There are 5 ways to get from Himeji to Yamaguchi by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Himeji to Shin Yamaguchitrain Sakura
2h 11m¥5,269–7,321Train via Hiroshima
cheapest- Take the train from Himeji to Hiroshimatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Shin Yamaguchitrain Sakura / ...
2h 40m¥5,237–7,385Drive 366.6 km
- Drive from Himeji to Yamaguchicar 366.6 km
4h 31m¥6,360–9,186Train, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin Osakatrain
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchitrain
5h 10m¥14,948–24,490Train, bus
- Take the train from Himeji to Tokuyamatrain Kodama / ...
- Take the bus from 防府駅 to 山口県庁前bus 防長線
4h 31m
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Yamaguchi is to train which costs ¥5000 - ¥7500 and takes 2h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Yamaguchi is to train which takes 2h 11m and costs ¥5000 - ¥7500.
No, there is no direct train from Himeji to Yamaguchi. However, there are services departing from Himeji and arriving at Yamaguchi via Shin-Yamaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 11m.
The distance between Himeji and Yamaguchi is 356 km. The road distance is 366.6 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Yamaguchi without a car is to train which takes 2h 11m and costs ¥5000 - ¥7500.
It takes approximately 2h 11m to get from Himeji to Yamaguchi, including transfers.
Himeji to Yamaguchi train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Himeji station.
Himeji to Yamaguchi train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Yamaguchi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Himeji to Yamaguchi is 367 km. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Himeji to Yamaguchi.
There are 66+ hotels available in Yamaguchi.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Yamaguchi, Japan?
JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Himeji to Shin Yamaguchi every 3 hours. Tickets cost ¥5,000–7,000 and the journey takes 1h 39m. 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
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–20,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥40,000–180,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,000
- 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 Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- 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 Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 38 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 Himeji to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- 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 Hakata Fukuoka to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Himeji to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from 防府駅 to 山口県庁前
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥160–1,900
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
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