--- title: "Makinohara Shimada to Ami – 4 ways by car, train, plane | Mixroutes" description: "Makinohara Shimada to Ami is 227 km. Fastest: drive in 3h 51m. Cheapest: drive from ¥3,050. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-ami" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/makinohara-shimada-to-ami.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Makinohara Shimada to Ami [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami) [Ami to Makinohara Shimada](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/ami-to-makinohara-shimada) **Fastest:** 3h 51m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** ¥3,050\ by car\ **Distance:** 227 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 3\ 4 ways, Mon 2 Nov\ ## 4 ways to travel 227 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 2 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 15 min slower than the train but ¥21,000 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best fastest cheapest 3h 51m¥3,050–4,160 Estimated 277 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami) - [**Train** 3h 36m¥18,720–30,930 Estimated 1 departure · JR](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami) - [**Fly** Least hassle 6h 10m¥68,050–96,250 Estimated NGO → IBR · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami) - [**Taxi** 3h 51m¥77,550–105,000 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors](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. [08:04 → 14:14 6h 10m · direct¥68,800–96,250](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:04 → 14:22 6h 18m · direct¥68,050–94,300](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) 3. [08:45 → 12:21 3h 36m · 1 change · JR こだま804号¥18,720–30,930](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Makinohara+Shimada&to=Ami&date=2026-11-02&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 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 Makinohara Shimada to Ami? The fastest way is by car: about 3h 51m door to door. The straight-line distance is 227 km. What is the cheapest way from Makinohara Shimada to Ami? Drive is the cheapest, from ¥3,050. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Makinohara Shimada to Ami? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 3h 36m. How long is the flight from Makinohara Shimada to Ami? About 1h 8m in the air (NGO → IBR), about 6h 10m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run ¥68,050–96,250; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Ami from Makinohara Shimada by road? About 277 km, roughly 3h 51m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around ¥3,050–4,160; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - JR - JR東日本 JR East Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Ami South Korean and American singer (born 1995) Sarah Yeeun Lee, known professionally as Rei Ami, is a South Korean and American singer and rapper. She rose to prominence with her guest performance on American musician Sub Urban's 2020 song "Freak", which gained virality on TikTok. 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