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How to get fromIwakuni to Kumamotoby train, bus, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Iwakuni to Kumamoto by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Iwakuni to Hiroshimatrain train San-yō Line Local / ...
    2. Take the train from Hiroshima to Kumamototrain train Sakura / ...
    3h 20m
    ¥5,650–7,902

  2. Train via Ogōri-shimogō

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Iwakuni to Shin-Yamaguchitrain train San-yō Line Local
    2. Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Kumamototrain train Sakura
    4h 23m
    ¥4,890–6,944

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Iwakuni Shiyakusho to Hiroshima BCbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hiroshima to Hakata Fukuokatrain train
    3. Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-sujibus bus
    4h 37m
    ¥6,450–9,250

  4. Drive  312.5 km

    1. Drive from Iwakuni to Kumamotocar car 312.5 km
    4h 25m
    ¥5,361–7,743

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  • Distance: 386.3 km
  • Duration: 3h 20m

What companies run services between Iwakuni, Japan and Kumamoto, Japan?

You can take a train from Iwakuni to Kumamoto via Hiroshima in around 3h 20m.

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