Matsuyama Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Matsuyama’s airport, 6km west of the city, is easily reached by bus (¥330, 20 minutes, hourly) from the front of the JR Matsuyama station. There are direct flights to/from Tokyo (JAL/ANA, ¥28, 600, 80 minutes, six daily), Nagoya (NAL, ¥16, 400, 40 minutes, three daily), Osaka (ANA/JEX, ¥18, 400, 50 minutes, four daily) and Fukuoka (JAL/JAC, ¥18, 600, 55 minutes, four daily).

The JR Yosan line connects Matsuyama with Takamatsu (¥3400, 2½ hours, hourly), and there are also services across the Seto-Ōhashi to Okayama (¥3810, 2¾ hours, hourly) on Honshū. Trains also run southwest from Matsuyama to Uwajima and then east to Kōchi (¥5080, four hours).

There are also frequent JR Highway buses that run to/from Osaka (¥7800, seven hours) and Tokyo (¥12, 200, 12 hours). Note that the JR Pass is not valid for these connections.

There are regular hydrofoil connections with Super Jet (575-1020) between Matsuyama and Hiroshima (¥6300, 1¼ hours, 15 daily). The Hiroshima to Matsuyama ferry (¥2500 to ¥2900, 2¾ hours, 10 daily) is also a popular way of getting to/from Shikoku. To reach Matsuyama port, take the Iyo-tetsudō private train line from Matsuyama City or Ōtemachi stations to the end of the line at Takahama (¥400, 25 minutes, hourly). From Takahama, a connecting bus (free) whisks you to the port.