There are 5 ways to get from Yamaguchi to Shikoku by car, car ferry, train, bus, or plane
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Yamaguchi to Yanaicar
- Take the car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhamacarferry
3h 49m¥5,232–5,938Train
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Okayamatrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Okayama to Osugitrain [187019] Ltd. Exp Nanpu 21
6h 48mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshimatrain
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansenguchi to Takamatsuchuo IC BTbus
- Take the bus from Takamatsu Chuo Interchange Bus Terminal to Otoyobus
9h 15m¥10,119–12,276Train, fly
- Take the train from Yamaguchi to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane FUK - MYJ
3h 21m¥16,254–31,175Train via Jr児島駅
- Take the train from Shin Yamaguchi to Shin Kurashikitrain Kodama
- Take the train from Kojima to Osugitrain [187019] Ltd. Exp Nanpu 21
9h 5m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yamaguchi to Shikoku is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥5000 - ¥6000 and takes 3h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Yamaguchi to Shikoku is to train and fly which takes 3h 21m and costs ¥16000 - ¥32000.
No, there is no direct train from Yamaguchi to Shikoku. However, there are services departing from Yamaguchi and arriving at Osugi via Shin Yamaguchi and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 48m.
The distance between Yamaguchi and Shikoku is 146 km.
The best way to get from Yamaguchi to Shikoku without a car is to train which takes 6h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Yamaguchi to Shikoku, including transfers.
Yamaguchi to Shikoku train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Yamaguchi station.
Yamaguchi to Shikoku train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Okayama station.
There are 145+ hotels available in Shikoku.
What companies run services between Yamaguchi, Japan and Shikoku, Japan?
You can take a train from Yamaguchi to 田井 via Shin Yamaguchi, Okayama, Osugi, and 大杉駅前 in around 6h 48m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–28,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Yamaguchi to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥230–330
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Shin Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–5,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Yamaguchi to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 59 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 Yamaguchi to Shin Kurashiki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Osugi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Kojima to Osugi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-010-666
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansenguchi to Takamatsuchuo IC BT
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp.e.aec.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Takamatsu Chuo Interchange Bus Terminal to Otoyo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900
- Schedules at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 0820223311
- Website
- boyoferry.co.jp
Car ferry from Yanai to Mitsuhama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,660
- Schedules at
- boyoferry.co.jp
- Passenger
- ¥3,660
- Vehicle
- ¥10,500
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