Fukuoka to Hiroshima – 2 Ways to Get There: Train, Highway Bus
With two World Cultural Heritage sites, the Itsukushima Shrine and the A-shaped bomb crest of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Hall, Hiroshima is always a popular destination for tourists.
Besides, local cuisines like Okonomiyaki and savoury oysters there attract many gourmets for a taste.
If you are visiting Hiroshima from Fukuoka, you can take the train or highway bus to get there.
Moreover, there are quite a number of exclusive discounts for tourists that you definitely don’t want to miss!
1. JR Super Express
Taking the JR Super Express is the fastest way to travel from Fukuoka to Hiroshima.
By JR Sanyo Shinkansen, it only costs you 62 minutes, which means around an hour to arrive in Hiroshima city.
Estimated Travelling Time: around 1 hour 5 minutes
Fee (Single Trip): 8,570 yen
Schedule: Every 5 to 40 minutes
Foreign Visitors Only! Discounted Single Ticket!
There is an exclusive discount for foreign travellers, you can purchase a discounted single ticket for JR Sanyo Shinkansen online.
Book your ticket one month before usage, and get the physical ticket with your QR code and passport from the JR ticket machine.
With a physical ticket, you can get off the train at other JR stations within Hiroshima city, which may save you some transportation costs.
Enjoy Kyushu with JR Kyushu PASS!
If you are planning to visit a few cities in Kyushu, we recommend you to purchase JR PASS.
With a JR PASS, you can enjoy unlimited journeys for JR railways within the selected areas and number of days.
With a 5-day JR Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass or 5-day JR Okayama-Hiroshima-Yamaguchi Area Pass, you can travel freely between Fukuoka and Hiroshima.
You can also enjoy free rides with JR-West Miyajima Ferry with this ticket.
There are a few more JR PASS applicable to the trip between Fukuoka and Hiroshima, including 3-day/5 day Northern Kyushu JR PASS (from 12,000 yen) and 3-day/5-day/7-day All Kyushu JR PASS.
2. Highway Bus
Prefer a more economical choice of transport?
Highway buses may provide you with what you need!
However, with a lower price, it takes longer to travel from Fukuoka to Hiroshima, for at least 4.5 hours.
It might be good news that this route operates overnight for those who want to save the cost of accommodation for a night by taking an overnight bus.
You can hop on the bus at Hakata Station and Tenjin in Fukuoka, while hop off at Hiroshima Station and Hiroshima Bus Terminal.
Estimated Travelling Time: around 4 hour 30 minutes
Fee (Single Trip): from 2,600 yen (Depending on hop on and off locations)
JR Super Express VS Highway Bus
| JR Super Express | Highway Bus | |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated Travelling Time | around 1 hour 5 minutes | around 4 hour 30 minutes |
| Fee (Single Trip) | 8,570 yen | from 2,600 yen (Depending on hop on and off locations) |
| Schedule | Every 5 to 40 minutes | / |
