There are 9 ways to get from Sōma to Niihama by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train via Sendai
best- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Niihamatrain
10h 9mDrive 1,040.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Sōma to Niihamacar 1,040.5 km
12h 41m¥18,086–26,124Train, bus
- Take the train from Sōma to Iwakitrain
- Take the bus from Iwaki Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiyabus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Kan-onji Stationbus
- Take the train from Kan-Onji to Niihamatrain
20h 32mTrain, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Take the nightbus from Sendai Station to Ōsakanightbus
- Take the bus from Ōsaka to Takamatsu Stationbus
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Niihamatrain
19h 59mTrain
- Take the train from Sōma to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Niihamatrain
10h 53mTrain, fly to Matsuyama Airport
- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane SDJ - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Niihamatrain
7h 27mTrain, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane SDJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Niihamatrain
7h 52mTrain, fly to Kochi Airport
- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kochi Airport (KCZ)plane SDJ - KCZ
- Take the train from Kochi(Kochi) to Tadotsutrain
- Take the train from Tadotsu to Niihamatrain
9h 42mTrain, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Sōma to Sendaitrain
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane SDJ - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Niihamatrain
8h 14m
Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sōma to Niihama is to drive which costs ¥18000 - ¥27000 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Sōma to Niihama is to drive which takes 12h 41m and costs ¥18000 - ¥27000.
No, there is no direct train from Sōma to Niihama. However, there are services departing from Sōma and arriving at Niihama via Sendai, Tōkyō Station and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Sōma and Niihama is 1178 km. The road distance is 1040.5 km.
The best way to get from Sōma to Niihama without a car is to train via Sendai which takes 10h 9m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Sōma to Niihama, including transfers.
Sōma to Niihama train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), depart from Sōma station.
Sōma to Niihama train services, operated by JR EAST (East Japan Railway Company), arrive at Sendai station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sōma to Niihama is 1041 km. It takes approximately 12h 41m to drive from Sōma to Niihama.
There are 45+ hotels available in Niihama.
What companies run services between Sōma, Fukushima-ken, Japan and Niihama, Japan?
You can take a train from Sōma to Niihama via Sendai, Tōkyō Station, and Okayama in around 10h 9m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–320,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kochi Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–550,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kochi Airport via New Chitose, Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥160,000–550,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–85,000
Flights from Sendai Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–42,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Sendai Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–20,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Sōma to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- 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 Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Kan-Onji to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Kochi(Kochi) to Tadotsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Tadotsu to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Niihama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 03-4405-5370
- Website
- tobu-bus.com
Bus from Iwaki Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800
- Schedules at
- tobu-bus.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Economy
- ¥4,800–9,500
- Relax (front seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Relax (Back seat)
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Kan-onji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,550
- Schedules at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sendai Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- footbus.co.jp
Bus from Ōsaka to Takamatsu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500
- Schedules at
- willerexpress.com
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