There are 9 ways to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki by train, bus, night train, car, night bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shizuoka to Okayamatrain Hikari
3h 40mNight train
cheapest- Take the night train from Shizuoka to Kurashikinighttrain Sunrise Izumo
7h 15m¥7,500–11,000Bus
- Take the bus from Tomei Shizuoka to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exitbus
- Take the bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kurashikibus Okayama
10h 7m¥9,394–12,594Drive 502.4 km
- Drive from Shizuoka to Kurashikicar 502.4 km
5h 56m¥8,717–12,591Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Shinshizuoka to Ōsakanightbus
- Take the bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exitbus Osaka to Okayama
12h 1m¥9,990–11,730Train, fly to Okayama Airport
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane HND - OKJ
5h 26mTrain, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Okayamatrain
5h 44mTrain, fly to Takamatsu Airport
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane HND - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachitrain
7h 19mTrain, fly to Hiroshima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ)plane HND - HIJ
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchibus
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Okayamatrain
6h 15m
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki is to night train which costs ¥7500 - ¥11000 and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki is to drive which takes 5h 56m and costs ¥8500 - ¥13000.
No, there is no direct bus from Shizuoka to Kurashiki. However, there are services departing from Tomei Shizuoka and arriving at Kurashiki via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Shizuoka and arriving at Kurashiki. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
The distance between Shizuoka and Kurashiki is 524 km. The road distance is 502.4 km.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki without a car is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 40m to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki, including transfers.
Shizuoka to Kurashiki bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Tomei Shizuoka station.
Shizuoka to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shizuoka station.
The best way to get from Shizuoka to Kurashiki is to train which takes 3h 40m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥9000 - ¥13000 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Shizuoka, Japan and Kurashiki, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shizuoka to Okayama every 2 hours, and the journey takes 3h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tomei Shizuoka to Kurashiki via Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–22,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–19,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–25,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Okayama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–230,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shizuoka to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- 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 Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shizuoka to Shin Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Night train from Shizuoka to Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.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 Hiroshima to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Chayamachi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- 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
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tomei Shizuoka to Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,595
- Schedules at
- time.jrbuskanto.co.jp
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit to Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–8,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- justline.co.jp
Night bus from Shinshizuoka to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- justline.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Station JR Express BT to Okayama Station West Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,400
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Book at
- kousokubus.net
Bus from Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Shizuoka to Kurashiki bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Nagoya Station Shinkansen Exit.
Shizuoka to Kurashiki train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Shizuoka to Kurashiki is 502 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Shizuoka to Kurashiki.
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