There are 2 ways to get from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island) by taxi, car ferry, or train
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Taxi, car ferry
best- Take the taxi from Kurashiki to Unotaxi
- Take the carferry from Uno Port to Tonosho Ferry Terminalcarferry
1h 34m¥9,707–11,654Train, car ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train [31514] Marine-Liner 21 / ...
- Take the carferry from Takamatsu Ferry Terminal to Shodoshimacarferry Takamatsu Port
3h 36m¥1,981–2,790
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island) is to train and car ferry which costs ¥1900 - ¥2800 and takes 3h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island) is to taxi and car ferry which takes 1h 34m and costs ¥9500 - ¥12000.
The distance between Kurashiki and Shōdo Shima (Island) is 49 km.
The best way to get from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island) without a car is to taxi and car ferry which takes 1h 34m and costs ¥9500 - ¥12000.
It takes approximately 1h 34m to get from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island), including transfers.
There are 203+ hotels available in Shōdo Shima (Island).
What companies run services between Kurashiki, Japan and Shōdo Shima (Island), Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kurashiki to Shōdo Shima (Island). However, you can take the taxi to Uno then take the car ferry to Tonosho Ferry Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kurashiki to Shodoshima via Okayama, Takamatsu(Kagawa), and Takamatsu Ferry Terminal in around 3h 36m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Website
- shodoshima-ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Uno Port to Tonosho Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,600
- Schedules at
- shodoshima-ferry.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-08-5050
- Website
- ryobi-holdings.jp
Car ferry from Takamatsu Ferry Terminal to Shodoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥700–7,500
- Schedules at
- ryobi-shodoshima.jp
- Passenger
- ¥700
- Car less than 6m
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Phone
- 087-811-6688
- [email protected]
- Website
- ferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Takamatsu Ferry Terminal to Shodoshima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥500–700
- Schedules at
- ferry.co.jp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–11,000
Asahi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 86-242-0001
- Website
- asataku.co.jp
Okayama Ryobi Taxi
- Phone
- +81 86-262-3939
- Website
- okayama-ryobi-taxi.jp
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