There are 2 ways to get from Yamaguchi to Kure by train or car
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The cheapest way to get from Yamaguchi to Kure is to drive which costs ¥2500 - ¥3800 and takes 1h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Yamaguchi to Kure is to drive which takes 1h 47m and costs ¥2500 - ¥3800.
No, there is no direct train from Yamaguchi to Kure. However, there are services departing from Yamaguchi and arriving at Kure via Shin-Yamaguchi and Hiroshima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 8m.
The distance between Yamaguchi and Kure is 163 km. The road distance is 149.8 km.
The best way to get from Yamaguchi to Kure without a car is to train which takes 2h 8m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 8m to get from Yamaguchi to Kure, including transfers.
Yamaguchi to Kure train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Yamaguchi station.
Yamaguchi to Kure train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin-Yamaguchi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yamaguchi to Kure is 150 km. It takes approximately 1h 47m to drive from Yamaguchi to Kure.
There are 639+ hotels available in Kure.
What companies run services between Yamaguchi, Japan and Kure, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamaguchi to Kure via Shin-Yamaguchi and Hiroshima in around 2h 8m.
- 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 Hiroshima to Kure
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- 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
- 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
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