--- title: "Hikari to Matsuyama | Mixroutes" description: How to get from Hikari to Matsuyama by train, bus, plane and car. Real timetables, honest prices. url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hikari-to-matsuyama" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hikari-to-matsuyama.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Hikari to Matsuyama [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama) [Matsuyama to Hikari](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/matsuyama-to-hikari) **Quickest listed:** 4h 9m\ by car, door to door; trains not read\ **Lowest listed:** ¥6,876\ by car; trains not read\ **Distance:** 76 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 1\ from 08:00, Wed 4 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 76 km apart. Times are the timetables for Wed 4 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. Trains and buses couldn't be loaded when this page was made, so this is not the full list and none of it is called best, fastest or cheapest. [The planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama) reads the timetables again for your day. - [**Drive** 4h 9m¥6,876–7,936 Estimated 265 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama) - [**Ferry** 5h 3m¥9,210–15,270 Estimated next 1 from 08:00 · 防予フェリー株式会社](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama) - [**Taxi** 4h 9m¥78,156–104,956 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Ferry routes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:00 → 13:03 5h 3m · direct 防予フェリー株式会社 防予フェリー(柳井-三津浜)¥9,210–15,270](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama&date=2026-11-04&time=08%3A00&it=ferry-439841626) No train or bus is listed because the timetables couldn't be loaded when this page was made, not because none runs. [See today's departures in the planner](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hikari&to=Matsuyama). The next departures from 08:00, not the whole day. Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How far is Matsuyama from Hikari by road? About 265 km, roughly 4h 9m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥6,876–7,936; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Ferries - 防予フェリー株式会社 Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Matsuyama Prefecture capital and Core city in Shikoku, Japan Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, in Japan and is also Shikoku's largest city. As of 1 October 2022, the city had an estimated population of 494,100 in 243,541 households and a population density of 1,200 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 429.35 square kilometres (165.77 sq mi). [The Matsuyama guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/matsuyama) Worth your time - Akiyama Brothers Birthplace Born to a lower class branch of the Matsuyama samurai clan, these two brothers became military heroes of Japan. - Bansuiso This French-style building was constructed in 1922 for the former lord of Matsuyama Castle, Hisamatsu Sadakoto (久松定謨). - Botchan Gizmo Clock Admirers of the aforementioned Botchan may enjoy watching the Gizmo Clock beside Dōgo Onsen Station at the mouth of the shopping arcade when it chimes every hour and half hour. - Isaniwa Shrine Sitting upon Dōgo Hill and accessible by car or climbing 135 stone steps, this important cultural asset is one of three great examples of Shinto Hachiman-zukuri (God of War) architecture in Japan. From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) [Hotels in Matsuyama Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/matsuyama) ## More routes - [Kochi to Bengaluru](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-bengaluru) - [Kochi to Chennai](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-chennai) - [Kochi to Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-thiruvananthapuram) - [Kochi to Munnar](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-munnar) - [Kochi to Alappuzha](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-alappuzha) - [Kochi to Kozhikode](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kochi-to-kozhikode) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hikari-to-matsuyama, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt