Information on International & Nearby Airports
Nearby Airports
- Hiroshima Airport
- Fukuoka Airport
- Kansai Airport, Osaka
- Narita Airport / Haneda Airport (Tokyo)
1. Hiroshima Airport → Hiroshima University Hospital
(approximately 52 km takes around 60 minutes)
- Airport Limousine Bus (about 45 minutes):
- Fare: ¥1,500 (one way)
- Purchase: Ticket booth inside the airport
- Destination: Hiroshima Station
- From Hiroshima Station (about 15 minutes):
- Take bus #312 or #322 to Daigakubuyoin-mae (Hiroshima University Hospital)
- Fare: ¥240 (one way)
2. Fukuoka Airport → Hiroshima City
(approximately 262 km)
Take a subway or taxi to Hakata Station (roughly 5–20 minutes depending on mode of transport)
- Shinkansen tickets available at any station counter (about 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes).
- Day and Night Bus (JR, Willer Express, etc.) available (3 hours 20 minutes).
- Online Bus Ticket Purchase: Willer Travel
- Online Shinkansen Booking: JR Central
3. Kansai Airport, Osaka →
Hiroshima City
(roughly 340 km)
- By train: Take the JR Haruka Express from Kansai Airport to Shin-Osaka (~50 minutes), then the Shinkansen to Hiroshima (~1 hour 30–40 minutes). Total travel time is around 2.5–3 hours.
- Shinkansen tickets available at any station counter.
- Day and Night Bus (JR, Willer Express, etc.) available (roughly 4–5 hours by car).
4. Narita / Haneda (Tokyo) → Hiroshima
- Easiest option: Book a domestic flight to Hiroshima.
- Narita International Airport (NRT) → Hiroshima City
- Straight-line distance: ~680 km
- By domestic flight: ~1 hour 30 minutes to Hiroshima Airport, then ~45 minutes by bus to Hiroshima City
- By train: Narita Express to Tokyo Station (~1 hour), then Shinkansen to Hiroshima (~4 hours) — total about 5–5.5 hours travel time
- Haneda Airport (HND) → Hiroshima City
- Straight-line distance: ~670 km
- By domestic flight: ~1 hour 30 minutes to Hiroshima Airport, then ~45 minutes by bus to Hiroshima City
- By train: Tokyo Monorail or Keikyu Line to Tokyo Station (~20–30 minutes), then Shinkansen to Hiroshima (~4 hours) — total about 4.5–5 hours travel time
5. Getting Around Hiroshima City
- Local bus fare: ¥240 (one way) for most destinations.
- Best Option: Purchase an IC Card at Hiroshima Station JR ticket booth.
- Rechargeable and reusable.
- Simply tap on the card reader when boarding—no need to buy a ticket each time.
Information of international airports:
Possible nearby airports:
Hiroshima airport
Fukuoaka airport
Osaka airport
Narita airport
- From Hiroshima airport there is airport limousine bus (1500yen one way) to Hiroshima station. Limousine bus ticket can be purchased inside the airport- ticket booth. From Hiroshima station bus to Hiroshima University hospital number bus number 312, 322 (daigakubuyion mae). (240yen one way)
- From Fukuoaka to Hiroshima City there is night bus- willer express. Shinkansen tickets are available all the station counters anytime.
- Online purchase ticket of bus https://willer-travel.com/en/?mid=157&aid=557&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1618544557&gbraid=0AAAAAD0TnDw163iVxddG6LzCwOd6qms3I&gclid=CjwKCAjw7_DEBhAeEiwAWKiCC0Zl6j79yqJd1o8AFr1P09R-24Fb6pwHicwCL2ovAM8mf2cTZELj8xoCMAIQAvD_BwE
- Shinkansen: https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/onlinebooking/
- From Osaka to Hiroshima City there is night bus- willer express. Shinkansen tickets are available all the station counters anytime.
- From Narita airport/ Hanada airport (Tokyo) – best option without hassle is to book air ticket to Hiroshima from spring nature air ticket https://en.ch.com
- Other airlines JAL https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/ja/
- Inside Hiroshima City the local bus fare is 240 yen one way to most of the travel destinations inside the city. The best option is to purchase a IC card from the Hiroshima station JR train ticket booth and recharge the card. Each time you travel- just punch on the IC card reader so that no need to buy tickets each time.
Access link to the conference venue:
https://www.koujin-med.jp/hall/access/
Shinkansen/bus/train ticket links from those airports to Hiroshima station: