Hiroshima City Travel - Timeless Travel Steps

The Best Ways to Get to Hiroshima City by public transport will depend on where you are travelling from in the country. Hiroshima City is a modern city and a popular tourist attraction. It is easily accessible by trains, the Shinkansen and by bus as well as by air. Here, you will find an easy guide when travelling from the major cities on Honshu Island – Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo.

Best Ways to Get to Hiroshima City from:

Osaka

1 | Shinkansen – Shin-Osaka Station to Hiroshima Station

Mizuho or Nozomi (not covered by Japan Rail Pass)

9,710 Yen

Journey Time – 1hr 25 minutes

With Japan Rail Pass

Sakura – 1 hour 32 minutes

Hikari – 2 hours 13 minutes

2 | Bus Transportation – Daytime and Overnight service

All buses depart from Osaka Station’s JR Express Bus Terminal

Daytime journey is about 5 hours

Overnight journey: 2 services:

i | Depart at 23:00 arriving Hiroshima at 06:21

ii | Depart at 23:30 arriving Hiroshima at 05:55

For up-to-date information and fares and to make bookings directly at Japan Expressway Bus Net go to their official website here.

Kyoto

1 | Shinkansen – Shin-Kyoto to Hiroshima

JR Tokaido and Sanyo lines (Not covered by Japan Railway Pass)

(Tokaido and Sanyo are regular, quicker and direct service)

Nozomi trains

For unreserved seats, fare is 10,570 Yen

Reserved seats, fare is 11,500 Yen

Journey time is 1 hour 35 minutes

With Japan Rail Pass

Hikari and Kodama trains but you need to transfer onto a Sakura train at Shin- Osaka or Shin-Kobe, adding 10 to 15 minutes to your journey.

Unreserved seats: 10,570 Yen

Reserved seats: 11,000 Yen

Journey time is 2 hours

2 | Bus transportation – Kyoto to Hiroshima: Daytime and Overnight Service

Provided by JR Bus and Willer Express

Daytime journey is 6 hours 20 minutes

Overnight journey is 8 hours 40 minutes (6,100 Yen)

For up-to-date information and fares plus to make bookings directly at Japan Expressway Bus Net go to their official website here.

Tokyo

1 | Shinkansen – Tokyo to Hiroshima

JR Tokaido and Sanyo lines (Not covered by Japan Rail Pass)

Nozomi

4 hours

19,000 Yen for a reserved seat

With Japan Railway Pass

Hikari and Sakura Lines

5 hours with transfer at Shin-Osaka station

Unreserved seats: 18,040 Yen

Reserved seats: 18,500 Yen

2 | Bus Transportation: Tokyo to Hiroshima-Overnight service

Journey time is 12 hours and fares are usually 11,900 Yen

Discounted fares are available on Willer Express and Japan Bus. You can make online bookings directly.

3 | By Air: Tokyo to Hiroshima

i | There are several flights a day between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and Hiroshima by JAL and ANA

ii | Flight duration is 90 minutes

iii | One way fare is 35,000 Yen

4 | Hiroshima Airport to Hiroshima City Centre

Hiroshima Airport is 50 minutes away from City Centre

Bus fare from Hiroshima Airport City Bus Terminal is 1,340 Yen

Japan Rail Pass

Japan Rail Pass is an excellent value for money provided your stay in Japan is for 7, 14 or 21 days. I would personally recommend it for the following benefits:

The JR Pass offers unlimited travel around Japan on all JR Trains and bullet trains (except the Mizuho and Nozomi) for the duration of the ticket you choose to purchase.
You have the flexibility to choose either standard class or first class nearer to or the day of your travel;
The JR Pass gives you full access (with some exceptions – it does not cover express service) to public transport networks throughout the four main northern islands of Japan – Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. However, the Pass does not cover Okinawa
The JR Pass covers Tokyo Monorail journey between Haneda Airport and Tokyo;
The JR Pass covers JR-West ferry service between Miyajima and Miyajimaguchi (near Hiroshima)

Purchase your official JR Pass here and have it delivered to your home before travel – read all T & Cs

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