There are 5 ways to get from Himeji to Imabari by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Himeji to Fukuyamatrain Sakura
- Take the bus from Fukuyama station front to Kurushima Straitbus
3h 33m¥6,271–7,034Drive 219.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Himeji to Imabaricar 219.9 km
3h 2m¥3,815–5,510Train
- Take the train from Himeji to Okayamatrain Hikari / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Imabaritrain [186881] Ltd. Exp Shiokaze 13 / ...
3h 34mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane ITM - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabaritrain
4h 22mTrain via Himeji
- Take the train from Himeji to Okayamatrain San-yō Line Local
- Take the train from Okayama to Imabaritrain [186881] Ltd. Exp Shiokaze 13 / ...
4h 15m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Imabari is to drive which costs ¥3800 - ¥5500 and takes 3h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Imabari is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs ¥3800 - ¥5500.
No, there is no direct train from Himeji to Imabari. However, there are services departing from Himeji and arriving at Imabari via Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 34m.
The distance between Himeji and Imabari is 226 km. The road distance is 219.9 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Imabari without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 33m and costs ¥6000 - ¥7500.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Himeji to Imabari, including transfers.
Himeji to Imabari train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Himeji station.
Himeji to Imabari train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Himeji to Imabari is 220 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Himeji to Imabari.
There are 100+ hotels available in Imabari.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Imabari, Japan?
You can take a train from Himeji to Imabari via Okayama in around 3h 34m.
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Fukuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- 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 Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Fukuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- 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 Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Imabari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Fukuyama station front to Kurushima Strait
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
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