There are 11 ways to get from Sendai to Shirahama by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shirahama
8h 53m¥25,615–36,132Night bus, bus via Osaka
cheapest- Take the night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Osaka-UmedaJx361
- Take the bus from Osaka to Shirahama-sanbashi
17h 4m¥8,500–18,000Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Sendai Station to ŌsakaForest
- Take the bus from Osaka to Shirahama-sanbashi
16h 4m¥12,800–19,900Drive 916.9 km
- Drive from Sendai to Shirahama916.9 km
12h 8m¥15,661–22,621Fly Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)SDJ - ITM
- Take the train from Tennōji to Shirahama
7h 37m¥23,204–54,526Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Nanki Shirahama
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Nanki Shirahama (SHM)GAJ - SHM
11h 6m¥33,303–82,711Fly Sendai Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)SDJ - UKB
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Shirahama
7h 57m¥26,464–48,076Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Nanki Shirahama
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Nanki Shirahama (SHM)HND - SHM
6h 21m¥36,064–54,659Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)GAJ - ITM
- Take the train from Tennōji to Shirahama
9h 25m¥46,503–57,911Fly Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)SDJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shirahama
8h 47m¥25,504–41,526Train to Fukushima, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Sendai to Kōriyama
- Fly from Fukushima (FKS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FKS - ITM
- Take the train from Tennōji to Shirahama
9h 20m¥40,096–49,780
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Shirahama is to night bus and bus via Osaka which costs ¥8500 - ¥18000 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Shirahama is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs ¥36000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Sendai station to Shirahama. However, there are services departing from Sendai Station and arriving at Shirahama-sanbashi via Osaka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 4m.
The distance between Sendai and Shirahama is 1023 km. The road distance is 916.9 km.
The best way to get from Sendai to Shirahama without a car is to train which takes 8h 53m and costs ¥25000 - ¥37000.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Sendai to Shirahama, including transfers.
Sendai to Shirahama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Sendai Station.
Sendai to Shirahama bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Ōsaka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sendai to Shirahama is 917 km. It takes approximately 12h 8m to drive from Sendai to Shirahama.
There are 298+ hotels available in Shirahama.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan?
You can take a train from Sendai to Jokiin-shita via Tōkyō Station, Shin-Ōsaka Station, Shirahama, and Shirahama Sta. in around 8h 53m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–55,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Nanki Shirahama via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–80,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Nanki Shirahama via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥36,000–130,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Nanki Shirahama via Osaka International Airport, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–110,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Nanki Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–42,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–48,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–60,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Fukushima to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–28,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–23,000
- 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 Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- 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
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Nagoya Station to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
Train from Sendai to Kōriyama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,800–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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 Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
Train from Tennōji to Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Ōsaka to Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,800–7,000
- Green Seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- 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
- Website
- meikobus.jp
Bus from Osaka to Shirahama-sanbashi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–5,500
- Schedules at
- meikobus.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station East Exit to Osaka-Umeda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- 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
- 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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