There are 7 ways to get from Hikari to Osaka by train, bus, night bus, car, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Hiroshima
best- Take the train from Shimata to Iwakunitrain
- Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin Osakatrain
3h 51m¥6,002–8,691Train, bus
- Take the train from Tokuyama to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Okayamatrain
- Take the bus from Okayama Station West Exit to Osaka Station JR Express BTbus
6h 28mTrain, night bus
- Take the train from Shimata to Iwakunitrain San-yō Line Local
- Take the night bus from Iwakuni Station to Ōsakanightbus Karst
10h 34m¥8,772–12,071Drive 406.4 km
- Drive from Hikari to Osakacar 406.4 km
5h 6m¥6,981–10,084Train
- Take the train from Tokuyama to Shin Osakatrain Kodama
4h 21mTrain, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hikari to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
5h 3m¥14,368–23,646Car ferry to Matsuyama Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MYJ - ITM
7h 32m¥16,283–28,511
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hikari to Osaka is to train via Hiroshima which costs ¥6000 - ¥9000 and takes 3h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Hikari to Osaka is to train via Hiroshima which takes 3h 51m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9000.
No, there is no direct train from Hikari to Osaka station. However, there are services departing from Shimata and arriving at Shin-Ōsaka Station via Iwakuni, Hiroshima and Nishinakajima-Minamigata. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 51m.
The distance between Hikari and Osaka is 394 km. The road distance is 406.4 km.
The best way to get from Hikari to Osaka without a car is to train via Hiroshima which takes 3h 51m and costs ¥6000 - ¥9000.
It takes approximately 3h 51m to get from Hikari to Osaka, including transfers.
Hikari to Osaka train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Shimata station.
Hikari to Osaka train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Iwakuni station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hikari to Osaka is 406 km. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Hikari to Osaka.
There are 9486+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Hikari, Japan and Osaka, Japan?
You can take a train from Shimata to Shin-Ōsaka Station via Iwakuni, Hiroshima, Shin Osaka, and Nishinakajima-Minamigata in around 3h 51m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–170,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–190,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Kagoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–23,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimata to Iwakuni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Iwakuni to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shimata to Iwakuni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Hikari to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tokuyama to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tokuyama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Okayama Station West Exit to Osaka Station JR Express BT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Iwakuni Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Adult
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,660
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,660
- Vehicle
- ¥10,500
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