There are 8 ways to get from Ōita to Himeji by train, bus, ferry, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Ōita to Kokuratrain Sonic / ...
- Take the train from Kokura to Himejitrain Sakura
3h 30mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Chuo-Dori to Sannomiya Bus Terminalbus Sorin
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Himejitrain Hikari / ...
11h 56m¥8,860–15,700Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Oita to Kobeferry
- Take the train from Sumiyoshi to Higashi-Himejitrain A: JR Kōbe Line Rapid
14h 1m¥12,590–15,400Drive 545.1 km
- Drive from Ōita to Himejicar 545.1 km
7h 25m¥9,389–13,562Bus to Oita Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ōita Station to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane OIT - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
4h 31m¥14,200–28,900Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Ōita to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
5h 49m¥33,370–47,100Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Oita to Higoozutrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
6h 42mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ōita to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
6h 28m¥43,420–68,200
Oita Airport (OIT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ōita to Himeji is to drive which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Ōita to Himeji is to bus and fly and train which takes 4h 31m and costs ¥14000 - ¥29000.
No, there is no direct train from Ōita to Himeji. However, there are services departing from Ōita and arriving at Himeji via Kokura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Ōita and Himeji is 543 km. The road distance is 545.1 km.
The best way to get from Ōita to Himeji without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Ōita to Himeji, including transfers.
Ōita to Himeji train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), depart from Ōita station.
Ōita to Himeji train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ōita to Himeji is 545 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Ōita to Himeji.
There are 99+ hotels available in Himeji.
What companies run services between Ōita, Japan and Himeji, Japan?
You can take a train from Ōita to Himeji via Kokura in around 3h 30m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–44,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–44,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Oita to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Ōita to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Kokura to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Kobe to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,200
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Sumiyoshi to Higashi-Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,400
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Kokura to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Chuo-Dori to Sannomiya Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–14,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Ōita Station to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
- Website
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
Ferry from Oita to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- ferry-sunflower.co.jp
- Tourist
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Private bed
- ¥15,000–18,000
- Standard single room
- ¥18,000–22,000
- Deluxe
- ¥28,000–33,000
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