Niihama to Matsuyama runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:39 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €10.07 and €21.24, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 14m over 59 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 September 20, 2026
€10.07 to €21.24
- 11%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Niihama
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:39First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
Shikoku Railway Company runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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伊予鉄バス runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Niihama to Matsuyama on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €11.18Fri18
- about €10.08Sat19
- about €10.07Sun20
- about €10.07Mon21
- about €10.07Tue22
- about €10.07Wed23
- about €10.07Thu24
- about €10.07Fri25
- about €10.07Sat26
- about €10.07Sun27
- about €10.07Mon28
- about €10.07Tue29
- about €10.07Wed30
- about €10.07Thu1
- about €10.07Fri2
- about €10.07Sat3
- about €10.07Sun4
- about €10.07Mon5
- about €10.07Tue6
- about €10.07Wed7
- about €10.07Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Matsuyama. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Matsuyama for the night the bus gets in
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When to book Niihama to Matsuyama
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €10.0714 days
- €10.077 days
- €10.073 days
- €11.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 11 percent. The most expensive point is €11.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 3 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Niihama to Matsuyama 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
59 km
52 km as the crow flies, 13% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
123,059 → 511,192
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
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 59 km against 52 km in a straight line, a detour of 13 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mihara, Onomichi, Kure, Kochi. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 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. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
The bus gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Matsuyama Station
Most of the points near Matsuyama Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Niihama to Matsuyama
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 Niihama to Matsuyama?
The fastest journey from Niihama to Matsuyama takes 1h 14m door to door, of which 30m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 27m, 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 Niihama to Matsuyama?
The cheapest fare from Niihama to Matsuyama is €10.07, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.53. 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 Niihama to Matsuyama?
The cheapest way from Niihama to Matsuyama is by coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 20, 2026. That journey takes 1h 43m 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 Niihama to Matsuyama?
The fastest way from Niihama to Matsuyama is by train, at 1h 14m door to door. Only 30m 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 €21.24.
When should I book Niihama to Matsuyama?
Fares from Niihama to Matsuyama bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 11 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Niihama to Matsuyama?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Niihama to Matsuyama, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Niihama to Matsuyama?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Niihama to Matsuyama, 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 service from Niihama to Matsuyama?
No operator record names Niihama to Matsuyama directly. Shikoku Railway Company, 伊予鉄バス publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Niihama to Matsuyama?
33 percent of the services we sell from Niihama to Matsuyama are direct. The rest connect at Mihara, Onomichi, Kure, Kochi, with about 53 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 Niihama to Matsuyama produce?
Traveling from Niihama to Matsuyama by coach produces about 1.6 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 1.9 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Niihama to Matsuyama use?
Services from Niihama to Matsuyama by train leave from Niihama Station and arrive at Matsuyama 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 Niihama to Matsuyama?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Niihama to Matsuyama 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 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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Niihama to Matsuyama on September 17, 2026: 59 km of route against 52 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 1h 14m 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 Matsuyama a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Matsuyama and across Japan
Day trips that leave Matsuyama in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Niihama reaches 19 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 44 to 107 km. Matsuyama reaches 45 places in 4 countries, from 43 to 1,461 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Niihama
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
Arriving in Matsuyama
Leaving Matsuyama
- 45Places you can leave for
- 4Countries
- 13Operators