Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €19.59, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 36m over 115 km, on services run by 2 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 28 September 2026
€10.07 to €19.59
- 60%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ichinomiya
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:17First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
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京福バス株式会社 runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €16.13Mon21
- about €14.48Tue22
- about €16.13Wed23
- about €16.13Thu24
- about €13.93Fri25
- about €15.58Sat26
- about €14.48Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.08Tue29
- about €10.08Wed30
- about €11.73Thu1
- about €11.18Fri2
- about €11.18Sat3
- about €12.28Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
- about €10.07Tue6
- about €10.07Wed7
- about €11.73Thu8
- about €10.07Fri9
- about €11.18Sat10
- about €10.63Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The coach gets you into Fukui-shi. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Fukui-shi for the night the coach gets in
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When to book Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.6390 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.6321 days
- €12.2814 days
- €14.487 days
- €16.133 days
- €16.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 60 percent. The dearest point is €16.13, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
115 km
100 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
380,073 → 262,328
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 115 km against 100 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Tsuruga, Hikone, Nagahama, Komatsu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The coach gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Ota Station
Most of the points near Ota Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
The fastest journey from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi takes 1h 36m door to door, of which 59m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 3m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
The cheapest fare from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi is €10.07, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €16.13. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
The cheapest way from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 2h 27m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
The fastest way from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi is by train, at 1h 43m door to door. Only 59m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €19.59.
When should I book Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
Fares from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 60 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
JR West, 京福バス株式会社 publish service areas covering both Ichinomiya and Fukui-shi, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
33 percent of the services we sell from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi are direct. The rest connect at Tsuruga, Hikone, Nagahama, Komatsu, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi produce?
Travelling from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi by train produces about 3.8 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Coach produces about 3.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi use?
Services from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi by train leave from Nishi-Ichinomiya Station and arrive at Ota Station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ichinomiya to Fukui-shi on 20 September 2026: 115 km of route against 100 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 36m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The coach is the simple part. What you do once you are in Fukui-shi is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Fukui-shi and across Japan
Day trips that leave Fukui-shi in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ichinomiya reaches 38 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 269 km. Fukui-shi reaches 23 places in 1 countries, from 43 to 116 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ichinomiya
- 38Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators
Arriving in Fukui-shi
Leaving Fukui-shi
- 23Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators