 7m and costs ¥28000 - ¥41000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥31000 - ¥80000 and takes 6h 7m.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Matsue, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Matsue via Tōkyō Station and Okayama in around 9h 7m. Alternatively, Japan Airlines, Fuji Dream, and two other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Izumo Airport (IZO) every 4 hours.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–100,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–110,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–110,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–110,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Izumo Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Izumo Airport via Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–90,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Okayama to Matsue
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
Night train from Tōkyō Station to Matsue
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–29,000
- 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
- ¥20,000–23,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥20,000–29,000
- Green Seat
- ¥32,000–43,000
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Ōsaka Station JR Express Bus Terminal to Matsue Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–10,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Phone
- 03-5755-2151
- Website
- nihon-kotsu.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Yonago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900
- Schedules at
- nihonkotsu.co.jp
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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Sendai to Matsue bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Ōsaka station.
Sendai to Matsue train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sendai to Matsue is 977 km. It takes approximately 12h 58m to drive from Sendai to Matsue.
There are 118+ hotels available in Matsue.