There are 10 ways to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to OkayamaNozomi / ...
4h 8m¥15,068–22,884Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Himeji Station South Gate
- Take the train from Himeji to OkayamaNozomi / ...
11h 35m¥7,690–21,190Night train
- Take the night train from Tōkyō Station to OkayamaSunrise Seto / ...
10h 51m¥16,258–25,174Drive 653.7 km
- Drive from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome653.7 km
7h 35m¥11,128–16,074Fly to Okayama Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)HND - OKJ
5h 1m¥19,055–45,579Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)HND - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
4h 38m¥16,155–43,739Fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)HND - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachi
- Take the train from Chayamachi to Bizennishiichi
6h 1m¥15,435–47,279Fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)HND - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayama
4h 52m¥17,805–42,829Fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Matsushige to Takamatsu Station
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachi
6h 19m¥18,585–61,679Fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)HND - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Okayama
5h 27m¥19,605–53,229
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome is to bus and train which costs ¥7500 - ¥22000 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000.
No, there is no direct train from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome. However, there are services departing from Shimbashi and arriving at Bizennishiichi via Tōkyō Station and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 8m.
The distance between Shimbashi and Ima 8-chome is 680 km. The road distance is 653.7 km.
The best way to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome without a car is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome, including transfers.
Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome is to train which takes 4h 8m and costs ¥15000 - ¥23000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥19000 - ¥46000 and takes 5h 1m.
Ima 8-chome is 3h 30m ahead of Shimbashi. It is currently 4:07 AM in Shimbashi and 7:37 AM in Ima 8-chome.
Shimbashi to Ima 8-chome train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Okayama station.
What companies run services between Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan and Ima 8-chome, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama every 20 minutes. Tickets cost ¥15,000–21,000 and the journey takes 3h 13m. Alternatively, All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) every 3 hours.
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- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–44,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–43,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥30,000–33,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–47,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–44,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–34,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–85,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–38,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–42,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–55,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–50,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Himeji to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,200–4,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,800–6,500
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,600–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,600–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Himeji to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Chayamachi to Bizennishiichi
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Night train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–23,000
- 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
- ¥16,000–19,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥16,000–23,000
- Green Seat
- ¥25,000–34,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- 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/
Train from Chayamachi to Bizennishiichi
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥180–250
- 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
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Himeji Station South Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Website
- tokubus.co.jp
Bus from Matsushige to Takamatsu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,150
- Schedules at
- tokubus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
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