Arriving in Matsuyama: the Airport Bus, Iyotetsu Trams and the Day Ticket
How to get from Matsuyama Airport to JR Matsuyama Station, the city centre and Dogo Onsen on the limousine bus, why a Suica or ICOCA card saves 20 yen a ride, the tram fare since April 2026, and the digital day ticket that includes the airport bus.
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Iyotetsu runs the limousine bus from Matsuyama Airport and the trams around the city, so one operator covers most of your first day. If Matsuyama is one stop on a tour of Shikoku, Takamatsu has its own arrival guide, and the ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass and its 1 December price change are in our pass guide.
The airport limousine bus
Iyotetsu lists these adult fares from the airport:
| To | Cash | IC card |
|---|---|---|
| JR Matsuyama Station | 1,000 yen | 980 yen |
| Matsuyama-shi Station | 1,000 yen | 980 yen |
| Okaido | 1,200 yen | 1,180 yen |
| Dogo Onsen Station | 1,200 yen | 1,180 yen |
Children pay half, rounded up to the next 10 yen. The airport puts JR Matsuyama Station about 15 minutes away, Matsuyama-shi Station about 20 and Dogo Onsen about 40.
You pay when you get off, into the fare box. The lower fare applies to nationwide IC cards, mobile ones included, and to Iyotetsu’s Mican app. Iyotetsu’s pages do not mention paying with a bank card. The timetable for 25 October to 30 November 2026 follows the flights, with no fixed interval.
Trams
Iyotetsu’s city trams have charged a flat 250 yen for an adult since 1 April 2026, up from 230 yen. With a nationwide IC card such as ICOCA or Suica, or the Mican app, it is 230 yen. Children pay half the adult fare, and 10 yen less by IC card. You cannot top up an IC card on a tram or bus.
The Botchan Train, a replica steam train on the tram tracks, runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays only, not from 30 December to 3 January. It costs 1,300 yen for an adult and 650 yen for a child, and takes nationwide IC cards.
The day ticket
Iyotetsu’s City Tram and Limousine Bus 1Day Ticket costs 2,300 yen for an adult and 1,150 yen for a child. It covers every tram line except the Botchan Train, the airport limousine bus and the limousine bus to Matsuyama Tourist Port, for one day. It is digital only, sold in the Mican app and Jorudan’s Norikae Annai app, with no paper version.
Both apps need a connection before you board, and the airport bus times follow the flights. Saily, set up before you fly, has you online in the arrivals hall. If Shikoku is one leg of a longer trip, add the next country to the same Saily profile.
Emergency numbers
The Japan National Tourism Organization lists 110 for police and 119 for fire and ambulance. Its Japan Visitor Hotline, 050-3816-2787, runs 24 hours a day in English, Chinese and Korean.
Saily, a data eSIM you install before you fly and top up per country Our full write-up. (affiliate link)