Cheapest€33.73
- 株式会社高知駅前観光 S-568006:299h 8m15:37Machida Bus Center船穂公民館
Door to door 9h 52mCO2 16.4 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Machida to Kurashiki costs €33.73 at the cheapest and takes 8h 46m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 607 km. Cheapest is by coach, fastest is by coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 607 km
- Fastest
- 8h 46m
- Average
- 9h 16m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €33.73
- CO2 per passenger
- 16.4 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 27, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 9h 52m | 9h 8m | 44m | €40.33 | 16.4 kg | 2 |
- 9h 52mFastest, by Coach
- €40.33Cheapest, by Coach
- 16.4 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 607 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 27, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€82.29
- Central Japan Railway Company CJ498007:302h 58m10:28Machida StationKyōto Station
- West Japan Railway WJ794211:261h 33m12:59Kyōto StationKurashiki Station
Changes at Kyoto, with 58 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 6h 13mCO2 20.1 kgChanges 1Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Machida to Kurashiki | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €91.48 | €52.43 | €48.58 | €50.78 | €65.08 | €63.43 | €70.58 | €45.28 | €40.33 | €40.88 | €41.43 | €54.63 | €48.03 | €45.28 |
| Train | €125.74 | €102.09 | €100.44 | €80.64 | €95.49 | €92.74 | €86.69 | €71.84 | €63.59 | €55.89 | €65.24 | €79.54 | €86.69 | €75.14 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-27 · €33.73
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Kurashiki is not something we sell.
A room in Kurashiki for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Machida to Kurashiki
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €37.0390 days
- €23.8360 days
- €26.5845 days
- €23.2830 days
- €39.7821 days
- €45.2814 days
- €70.587 days
- €48.583 days
- €91.481 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €23.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 293 percent. The most expensive point is €91.48, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €45.28Sun
- €40.33Mon
- €40.88Tue
- €41.43Wed
- €54.63Thu
- €48.03Fri
- €45.28Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €48.58Sep
- €30.43Oct
- €25.48Nov
- €29.88Dec
- €32.63Jan
- €23.28Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 607 km against 528 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 Toyota, Kyoto, Nagoya, Himeji. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Machida at 06:29 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Machida
Rail
- Machida Station
- JR East Machida Station
- Minami-Machida Grandberry Park Station
Bus
- Machida Bus Center
- 鶴川駅
Kurashiki
Rail
- Kurashiki Station
- Kurashikishi Station
- Shin-Kurashiki Station
Bus
- 船穂公民館
- イオンモール倉敷
Ferry
- 水島通船（株）待合所
- まるがめ競艇行き 無料高速艇乗降船場
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 株式会社高知駅前観光 | €33.73 | 8h 46m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €27.50 | 82% |
| Taxes | €2.75 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €33.73 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Kurashiki well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Kurashiki?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Machida to Kurashiki
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Machida to Kurashiki?
The fastest journey from Machida to Kurashiki takes 8h 46m door to door, of which 9h 8m is spent moving, on the coach. Most services take around 9h 16m, 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 Machida to Kurashiki?
The cheapest fare from Machida to Kurashiki is €33.73, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.28. 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 Machida to Kurashiki?
The cheapest way from Machida to Kurashiki is by coach, at €40.33 for one passenger on September 27, 2026. That journey takes 9h 52m 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.
When should I book Machida to Kurashiki?
Fares from Machida to Kurashiki bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €23.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 293 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Machida to Kurashiki?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Machida to Kurashiki, at €40.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Machida to Kurashiki?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Machida to Kurashiki, at €23.28 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 service from Machida to Kurashiki?
1 operators sell services from Machida to Kurashiki across 1 mode: 株式会社高知駅前観光. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Machida to Kurashiki?
20 percent of the services we sell from Machida to Kurashiki are direct. The rest connect at Toyota, Kyoto, Nagoya, Himeji, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Machida to Kurashiki use?
Services from Machida to Kurashiki by coach leave from Machida Bus Center and arrive at 船穂公民館. 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 Machida to Kurashiki?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Machida to Kurashiki 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
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Machida to Kurashiki on September 12, 2026: 607 km of route against 528 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €33.73, and 8h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kurashiki is somebody else's catalog.
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