Arriving in Takamatsu: the Airport Bus, Kotoden Trains and the Ferry to Naoshima
How to get from Takamatsu Airport into the city on the limousine bus since its October 2026 fare change, how to pay, the Kotoden train passes, the ferry to Naoshima, and what the ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass covers.
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Takamatsu is the gateway to Shikoku and to the art islands of the Seto Inland Sea. Kotoden Bus runs the limousine bus from the airport into town, and the ferry terminal is one of its stops. If Shikoku is part of a longer rail trip, the ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass and its 1 December price change are in our pass guide, and Matsuyama has its own arrival guide.
The airport limousine bus
Kotoden Bus lists these fares, revised on 1 October 2026. Children pay half.
| To | Adult |
|---|---|
| Takamatsu Station, stop 3 | 1,300 yen |
| Ferry terminal | 1,300 yen |
| Kawaramachi, stop 2 | 1,000 yen |
| Ritsurin Koen-mae | 1,000 yen |
The bus takes about 40 minutes to Takamatsu Station. Every bus runs with the flights: it leaves about 15 minutes after a domestic arrival and about 45 minutes after an international one, and waits if the flight is late. The timetable changes every month.
Buy a ticket from the machine at the airport, or pay when you get off. Kotoden Bus takes cash, its own IruCa card, nationwide IC cards (Suica, ICOCA, PASMO, PiTaPa, manaca, nimoca, SUGOCA, Hayakaken, TOICA and Kitaca) and tap-to-pay credit and debit cards.
Kotoden trains
Kotoden runs the trains around Takamatsu and out to Kotohira. Kotoden says Suica, ICOCA and the other nationwide IC cards have worked on its trains and buses since 2 March 2019. It sells these passes for the trains:
| Pass | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|
| 1-day pass | 1,600 yen | 800 yen |
| Digital pass, 24 hours | 1,500 yen | 750 yen |
| Digital pass, 48 hours | 2,800 yen | 1,400 yen |
The airport bus timetable moves every month, and the digital passes live on your phone. With Saily set up at home you have data from the arrivals hall, and on a longer trip one Saily profile is topped up for each country.
JR Shikoku’s ALL SHIKOKU Rail Pass also covers every Kotoden line, but not bus routes.
The ferry to Naoshima
Shikoku Kisen sails from Takamatsu Port to Miyanoura on Naoshima:
| Adult | Child | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry | 680 yen | 340 yen | About 50 minutes |
| High-speed boat | 1,590 yen | 800 yen | About 30 minutes |
One-way tickets are valid only on the day you buy them. High-speed boat tickets are sold only at their own counter, a 3-minute walk from the ferry ticket office, and Shikoku Kisen accepts only cash for them. Children’s fares are for ages 6 to 12.
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.
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