Osaka to Hiroshima bullet train

How to take a bullet train from Osaka to Hiroshima?

Form Osaka to Hiroshima, the fastest and most convenient way is to take a bullet train. The bullet train departure Station is called Shin-Osaka station, The arrival station is called Hiroshima station. The fastest bullet train takes 1hr21min from Osaka to Hiroshima, it costs 10950 yen on way. It departs about every 10 minutes.

Osaka to Hiroshima by Shinkansen

The Shin-Osaka is about 30min by car from the Osaka city center. If your party size is over 5 people or you travel with kids/Senior citizens, you can consider to reserve a station drop off service. If you group size is small or just young people, you can consider to take metro to reach Shin-Osaka station, which is also convenient and cheap, cost about 500 yen per person.

For the way to buy the bullet train tickets from Osaka to Hiroshima, you can buy the bullet train one way by one way. But there is a smart way. You can buy 5 Days JR Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass, which cost 17000 yen, You will get unlimited travel on the bullet train between Shin-Osaka and Hiroshima, and unlimited travel on the JR ferry to Miyajima. What’s more, you can use it from Osaka Kansai airport to Kyoto to Osaka, very cost-effective. The 5 Days JR Kansai Hiroshima Area Pass including 6 times seat reserved free. In low travel season, you can just take the bullet train non-reserved seats from Osaka to Hiroshima, car 1-3 are for non-reserved seats. You can choose any one.

After you take a bullet train to Hiroshima station, how to visit Hiroshima? I will recommend you reserve a private guide tour from Diper Tour. Because in Hiroshima, the join-in group tour is very expensive, as long as the group size reaches to 2 people, you can choose private guide tour, which cost less than the big group and you can get a professional tour guide. The guide will meet you at the Hiroshima station around 10:00 a.m. Then take public transportation to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum, Atomic Bomb Dome, then Head to Miyajima by bus & ferry, visit the Itsukushima Shrine, after that, the guide will see you off at the Hiroshima station before 18:00, you can take bullet train from Hiroshima back to Osaka in the same day. Or you can stay overnight at the hotel nearby the Hiroshima station, back to Osaka next day. After you reach to Shin-Osaka station, if you reserve our station pick-up service, our driver will pick you up and drive you back to your hotel.

About the best Tide time for torii gate, you can check the tide time Miyajima online in advance. If you want to see the perfect torii gate on the sea, you must ensure that the tide level is above 250cm. The tide time determines the order of your scenic spots!! If the tide level is below 100cm, you can walk to the bottom of the torii gate, but the photo will not be unique.

If it is complicated for you to plan your Hiroshima tour from Osaka, just contact us Diper Tour, we will arrange everything (the bullet train from Osaka to Hiroshima, guide, hotels, meals, ect) for you with cost-effective price, you can just enjoy a totally relax customize Japan tour.

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