There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Himeji by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Kobe
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kobe (UKB)plane FRA - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Higashi-Himejitrain
21h 42m¥95,725–170,815Train, fly to Osaka International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FRA - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
22h 41m¥61,365–221,815Train, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane FRA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Himejitrain
21h 1mTrain, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FRA - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimejitrain
24h 41m¥76,265–214,915Train, fly to Okayama Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane FRA - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
23h 13m¥81,265–471,765Train, fly to Takamatsu Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane FRA - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
24h 49m¥67,665–233,515Train, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane FRA - HND
- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Himejitrain
23h 27m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Himeji is to train and fly which costs ¥95000 - ¥180000 and takes 21h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Himeji is to train and fly which takes 21h 42m and costs ¥95000 - ¥180000.
The distance between Europe and Himeji is 9489 km.
It takes approximately 21h 42m to get from Europe to Himeji, including transfers.
Himeji is 8h ahead of Europe. It is currently 7:53 AM in Europe and 3:53 PM in Himeji.
There are 101+ hotels available in Himeji.
What companies run services between Europe and Himeji, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Himeji. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kobe (UKB), walk to Kobe Airport, take the train to Sannomiya(Port Liner), then take the train to Higashi-Himeji. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Osaka International Airport (ITM), walk to Osaka Itami Airport, take the bus to Shin-Osaka Station, walk to Shin Osaka, then take the train to Himeji.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Okayama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–460,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–470,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–430,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–550,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–470,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–430,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–240,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–220,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Shenyang, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokyo International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–230,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–9,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Sannomiya to Higashi-Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- 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 Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–950
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Nagoya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Yokohama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Website
- Sanyo Electric Railway
Train from Maikokoen to Sanyohimeji
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Schedules at
- Sanyo Electric Railway
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
- 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
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,500
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Want to know more about travelling around Japan
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travel Insider: Top Japan travel tips by Beatrix Holland
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide



























