There are 5 ways to get from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Kokura
best- Take the train from Kokura to Okayamatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train [31514] Marine-Liner 21 / ...
3h 11m¥6,110–8,511Train, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Hiroshimatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansenguchi to Ritsurinkoen-maebus Setouchi Express
5h 32m¥6,917–8,009Drive 376 km
- Drive from Shimonoseki to Takamatsucar 376 km
5h 9m¥6,523–9,422Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Matsushige to Ritsurin Parkbus
5h 32mTrain
- Take the train from Shin Shimonoseki to Okayamatrain Kodama
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train [31514] Marine-Liner 21 / ...
4h 54m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu is to train via Kokura which costs ¥6000 - ¥8500 and takes 3h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu is to train via Kokura which takes 3h 11m and costs ¥6000 - ¥8500.
No, there is no direct train from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu. However, there are services departing from Shimonoseki and arriving at Takamatsu(Kagawa) via Kokura and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 11m.
The distance between Shimonoseki and Takamatsu is 416 km. The road distance is 376 km.
The best way to get from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu without a car is to train via Kokura which takes 3h 11m and costs ¥6000 - ¥8500.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu, including transfers.
Shimonoseki to Takamatsu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kokura station.
Shimonoseki to Takamatsu train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shimonoseki to Takamatsu is 376 km. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu.
There are 697+ hotels available in Takamatsu.
What companies run services between Shimonoseki, Japan and Takamatsu, Japan?
You can take a train from Shimonoseki to Takamatsu(Kagawa) via Kokura and Okayama in around 3h 11m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–33,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Shimonoseki to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- 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/
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
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansenguchi to Ritsurinkoen-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Website
- tokubus.co.jp
Bus from Matsushige to Ritsurin Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,150
- Schedules at
- tokubus.co.jp
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