There are 5 ways to get from Himeji to Hakata-ekimae by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Himeji to Hakata Fukuokatrain Sakura
2h 9m¥6,500–9,500Drive 504 km
- Drive from Himeji to Hakata-ekimaecar 504 km
6h 30m¥8,744–12,630Train to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
3h 20m¥13,698–22,310Train via Hiroshima
- Take the train from Himeji to Hiroshimatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuokatrain Sakura / ...
2h 21m¥6,847–10,005Train, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly
- Take the train from Higashi-Himeji to Maikotrain
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TKS - FUK
4h 3m¥22,901–41,534
Himeji to Hakata-ekimae by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Hakata-ekimae is to train which costs ¥6500 - ¥9500 and takes 2h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Hakata-ekimae is to train which takes 2h 9m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9500.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Himeji and arriving at Hakata Fukuoka. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 9m.
The distance between Himeji and Hakata-ekimae is 467 km. The road distance is 504 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Hakata-ekimae without a car is to train which takes 2h 9m and costs ¥6500 - ¥9500.
The train from Himeji to Hakata Fukuoka takes 2h 9m including transfers and departs hourly.
Himeji to Hakata-ekimae train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Himeji station.
Himeji to Hakata-ekimae train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Hakata Fukuoka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Himeji to Hakata-ekimae is 504 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Himeji to Hakata-ekimae.
There are 1794+ hotels available in Hakata-ekimae.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Hakata-ekimae, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Himeji to Hakata Fukuoka hourly. Tickets cost ¥6,500–9,500 and the journey takes 2h 9m. JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) also services this route every 3 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–21,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–33,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,200–4,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Higashi-Himeji to Maiko
- 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 Himeji to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Himeji to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Himeji to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- 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 Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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