Matsuyama Sightseeing Port

Timetable

Boarding gate・Boarding Guide

Boarding gate Destination
Gate A Super Jet Hiroshima・Kure
Gate C Ferry Hiroshima・Kure
Gate E Ferry Kokura
How to board
Passengers only
After the boarding procedure at the ticket office on the first floor in the terminal building, go on board from Gate A · C or E
Vehicle embarkation (please have the vehicle inspection certificate)
After the boarding procedure at the vehicle ticket office, please wait for the boarding guide. Park your car at each ferry Parking Lot while waiting.

Matsuyama ～ Kure・Hiroshima Ferry

Ishizaki Kisen Reservation Center 089-953-1003 (Matsuyama ～ Kure～ Hiroshima)
Ishizaki Kisen operation status
Passenger fare (single to Kure 2,720 yen) (single to Hiroshima 3,670 yen)
Regarding the vehicle fare and various discounts, please refer to the webpage of each ferry company.
Because of regular inspections or other reasons, there may be suspended service or schedule changes. Please check the webpage in advance.
Passenger embarkation
・Ticket sales will start 30 minutes before departure.
・Embarkation will start 10 minutes before departure.
Vehicle embarkation
・Ticket sales will start after the previous ferry’s departure.
・Embarkation will start 10 minutes before departure.
Time required (Kure 1 hour and 55 minutes) (Hiroshima 2 hours and 40 minutes)
Matsuyama Sightseeing Port → Kure Port → Hiroshima Port
06:25   08:20   09:05
08:25   10:20   11:05 
09:35   11:30    12:15
11:05   13:00   13:45
12:15   14:10   14:55
14:15   16:10   16:55
15:20   17:15   18:00
16:50   18:45   19:30
18:05   20:00   20:45
20:10   22:05   22:50 
Hiroshima Port → Kure Port → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port
05:45    ―   08:10
06:45   07:30   09:25
08:15   09:00   10:55
09:20   10:05   12:00
11:20   12:05   14:00 
12:25   13:10   15:05
13:55   14:40   16:35
15:10   15:55   17:50
17:15   18:00   19:55
19:45   20:30   22:25 
(revised on August first in 2011)

Matsuyama ～ Kure・Hiroshima Super Jet

Ishizaki Kisen Reservation Center 089-953-1003 (Matsuyama ～ Kure～ Hiroshima)
Ishizaki Kisen operation status
Passenger fare (one way to Kure 5,650 yen) (one way to Hiroshima 7,230 yen)
Regarding the various discounts, please refer to the webpage of the ferry companies.
Because of regular inspections or other reasons, there may be a case of suspended service or schedule changes.
Please check the webpage in advance.
・Ticket sales will start 50 minutes before departure.
・Embarkation will start 10 minutes before departure.
Time required (Direct service to Hiroshima 1 hour and 8 minutes) (Indirect service to Kure 55 minutes and to Hiroshima 1 hour and 17 minutes)
Matsuyama Sightseeing Port → Kure Port → Hiroshima Port
07:00   →   08:08
08:00   08:55   09:17
09:00   →   10:08
10:00   10:55   11:17
11:30   →   12:38
13:00   13:55   14:17
14:30   →   15:38
16:00   16:55   17:17
17:00   →   18:08
18:00   18:55   19:17
19:00   →   20:08
20:30
   21:25   21:47
Hiroshima Port → Kure Port → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port
07:30   07:53   08:47
08:30   →   09:38
09:30   09:53   10:47
10:30   →   11:38
12:00   12:23   13:17
13:30   →   14:38
15:00   15:23   16:17
16:30   →   17:38
17:30   17:53   18:47
18:30   →   19:38
19:30   19:53   20:47
21:00   →   22:08
(revised on October first in 2014)

Matsuyama ～ Kokura ferry

Operation status
Matsuyama・Kokura ferry Co., Ltd. 089-967-7180
Matsuyama・Kokura ferry operation status
Passenger fare (second class, one way 6,100 yen During the busy period 6,600 yen)
For more information about the vehicle fare, each class’s passenger fare and various discounts, please refer to the webpage of the ferry company.
Because of regular inspections or other reasons, there may be suspended service or schedule changes. Please check the webpage in advance.
・Ticket sales will start at 20:30.
・Embarkation will start between 21:00 and 21:20.
Time required (about 7 hours and 5 minutes)
Matsuyama Sightseeing Port → Kokura Port
21:55   05:00
Kokura Port → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port
21:55   05:00

Guide for various facilities

First floor

  • Board Walk
    Relax yourself feeling the seasonal breeze until your embarkation.
  • Matsuyama Kankoko Meisan Shop (Iyotetsu Kaikan)
    To preserve your memories of Matsuyama, please bring back some local products as souvenirs. We hope you will share good and happy memories with your family and friends who are waiting for you to come home.
  • Matsuyama Kankoko Miyagehin Shop (Ishizaki Kisen)
    Please bring back some local sweets with your good memories, such as ‘Harukagumo’ by Utsuboya or ‘Ichida no kumo’ by Poem, which were inspired by ‘Sakanoue no kumo.’ (A novel by Shiba Ryotaro. Some characters in the novel are from Matsuyama).
  • Vending machine・telephone・coin locker・ATM machine
    Coin locker size H.115cm×W.34cm×D.54cm
    Fare per day 600yen(3 lockers)400 yen 300yen(5 lockers)
    ATM machine week days Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
  • Ticket sales counter
    Please come to the counter for the embarkation procedure before boarding.
  • Information center
    Please come to us for the tourism and accommodation information in Matsuyama city.
    Information center of Japan Ryokan Association at Matsuyama Sightseeing Port

Second floor

  • Café Restaurant Tsukumo Harbor Terrace
    A port cafe with pictures quescenery has been newly opened.Enjoy the various dishes and café menu overlooking the beautiful and calm scenery of Seto Inland Sea. You can also feel the pleasant sea breeze on the open terrace.
  • Wedding Space Bay Claire
    With the superb 180 degree panorama view of the sky and the sea, your dream wedding comes true. Enjoy the day as if you were in a resort with your important guests. Your day will be filled with an excitement and a relaxed feeling.
  • Meeting room
    Day off Open all year round Business day 8:00 am 10:00 pm
    Please use for meetings or lectures. For more information, contact Matsuyama Sightseeing Port terminal Co., Ltd.
  • South bridge passage
    Setouchi Inland Sea will welcome you as soon as you get through the boarding gate. The sea breeze brushing your face excites you with a good expectation on your new journey.

Parking lot(needs a fee) / Bike Parking Lot(free of charge)

Terminal guide chart

  • Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Terminal Parking Lot Telephone 089-967-6667

    Business day and hours
    Business day / Open all year round
    Business hours / 4:00am - 11:00pm
    Parking fee
    50 minutes 100 yen
    7 hours 30 minutes or more up to 24 hours / 1,000 yen fixed 24 hours or more / 7 hours 30 minutes ~ 24 hours every 1,000 yen + required fee per hour
    Capacity of the Parking Lot
    266 cars
    (Vehicle size up to H. 2.1m、W. 1.8m、L. 5.0m)

  • Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Terminal Bike Parking Telephone 089-967-6667

    Business day and hours
    Business day / Open all year round
    Business hours / 24 hours
    Bike parking fee / Free of charge

FREESPOT(Public Wireless LAN Spot Service)

The free wireless Wi-Fi is available at the lobby on the first and the second floor in Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Terminal.
How to connect FREESPOT webpage

Posters・Pamphlets Exhibition Corner

There are some tourism posters and pamphlets.
(4 prefectures in Shikoku・Hiroshima・Fukuoka and so on. There are about 125 posters and 300 pamphlets)
Please utilize to plan your trips.
Exhibition

Access

Access to Matsuyama Sightseeing Port

Access to Matsuyama city from Matsuyama Sightseeing Port

Guiding chart of the connections from Matsuyama Sightseeing Port

Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Limousine Bus Route

Destination Taxi
(mid-size)		 Limousine bus
(from Matsuyama Sightseeing Port)		 Suburb Train
(from Takahama Station)
Matsuyama Airport 20 minutes Transit at JR Matsuyama Station Transit at Matsuyama City Station or Otemachi Station
2660yen
JR Matsuyama Station 20 minutes 20 minutes Get off at Otemachi Station 5 minutes’ walk
2740yen 620yen
Matsuyama Castle 20 minutes 10 minutes’ walk from Okaido Transit at Mastuyama Shieki
3060yen
Matsuyama City Station 20 minutes 26 minutes 20 minutes
2980yen 670yen 420yen
Dogo Onsen 25 minutes 43minutes Transit at Mastuyama Shieki
3220yen 780yen

※8 minutes’ walk from Matsuyama Sightseeing Port to Takahama Station
2 minutes by Takahama Station - Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Contact bus (Fare 100yen)
※The time and the fare are subject to be changed.

Transit Time Schedule

Dogo Onsen Mae Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Limousine Bus

Operation Status Iyotetsudou Co., Ltd. Automobile Department 089-948-3172
Time required (about 43minutes) Fare(single adult 780yen)(single child 390yen)
Dogo Onsen Station(Leaving) → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port(Arriving) Matsuyama Sightseeing Port(Leaving) → Dogo Onsen Mae(Arriving)
06:56
   07:35   05:15   05:58
07:56   08:35   08:57   09:40
08:56   09:35   09:48   10:31
10:26   11:05   10:57   11:40
11:56   12:35   11:48   12:31
13:26   14:05   13:27   14:10
14:56   15:35   14:50   15:33
15:56   16:35   16:27   17:10
16:56   17:35   17:48   18:31
17:56   18:35   18:57   19:40
18:56   19:35   19:48   20:31
20:41   21:20   Matsuyama Sightseeing Port(Leaving) → Matsuyama City Station(final stop)
  21:00   21:26
15:56   16:35   22:15   22:41
16:56   17:35   22:35   23:01
(revised on September 1st in 2017)
The buses leaving Matsuyama Sightseeing Port at 21:00,22:15 and 22:35 don’t go farther than Matsuyama City Station.
For Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Route
Dogo Onsen Station → Ehime Prefecture Residents Culture Hall (Himegin Hall)Mae → Okaido(Mitsukoshi Mae) → Ehime Newspaper Company(front of Hotel JAL City) → JR Matsuyama Station → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port
From Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Route
Matsuyama Sightseeing Port → JR Matsuyama Station → Ehime Newspaper Company(front of Hotel JAL City) → Matsuyama City Station → Okaido→ Ehime Prefecture Residents Culture Hall (Himegin Hall) → Dogo Onsen Station

Matsuyama City Station Takahama Station Iyotetsu Suburb Train

Iyotetsudou Transportation Department
Time required(about 21 minutes) Fare(single adult 420yen)(single child 210 yen)
Matsuyama City Station(Leaving) → Takahama Station(Arriving) Takahama Station(Leaving) → Matsuyama City Station(Arriving)
05:50 06:11   05:50   06:11
06:22   06:43 06:15 06:36
06:37   07:01 06:47 07:08
※06:55   07:16 07:10 07:31
07:10   07:31   ※07:24   07:45
※07:23   07:44   07:36   07:57
07:35   07:56   ※07:47   08:08
※07:45   08:06   07:59   08:20
07:58   08:20   ※08:13   08:34
※08:11   08:33   08:27   08:48
08:21   08:45   ※08:40   09:01
08:45   09:06   08:58   09:19
09:00   09:21   09:13   09:34
09:15   09:36   09:28   09:49
09:30   09:51   09:43   10:04
09:45   10:06   09:58   10:19
10:00   10:21   10:13   10:34
10:15   10:36   10:28   10:49
10:30   10:51  
Every 15 minutes during this period
10:45   11:06   20:13   20:34
Every 15 minutes during this period
   20:28   20:49
20:30   20:51   20:43   21:04
21:00   21:21   21:05   21:26
21:30   21:51   21:35   21:56
22:00   22:21   22:00   22:21
22:40   23:01   22:30   22:51
※No service on Sundays・holidays・happy Mondays

Takahama Station - Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Contact bus

Iyotetsu Bus Saya Office 089-972-2511
Time required(about 2 minutes) Fare(single adult 100yen)(single child 50yen)
Takahama Station(Leaving) → Matsuyama Sightseeing Port(Arriving) Matsuyama Sightseeing Port(Leaving) → Takahama Station(Arriving)
06:44   06:46   06:50   06:52
07:02   07:04   07:06   07:08
07:09   07:11   07:13   07:15
07:17   07:19   07:26   07:28
07:32   07:34   07:40   07:42
07:45   07:47   07:49   07:51
07:57   07:59   08:01   08:03
08:07   08:09   08:15   08:17
08:21   08:23   08:30   08:32
08:34   08:36   08:40   08:42
08:46   08:48   08:52   08:54
08:55   08:57   09:03   09:05
09:07   09:09   09:15   09:17
09:22   09:24   09:30   09:32
09:37   09:39   09:45   09:47
09:52   09:54   10:00   10:02
10:07 10:09 10:30 10:32
10:22   10:24  
Every 15 minutes during this period
10:37   10:39   20:15   20:17
Every 15 minutes during this period
   20:30   20:32
20:52   20:54   20:48   20:50
21:22   21:24   21:18   21:20
21:52   21:54   21:48   21:50

Matsuyama City Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Taxi

Ehime Prefecture Hire and Taxi Association 089-941-3574
Time required(about 25 minutes) Fare(compact size taxi 550yen～)(mid-size taxi 560yen～) estimate
Destination → Compact size taxi Mid-size taxi estimated time
Mitsuhama   1,210yen 1,300yen 10 minutes
Matsuyama Airport   2,410yen 2,660yen 20 minutes
JR Matsuyama Station   2,490yen 2,740yen 20 minutes
Matsuyama City Station   2,650yen 2,980yen 20 minutes
Rope Way   2,730yen 3,060yen 20 minutes
Ichiban Cho   2,810yen 3,140yen 25 minutes
Dogo Onsen   2,890yen  3,220yen 25 minutes
Note 1:The taxi fare might vary depending upon the traffic because they account for both the distance and the time.
Note 2: The estimated fare above includes tax.

Rent-a -car

Ishizaki Kisen Rent-a-car 089-953-1003

Times Rent-a-car Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Shop 089-953-1494

These are rent-a-car companies near Matsuyama Sightseeing Port Terminal.
Please contact each company for the fare or more detailed information,

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