Kōchi Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Kōchi’s airport, 10km east of the city, is easily reached by bus (¥700, 35 minutes, hourly) from the front of the JR Kōchi station. There are direct flights to/from Tokyo (ANA/JAS, ¥25, 800, 1¼ hours, six daily), Nagoya (JAIR, ¥21, 000, one hour, three daily), Osaka (ANK, ¥13, 000, 40 minutes, six daily) and Fukuoka (JAC, ¥20, 500, one hour, three daily).

Kōchi is on the JR Dosan line, and is connected to Takamatsu (¥4440, 2½ hours, hourly) via tokkyū. Trains also run westward to Uwajima (¥4340, three hours, hourly) where you can continue north to Matsuyama, though it’s faster to travel by bus (¥3800, 2½ hours, hourly).

Tokkyu Ferry (622-1826) has regular ferry connections between Kōchi and Osaka (¥5000, nine hours, daily) and Kawasaki (¥11, 500, 16 hours, weekly). Ferries depart/arrive at Kōchi port, which is a few kilometres south of the town centre, and can be reached in 15 minutes by tram.