Getting Here
Himeji is located along the southern edge of the Kansai region in Hyogo Prefecture, facing the Seto Inland Sea. You can make your way to the city from several airports in either Osaka or Kobe if you're coming from out of the country, or even speedily from Tokyo with a ride on the Shinkansen to Himeji Station. For more details on different access routes to Himeji, see below for all your options.
Access from Osaka
Kansai International Airport
Bus : 2 hr 10 min
Himeji Station Bus Terminal
Kansai International Airport
JR Osaka Station
JR : 1 hr 1 min
JR Himeji Station
Kansai International Airport
Shin Osaka Station
Shinkansen : 28 min
JR Himeji Station
Kansai International Airport
Itami Airport
Bus : 1 hr 20 min
JR Himeji Station
Kansai International Airport
Umeda Station
Sanyo Electric Railway : 1 hr 27 min
Sanyo Himeji Station
Access from Kyoto
JR Kyoto Station
JR : 1hr 25min
Shinkansen : 44 min
JR Himeji Station
Access from Kobe
JR Sannomiya Station
JR : 40 min
JR Himeji Station
Kobe Airport
Port Liner : 18 min
JR Sannomiya Station
JR : 40 min
JR Himeji Station
Access from Tokyo
JR Tokyo Station
Shinkansen : 3 hr 10 min
JR Himeji Station
Tokyo
Bus : 9 hr
Himeji Station Bus Terminal
Access from Hiroshima
JR Hiroshima Station
Shinkansen : 1 hr
JR Himeji Station
Access from Okayama
JR Okayama Station
Shinkansen : 20 min
JR Himeji Station
Access from Fukuoka
JR Hakata Station
Shinkansen : 1 hr 58 min
JR Himeji Station
Getting Around in Himeji City
There are also many different options for traveling smoothly around within Himeji City.
Train
The Sanyo Railway connects Himeji to Kobe and Osaka. You can travel from Himeji Station to Umeda Station (Osaka) without changing trains.
Also, if you use the Himeji Tourist Pass, you can get a discount on travel from Kansai International Airport to Himeji.
Bus
Within Himeji City, you can travel by city bus, and there is also a limousine bus that can bring you to Himeji Station from Kansai International Airport. There is also a loop bus that runs between Himeji Station, Himeji Castle, and nearby areas.
Taxi
There are taxi stands on both the north and south sides of JR Himeji Station.
There is also an hourly rental menu recommended for sightseeing.
Hourly Rental Fees: 2 hours 9,200 yen, 3 hours 13,800 yen, 5 hours 23,000 yen
Rental Car
There are several rental car companies around Himeji Station. Why not try visiting a number of areas by car?
Ferry
From Himeji Port, reachable in about 20 minutes by bus from Himeji Station, ferries run from Himeji and Ie Island and Shodo Island.
