Tokushima Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Tokushima’s airport, 8km north of the city, is easily reached by bus (¥430, 25 minutes, hourly) from the front of the JR Tokushima station. There are direct flights to/from Tokyo (JAS/SKY, ¥23, 950, 70 minutes, five daily), Nagoya (NAL, ¥16, 000, one hour, two daily) and Fukuoka (JAC, ¥20, 300, 85 minutes, two daily).

Tokushima is one hour from Takamatsu (¥1410), 2½ hours from Kōchi (¥3080) and 3½ hours from Matsuyama (¥4760) by the hourly tokkyū (limited express).

Overnight JR highway buses connect Tokushima with Tokyo (¥10, 000) and Nagoya (¥6600), and there are frequent buses each day to/from Osaka (¥3600, 2½ hours) and Kyoto (¥4100, three hours). Note that the JR Pass is not valid for these connections.

Ferry services have all but disappeared, though there are still regular daily connections with Nankai Ferry (0120-732-156) between Tokushima and Wakayama (¥2400, about two hours). Ferries depart/arrive at Okinosu port, 3km east of the town centre, and can be reached by bus (¥240, 10 minutes, hourly) from the front of the JR Tokushima station. From Tokyo is the long-distance Ocean Tōkyū Ferry (5128-0109) going to Tokushima (¥9000, 18 hours).