--- title: "Hiroshima to Nankoku – 3 ways by train, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Hiroshima to Nankoku is 144 km. Fastest: train in 3h 21m. Cheapest: drive from ¥8,179. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hiroshima-to-nankoku" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hiroshima-to-nankoku.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Hiroshima to Nankoku [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku) [Nankoku to Hiroshima](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nankoku-to-hiroshima) **Fastest:** 3h 21m\ by train, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥8,179\ by car\ **Distance:** 144 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures:** 3\ from 08:00, Fri 6 Nov\ ## 3 ways to travel 144 km apart. Times are the timetables for Fri 6 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. best 1h 5m quicker than driving for about the same fare. - [**Train** best fastest 3h 21m¥8,560–17,300 Estimated next 4 from 08:00 · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku) - [**Drive** cheapest 4h 24m¥8,179–9,349 Estimated 292 km · fuel · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku) - [**Taxi** 4h 24m¥86,719–115,969 Estimated one-way cab · includes tolls (estimate)](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](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. [09:02 → 12:23 3h 21m · 1 change JR のぞみ12号¥8,560–17,300](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tha5pb8) 2. [10:02 → 13:32 3h 30m · 1 change JR のぞみ16号¥9,600–18,820](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=tw8dr7p) 3. [11:02 → 14:32 3h 30m · 1 change JR のぞみ20号¥9,600–18,820](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hiroshima&to=Nankoku&date=2026-11-06&time=08%3A00&it=t14zh8cc) 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 long does it take to get from Hiroshima to Nankoku? The fastest way is by train: about 3h 21m door to door. The straight-line distance is 144 km. What is the cheapest way from Hiroshima to Nankoku? Driving is the cheapest, from ¥8,179. That figure is a fuel estimate, not counting tolls or parking. Is there a direct train from Hiroshima to Nankoku? Not among the trains we read from 08:00: those involve a change, and the fastest takes 3h 21m. The planner checks the rest of the day. How far is Nankoku from Hiroshima by road? About 292 km, roughly 4h 24m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥8,179–9,349; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - JR Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Nankoku City in Shikoku, Japan Nankoku is a city located in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2022, the city had an estimated population of 46‚459 in 22499 households and a population density of 370 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 125.30 square kilometres (48.38 sq mi). [The Nankoku guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nankoku) [Hotels in Nankoku Compare prices on Hotels70](https://www.hotels70.com/nankoku) ## 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/hiroshima-to-nankoku, 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