Having the 14 day JR Pass, I want to go to visit (as well as other places, this is just from Osaka) Matsuyama and Hiroshima. I want to save up as much time as possible on the train trips, so, having the JR Pass, can I go from Osaka to Hiroshima, and on that same day go to Matsuyama (from Hiroshima) and stay there over night, and leave, back to Osaka, the following day? Or should I take an other route? I have heard the only way to get from Hiroshima to Matsuyama with the JR Pass is going back to Osaka, but that would take too much time. Is there a way to get there from Hiroshima? Or should I take an other route and go to Okayama and Takamatsu on the way… Any help appreciated?
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If I want to go to Matsuyama having in mind the following itinerary, how should I get there?
Mateop
about 2 years ago
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Daniel-san
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about 2 years ago
Hi there,
The fastest way by train is to take the Shinkansen to Okayama, and then a ltd express train to Matsuyama. This is possible in a day and travel on the following day to Osaka, but you still will spend many hours on the train, so you may want to spend a night longer there.
Alternatively, Takamatsu takes a little less time. I can also highly recommend a visit to Naoshima, that is not too hard to access either from Okayama.
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