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Baggage claim conveyor belt with a suitcase in the arrivals area of Takamatsu Airport

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Takamatsu Airport to central Takamatsu: how to get out of the airport

Getting from Takamatsu Airport into central Takamatsu — 45 minutes at the quickest, plus the lounges and ATMs inside and what happens after you land.

The way into Shikoku from the north, and the closest airport to the Seto Inland Sea art islands.

Getting from Takamatsu Airport into central Takamatsu

What the airport itself publishes for each way in.

Ways into central Takamatsu from Takamatsu Airport, from the airport's own access pages
RouteTransportToTimeFare
Limousine busThe stop is Takamatsu Station and the ferry terminal. On the way the bus stops at Ritsurin Koen-mae, about 23 minutes and 1,000 yen from the airport.BusJR Takamatsu Station45min1300yen
Limousine busBusRitsurin Garden23min1000yen
Airport busBusJR Kotohira Station48min2000yen
TaxiTaxiJR Takamatsu Station—6300yen (estimate)
TaxiTaxiRitsurin Garden east gate—5400yen (estimate)
How long each way in takes
  1. Bus to JR Takamatsu Station45 min
  2. Bus to Ritsurin Garden23 min
  3. Bus to JR Kotohira Station48 min
Limousine bus
The stop is Takamatsu Station and the ferry terminal. On the way the bus stops at Ritsurin Koen-mae, about 23 minutes and 1,000 yen from the airport.

Step by step from Takamatsu Airport

Every route we cover, with first and last departures and where to board: airport transfers.

Inside Takamatsu Airport

Opening hours, lounges, cash, SIM rental and free Wi-Fi at Takamatsu Airport, as the airport lists them on its own pages.

Opening hours
05:45–22:00; the hours can change with flight operations.
Lounge
Lounge Sanuki, 2F, east side of the domestic departure lobby, before security (06:00 until the last flight's security check closes) — 1,100 yen for 2 hours at the door, or free with some gold credit cards; Priority Pass not accepted.
Rest area
Rest corner for Ohenro pilgrims, 1F, east side of the arrival lobby.
Nearby hotel
APA Hotel <Takamatsu Airport>, near the airport, not in the terminal; free shuttle for guests.
Currency exchange
Foreign currency exchange machine (no staffed counter), 1F international arrival lobby (in front of the Jetstar counter) (09:00–21:00).
ATMs
114 Bank, a shared JA Bank Kagawa and Kagawa Bank machine, and AEON Bank, 1F.
SIM and pocket Wi-Fi
Prepaid SIM cards (5 GB for 5 days, 2,500 yen), 1F arrival lobby, at the Information Center (08:00–20:00); Self Wi-Fi rental "WiFiBOX" by Telecom Square (reserve online), 1F arrival lobby, next to the coin lockers.
Free Wi-Fi
Networks Airport Free (2.4 GHz) and Airport Free_a (5 GHz).
Leaving a bag
ecbo cloak, 1F arrival lobby, Information Center (08:30–19:00).
Sending a bag on
Same-day luggage delivery to eligible hotels in central Takamatsu, 1F arrival lobby, Information Center (reception 08:00–12:00); FamilyMart Takamatsu Airport (parcel delivery also available), 2F (06:15–20:00).
More in the terminal
Observation deck
3F.
Duty-free shop
Duty Free Shop (after immigration, international flights only), 2F international boarding area (from 90 minutes before the international departure until departure).
Pharmacy
Simple over-the-counter items such as motion-sickness medicine at 2F FamilyMart (no clinic or pharmacy), 2F (06:15–20:00).

Frequently asked questions

What is the quickest way from Takamatsu Airport into central Takamatsu?

The Limousine bus to JR Takamatsu Station, which the airport puts at about 45 minutes. The fare is 1,300 yen.

What is the cheapest way from Takamatsu Airport into central Takamatsu?

The Limousine bus to JR Takamatsu Station, at 1,300 yen. It takes about 45 minutes.

Is there a lounge at Takamatsu Airport?

Yes: Lounge Sanuki (2F) — 1,100 yen for 2 hours at the door, or free with some gold credit cards; Priority Pass not accepted.

Getting online

This is a smaller airport, so arrange an eSIM before you fly rather than counting on a counter in the arrivals hall.

eSIM
Bought before you leave home and installed over Wi-Fi, so you land connected. Needs a phone that takes an eSIM and is not carrier-locked.
Prepaid SIM
Sold at the arrivals counters and vending machines at the larger airports. You swap your physical SIM — keep the old one safe.
Pocket Wi-Fi
A rented router for several devices at once. Picked up and dropped back at the airport counter, or posted back.
Free Wi-Fi
Available in the terminal. It stops when you leave the building.

What happens between the plane and the exit

The same order at every international airport in Japan.

  1. Quarantine — a health check as you come off the aircraft.
  2. Immigration — fingerprints and a facial photograph, for everyone aged 16 and over, then the landing permission seal in your passport.
  3. Baggage claim.
  4. Animal and plant quarantine — before customs. Meat, fruit, vegetables, seeds and plants go to this counter first.
  5. Customs — green channel with nothing to declare, red channel otherwise.

Register on Visit Japan Web before you fly and you get one 2D code that covers both immigration and customs. You need a phone or tablet to show it.

What you can and cannot carry is in our what you can bring to Japan table, and the baggage allowance for your airline is in the airline baggage rules.

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  3. Inside the airport: Opening hours, Nearby hotel, PharmacyTakamatsu Airport
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  5. Inside the airport: Rest areaTakamatsu Airport
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  9. Inside the airport: SIM and pocket Wi-FiTakamatsu Airport
  10. Inside the airport: Free Wi-FiTakamatsu Airport
  11. Inside the airport: Leaving a bagTakamatsu Airport
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  14. Inside the airport: Observation deckTakamatsu Airport
  15. Inside the airport: Duty-free shopTakamatsu Airport