There are 11 ways to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle by train, bus, night train, car, night bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin Yokohama to Himejitrain Hikari / ...
4h 59mNight train
cheapest- Take the night train from Yokohama to Himejinighttrain Sunrise Seto / ...
7h 49m¥8,000–12,000Bus
- Take the bus from Shibuya Mark City to Himeji Stationbus 9351
11h 17m¥8,013–20,683Drive 552.6 km
- Drive from Yokohama to Himeji Castlecar 552.6 km
6h 20m¥9,588–13,849Night bus
- Take the night bus from Shibuya to Himeji Stationnightbus
11h 9m¥8,513–12,683Fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
- Take the train from Shin Osaka to Himejitrain
4h 36m¥14,610–23,621Fly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Himejitrain
5h 19m¥11,860–30,581Fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maiko to Himejitrain
5h 10m¥22,500–48,531Fly to Okayama Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane HND - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
5h 33m¥14,560–27,671Fly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane HND - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Himejitrain
6h 39m¥16,960–42,421Fly to Tottori, train
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tottori (TTJ)plane HND - TTJ
- Take the train from Tottori to Himejitrain
7h 4m¥243,070–805,101
Yokohama to Himeji Castle by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle is to night train which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 7h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle is to fly and train which takes 4h 36m and costs ¥14000 - ¥24000.
No, there is no direct bus from Yokohama to Himeji Castle station. However, there are services departing from Shibuya Mark City and arriving at Himeji Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 17m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Yokohama and arriving at Himeji. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 31m.
The distance between Yokohama and Himeji Castle is 584 km. The road distance is 552.6 km.
The best way to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle, including transfers.
Yokohama to Himeji Castle bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Shibuya Mark City station.
Yokohama to Himeji Castle train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Shin Yokohama station.
The best way to get from Yokohama to Himeji Castle is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥8000 - ¥21000 and takes 11h 17m.
What companies run services between Yokohama, Japan and Himeji Castle, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Shin Yokohama to Himeji hourly, and the journey takes 3h 18m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Shibuya Mark City to Himeji Station once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,500–20,000 and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
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 Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–300,000
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 Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tottori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥240,000–800,000
- Website
- jal.com
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 Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
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 Takamatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–35,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–19,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Yokohama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 41 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 Yokohama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
Train from Shin Osaka to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,300
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Maiko to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–900
- Schedules at
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Tottori to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,600
- Schedules at
- jorudan.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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 Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- [email protected]
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shibuya Mark City to Himeji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–20,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Individual Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shibuya to Himeji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Yokohama to Himeji Castle bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Himeji Station.
Yokohama to Himeji Castle train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Himeji station.
Yes, the driving distance between Yokohama to Himeji Castle is 553 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Yokohama to Himeji Castle.
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