There are 5 ways to get from Fukuoka to Himeji by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Himejitrain Sakura
2h 12m¥6,500–9,500Drive 503 km
- Drive from Fukuoka to Himejicar 503 km
6h 29m¥8,727–12,606Fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
2h 31m¥14,212–21,783Train via Hiroshima
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Hiroshimatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Himejitrain Nozomi / ...
2h 23m¥6,830–9,637Fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maiko to Higashi-Himejitrain
3h 10m¥24,724–43,475
Fukuoka to Himeji by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fukuoka to Himeji is to train which costs ¥6500 - ¥9500 and takes 2h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Fukuoka to Himeji is to train which takes 2h 12m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9500.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hakata Fukuoka and arriving at Himeji. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 12m.
The distance between Fukuoka and Himeji is 467 km. The road distance is 503 km.
The best way to get from Fukuoka to Himeji without a car is to train which takes 2h 12m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9500.
The train from Hakata Fukuoka to Himeji takes 2h 12m including transfers and departs hourly.
Fukuoka to Himeji train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Hakata Fukuoka station.
Fukuoka to Himeji train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Himeji station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fukuoka to Himeji is 503 km. It takes approximately 6h 29m to drive from Fukuoka to Himeji.
There are 99+ hotels available in Himeji.
What companies run services between Fukuoka, Japan and Himeji, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Hakata Fukuoka to Himeji hourly. Tickets cost ¥6,500–9,500 and the journey takes 2h 12m. JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) also services this route every 2 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
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 Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Maiko to Higashi-Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- 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
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