Ferries to Kure

Ferries from Kure to Matsuyama, Onomichi and Setoda, run by Setonaikai Kisen.

Ferry routes from Kure

Every route from Kure at a glance.

Ports and terminals

Kure

Town port

Terminals: Chuo-Sanbashi-Terminal, Takaramachi 4, Kure, Praefektur Hiroshima; Linear Jet nach Matsuyama an Liegeplatz 3

The ferry port of Kure is in Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. From here you can reach 4 destinations, among them Matsuyama, Onomichi and Mihara. Together the services add up to as many as 25 departures a day. Crossings take between 2 and 3.5 hours. The port is served by Setonaikai Kisen.

Getting there and the terminal

The ships leave from the Chūō-Sanbashi terminal, the city's central landing stage. The address is Takaramachi 4 in Kure. The building bundles several berths, and here they matter: the Linear Jet to Matsuyama leaves from berth 3. Which berth applies to your service is in the operator's timetable, because Setonaikai Kisen serves several destinations from Kure with different types of vessel.

Check-in

Setonaikai Kisen opens check-in 30 minutes before departure. You have to have completed the formalities and be at the berth no later than 10 minutes before departure. That leaves little slack: the check-in window is only 20 minutes wide, and if you miss it you wait for the next departure. On the frequent services to Matsuyama that is bearable; on the rarer sailings to Onomichi, Mihara and Setoda it costs you half a day.