There are 6 ways to get from Shimane to Naruto by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly, bus
best- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)IZO - ITM
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
3h 17m¥31,957–36,508Drive 284 km
cheapest- Drive from Matsue to Naruto284 km
4h 18m¥4,808–6,944Train, bus
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Nishi-Akashi
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
5h 44m¥13,234–18,932Bus
- Take the bus from Matsue Sta. to Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus TerminalPort Lake
- Take the bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Naruto KoenguchiAwa Express Kobe
5h 59m¥9,840–11,539Train
- Take the train from Matsue to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Ikenotani
6h 38m¥10,134–16,332Bus via Okayama
- Take the bus from Izumoshieki-mae to Okayama Sta. Nishiguchi出雲線
- Take the bus from Okayama to Naruto IC KitaguchiTokushima
9h 31m¥5,705–7,659
Izumo Airport (IZO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimane to Naruto is to drive which costs ¥4800 - ¥7000 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Shimane to Naruto is to fly and bus which takes 3h 17m and costs ¥32000 - ¥37000.
The distance between Shimane and Naruto is 382 km. The road distance is 284 km.
The best way to get from Shimane to Naruto without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 44m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Shimane to Naruto, including transfers.
The best way to get from Shimane to Naruto is to bus which takes 5h 59m and costs ¥9500 - ¥12000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥10000 - ¥17000 and takes 6h 38m.
Yes, the driving distance between Shimane to Naruto is 284 km. It takes approximately 4h 18m to drive from Shimane to Naruto.
There are 183+ hotels available in Naruto.
What companies run services between Shimane, Japan and Naruto, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Matsue to Naruto Koenguchi via Matsue Sta., Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal, and Sannomiya Bus Terminal in around 5h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Matsue to Naruto(Tokushima) via Matsue, Okayama, Takamatsu(Kagawa), and Ikenotani in around 6h 38m.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Izumo Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsue to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- 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
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- 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
- ¥3,100–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,300
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Ikenotani
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥2,900–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Green Seat
- ¥3,000–4,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Nishi-Akashi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,700–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Ikenotani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya Bus Terminal to Naruto Koenguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Matsue Sta. to Shinki Bus Kobe Sannomiya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Phone
- (086)222-6601
- Website
- chutetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Izumoshieki-mae to Okayama Sta. Nishiguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- chutetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-08-5050
- Website
- ryobi-holdings.jp
Bus from Okayama to Naruto IC Kitaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,400
- Schedules at
- ryobi-holdings.jp
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