There are 6 ways to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama by ferry, train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
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Ferry, train
best- Take the ferry from 別府港[宇和島運輸] to 八幡浜港ferry 八幡浜~別府
- Take the train from Yawatahama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train [186956] Ltd. Exp Uwakai 8 / ...
6h 27m¥5,517–9,184Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Yufuin to Saganosekicar
- Take the car ferry from Saganoseki to Misakicarferry
- Drive from Misaki to Matsuyamacar
3h 32m¥3,625–4,884Train, ferry
- Take the train from Yufuin to Kurumetrain
- Take the train from Kurume to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the ferry from Hiroshima Port to Matsuyamaferry
7h 7m¥18,119–41,775Bus
- Take the bus from Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center to Hakata Bus Terminalbus Yufuin
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Okaidobus
13h¥10,901–11,830Train
- Take the train from Yufuin to Oitatrain
- Take the train from Ōita to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
7h 45m¥19,633–28,331Train, fly
- Take the train from Yufuin to Kurumetrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane FUK - MYJ
4h 22m¥17,638–56,444
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥3600 - ¥4900 and takes 3h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama is to drive and car ferry which takes 3h 32m and costs ¥3600 - ¥4900.
No, there is no direct bus from Yufuin to Matsuyama. However, there are services departing from Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center and arriving at Okaido via Hakata Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h.
No, there is no direct train from Yufuin to Matsuyama. However, there are services departing from Yufuin and arriving at Matsuyama(Ehime) via Ōita, Kokura and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 45m.
The distance between Yufuin and Matsuyama is 178 km.
The best way to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama without a car is to ferry and train which takes 6h 27m and costs ¥5500 - ¥9500.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama, including transfers.
Yufuin to Matsuyama bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center station.
Yufuin to Matsuyama train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), depart from Yufuin station.
The best way to get from Yufuin to Matsuyama is to bus which takes 13h and costs ¥10500 - ¥12000. Alternatively, you can train, which costs ¥19000 - ¥29000 and takes 7h 45m.
What companies run services between Yufuin, Japan and Matsuyama, Japan?
You can take a bus from Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center to Okaido via Hakata Bus Terminal in around 13h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Yufuin to Matsuyama(Ehime) via Oita, Ōita, Kokura, and Okayama in around 7h 45m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Yawatahama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Yufuin to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–23,000
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Yufuin to Oita
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,900
- 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
- ¥2,500–2,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Green Seat
- ¥2,200–3,000
Train from Ōita to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,800–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
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
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Yawatahama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kurume to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Yufuin to Oita
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Yufuin-ekimae Bus Center to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Okaido
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Website
- uwajimaunyu.co.jp
Ferry from 別府港[宇和島運輸] to 八幡浜港
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,150–5,785
- Schedules at
- uwajimaunyu.co.jp
- Second Class
- ¥3,217
- Car (3-4m long)
- ¥10,871
- First Class
- ¥5,785
- Car (4-5m long)
- ¥13,150
- 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
- Phone
- (097) 575-1020
- Website
- koku94.jp
Car ferry from Saganoseki to Misaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,090
- Schedules at
- koku94.jp
- Passenger
- ¥1,090
- Vehicle
- ¥5,000–21,000
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Yufuin to Matsuyama bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Hakata Bus Terminal station.
Yufuin to Matsuyama train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), arrive at Oita station.
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