Travel to Shimonoseki
Every way to reach Shimonoseki: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Shimonoseki is reachable from 34 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 5 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin is 42 km away.
How people reach Shimonoseki
Every mode that actually calls at Shimonoseki, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 68 | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 286 km | 5 |
- 34Places you can arrive from
- 34Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators
The trip ends at Shimonoseki Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in Shimonoseki for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 56 | 82% | Iizuka, 42 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 12 | 18% | Fukuyama, 231 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Shimonoseki that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 68 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Shimonoseki
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Shimonoseki
- Shimonoseki Station
- Shin-Shimonoseki Station
- Habu Station
- 下関駅
- 下関港国際ターミナル
- Marine gate Moji
The cheapest journeys into Shimonoseki
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 20m | 62 km |
| Iizuka to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 42 km |
| Hōfu to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 59 km |
| Fukutsu to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 45 km |
| Wakasugi to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 54 km |
| Shime to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 58 km |
| Nishifukuma to Shimonoseki train | €11.88 | 1h 14m | 48 km |
| Shūnan to Shimonoseki train | €12.99 | 1h 29m | 83 km |
| Tokuyama to Shimonoseki train | €12.99 | 1h 28m | 82 km |
| Kudamatsu to Shimonoseki train | €13.54 | 1h 35m | 86 km |
| Hikari to Shimonoseki train | €14.64 | 1h 34m | 93 km |
| Kurume to Shimonoseki train | €17.39 | 1h 30m | 81 km |
| Iwakuni to Shimonoseki train | €17.94 | 1h 48m | 120 km |
| Saga to Shimonoseki train | €21.24 | 1h 39m | 100 km |
| Kumamoto to Shimonoseki train | €23.43 | 1h 53m | 130 km |
| Hiroshima to Shimonoseki train | €23.44 | 1h 58m | 148 km |
We cannot promise Shimonoseki Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Where to leave your bags in Shimonoseki
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Shimonoseki
Common questions about Travel to Shimonoseki
How can I get to Shimonoseki?
Shimonoseki is reachable by 1 mode on our network, from 34 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 5 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Shimonoseki?
The cheapest way into Shimonoseki is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 34 origins we sell into Shimonoseki over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Shimonoseki?
The fastest journey into Shimonoseki is by train, at 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 42 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Shimonoseki have?
Shimonoseki has 6 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Shimonoseki Station, Shin-Shimonoseki Station, Habu Station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Shimonoseki from within 200 km?
56 of the routes we sell into Shimonoseki start within 200 km. The nearest is Iizuka, 42 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Shimonoseki in Japan?
Shimonoseki connects to 34 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 286 km away in a straight line. Japan routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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.
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Elsewhere in Japan
The wider region
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Day trips out of Shimonoseki and across Japan
Day trips that leave Shimonoseki in the morning and cover a good part of Japan by evening.
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