Kyoto to Miyajima by train and ferry: time and fare

Ways from Kyoto to Miyajima

Times and fares from each railway's, bus company's and airport's own timetables for Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Nozomi + JR Sanyo Line + JR West Miyajima Ferry

Riding time

140 min

Fare

12,470 yen

Change at

Miyajimaguchi

From

Kyoto Station

To

Miyajima ferry pier

Fastest

2 h 10 min to Miyajimaguchi (Nozomi 13, 10:02 → 12:12)

Then

JR West Miyajima Ferry from Miyajimaguchi ferry pier to Miyajima ferry pier: 10 min, 200 yen; 53 sailings a day, first 06:25, last 22:42

Riding time

2 h 20 min in all, plus the change at Miyajimaguchi

Fare in all

12,470 yen = Nozomi + Sanyo Line 12,270 yen + JR ferry 200 yen

First train to Miyajimaguchi

05:02 → 08:06 (Local train)

Last train to Miyajimaguchi

22:14 → 00:31 (Nozomi 89)

The riding time adds the two rides; allow time to change at Miyajimaguchi. The first and last trains are for the ride to Miyajimaguchi.

The crossing takes about 10 minutes. A Miyajima visitor tax of 100 yen is charged on top of the fare when you land on the island. The Japan Rail Pass and the JR-WEST Rail Pass cover this ferry. Sailings leaving Miyajimaguchi from 9:10 to 16:10 pass close to the Great Torii.

Miyajima to Kyoto

The same services run the other way.

JR ferry from Miyajima ferry pier: first and last

first 05:45, last 22:14

Shinkansen from Miyajimaguchi: first train

05:11 → 07:43 (Sanyo Line)

Shinkansen from Miyajimaguchi: last train

21:22 → 00:09 (Sanyo Line)

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