There are 3 ways to get from Okayama to Yamaguchi by train, car, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Yamaguchitrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Yamaguchitrain Yamaguchi / ...
1h 51m¥4,163–5,787Drive 283 km
- Drive from Okayama to Yamaguchicar 283 km
3h 31m¥4,864–7,025Train, bus
- Take the train from Okayama to Tokuyamatrain Kodama / ...
- Take the bus from 防府駅 to 山口県庁前bus 防長線
3h 56m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Okayama to Yamaguchi is to train which costs ¥4100 - ¥6000 and takes 1h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Okayama to Yamaguchi is to train which takes 1h 51m and costs ¥4100 - ¥6000.
No, there is no direct train from Okayama to Yamaguchi. However, there are services departing from Okayama and arriving at Yamaguchi via Shin-Yamaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 51m.
The distance between Okayama and Yamaguchi is 280 km. The road distance is 283 km.
The best way to get from Okayama to Yamaguchi without a car is to train which takes 1h 51m and costs ¥4100 - ¥6000.
It takes approximately 1h 51m to get from Okayama to Yamaguchi, including transfers.
Okayama to Yamaguchi train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Okayama station.
Okayama to Yamaguchi train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Yamaguchi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Okayama to Yamaguchi is 283 km. It takes approximately 3h 31m to drive from Okayama to Yamaguchi.
There are 63+ hotels available in Yamaguchi.
What companies run services between Okayama, Japan and Yamaguchi, Japan?
You can take a train from Okayama to Yamaguchi via Shin-Yamaguchi in around 1h 51m.
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Tokuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- 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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