There are 5 ways to get from Yamaguchi to Ehime by car, car ferry, train, tram, ferry, or bus
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Yamaguchi to Yanai
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
3h 49m¥5,210–5,907Train, tram, ferry
- Take the train from Yamaguchi to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Take the tram from Hiroshima Station to Hiroshima Port(Ujina)
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama
- Take the train from Takahama(Ehime) to Matsuyama City Station(Railway)
4h 46m¥13,641–17,151Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin-Onomichi
- Take the bus from Shinonomichi-eki to Matsuyama City Station
5h 36m¥10,416–17,683Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Hōfu to YanaiminatoSan-yō Line Local
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
6h 51mTrain
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to OkayamaNozomi / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)[186881] Ltd. Exp Shiokaze 13 / ...
5h 35m¥13,671–20,141
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamaguchi to Ehime is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥5000 - ¥6000 and takes 3h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Yamaguchi to Ehime is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 49m and costs ¥5000 - ¥6000.
No, there is no direct train from Yamaguchi to Ehime. However, there are services departing from Yamaguchi and arriving at Matsuyama(Ehime) via Shin-Yamaguchi and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 35m.
The distance between Yamaguchi and Ehime is 146 km.
The best way to get from Yamaguchi to Ehime without a car is to train and tram and ferry which takes 4h 46m and costs ¥13000 - ¥18000.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Yamaguchi to Ehime, including transfers.
Yamaguchi to Ehime train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Yamaguchi station.
Yamaguchi to Ehime train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Okayama station.
There are 166+ hotels available in Ehime.
What companies run services between Yamaguchi, Japan and Ehime, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamaguchi to Matsuyama(Ehime) via Shin-Yamaguchi and Okayama in around 5h 35m.
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Yamaguchi to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hōfu to Yanaiminato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Yamaguchi to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,200
- 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
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Green Seat
- ¥1,200–1,600
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Hiroshima to Shin-Onomichi
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- 0570-550700
- Website
- hiroden.co.jp
Tram from Hiroshima Station to Hiroshima Port(Ujina)
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥190–270
- Website
- https://www.hiroden.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Train from Takahama(Ehime) to Matsuyama City Station(Railway)
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥380–440
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Shinonomichi-eki to Matsuyama City Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–4,300
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,660
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,660
- Vehicle
- ¥10,500
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,800
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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