Matsuyama to Fukuoka runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:45 and the last around 14:03. One passenger pays between €26.74 and €31.41, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 17m over 221 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 October 5, 2026
€26.74 to €31.41
- 153%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Matsuyama
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:45First departure
- 14:03Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €53.69Mon21
- about €42.62Tue22
- about €43.80Wed23
- about €49.29Thu24
- about €41.44Fri25
- about €47.09Sat26
- about €49.29Sun27
- about €33.18Mon28
- about €32.24Tue29
- about €35.54Wed30
- about €41.04Thu1
- about €36.13Fri2
- about €36.64Sat3
- about €32.24Sun4
- about €26.74Mon5
- about €27.29Tue6
- about €27.29Wed7
- about €30.59Thu8
- about €27.29Fri9
- about €31.41Sat10
- about €28.39Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Fukuoka for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Matsuyama to Fukuoka
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.6990 days
- €27.2960 days
- €21.2445 days
- €25.6430 days
- €28.3921 days
- €32.2414 days
- €49.297 days
- €43.803 days
- €53.691 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €21.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 153 percent. The most expensive point is €53.69, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka 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
221 km
219 km as the crow flies, 1% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
511,192 → 1,612,392
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
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 221 km against 219 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Shimonoseki, Kitakyushu, Ube, Shūnan. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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 flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Minami-Fukuoka Station
Most of the points near Minami-Fukuoka Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Matsuyama to Fukuoka
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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
The fastest journey from Matsuyama to Fukuoka takes 2h 17m door to door, of which 1h 33m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 54m, 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
The cheapest fare from Matsuyama to Fukuoka is €26.74, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €39.08. 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
The cheapest way from Matsuyama to Fukuoka is by train, at €26.74 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 2h 17m 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
The fastest way from Matsuyama to Fukuoka is by train, at 2h 17m door to door. Only 1h 33m 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 €26.74.
When should I book Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
Fares from Matsuyama to Fukuoka bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €21.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 153 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Matsuyama to Fukuoka, at €32.24. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Matsuyama to Fukuoka, at €19.59 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
2 operators sell services from Matsuyama to Fukuoka across 2 modes: Japan Airlines Domestic, West Japan Railway. 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
43 percent of the services we sell from Matsuyama to Fukuoka are direct. The rest connect at Shimonoseki, Kitakyushu, Ube, Shūnan, with about 51 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka produce?
Traveling from Matsuyama to Fukuoka by train produces about 7.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 47.0 kg, roughly 7 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Matsuyama to Fukuoka use?
Services from Matsuyama to Fukuoka by train leave from Matsuyama Station and arrive at Minami-Fukuoka 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Matsuyama to Fukuoka 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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
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 labeled 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 Matsuyama to Fukuoka on September 20, 2026: 221 km of route against 219 km in a straight line, 7 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €26.74, and 2h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Fukuoka a set of days out that do not start at a station.
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The two ends, compared
Matsuyama reaches 45 places in 4 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 1,461 km. Fukuoka reaches 91 places in 11 countries, from 42 to 9,095 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Matsuyama
- 45Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 14Operators
Arriving in Fukuoka
Leaving Fukuoka
- 91Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 45Operators