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From the airport
Routes from Matsuyama Airport to sightseeing spots, for people who rent a car at the airport.
Enlarged map of the Matsuyama area
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From Matsuyama Airport
- 1Matsuyama Castle
- 2Dogo Onsen
- 3Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall (砥部焼伝統産業会館)
- 4Shimonada Station (下灘駅), Futami, Iyo
- 5Yokaichi-Gokoku townscape, Uchiko (八日市・護国の町並み)
- 6Towel Museum (タオル美術館)
- 7Imabari Castle (今治城)
- 8Omogo Gorge (Omogo Mountain Museum and Goshiki-gawara) (面河渓(面河山岳博物館・五色河原))
- 9Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso, Ozu (大洲城・臥龍山荘)
- 10Itoyama Park, Kurushima Strait Observatory (糸山公園(来島海峡展望館))
- 11Sanroku-Shimotani Station, Ishizuchi Ropeway
- 12Tsuchigoya, and the entrance of Town Road Kamegamori Line (UFO Line) (土小屋・町道瓶ヶ森線(UFOライン)の入口)
- 13Kirosan Observation Park, Oshima (亀老山展望公園(大島))
- 14Railway History Park in Saijo (鉄道歴史パーク in SAIJO / 四国鉄道文化館)
- 15Shikoku Karst, Mezuru-daira
- 16Murakami Kaizoku Museum, Oshima (村上海賊ミュージアム(大島))
- 17Oyamazumi Shrine, Omishima (大山祇神社(大三島))
- 18Unomachi townscape and Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture (卯之町の町並み・愛媛県歴史文化博物館)
- 19Minetopia Besshi (Hadeba area)
- 20Uwajima Castle (宇和島城)
- 21Nametoko Gorge (Mizugiwa Lodge and Nametoko Visitor Center Mannenso) (滑床渓谷(水際のロッジ・滑床ビジターセンター万年荘))
- 22Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields (遊子水荷浦の段畑)
- 23Sadamisaki Lighthouse (佐田岬灯台)
- 24Michi-no-Eki Kirinomori (道の駅 霧の森)
- 25Ainan Town (Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall and Sotodomari stone walls village) (愛南町(紫電改展示館・外泊の石垣の里))
From Dogo Onsen
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Niihama, Shikokuchuo
From Matsuyama Airport to Michi-no-Eki Kirinomori, taking the Matsuyama Expressway and exiting the Kochi Expressway at Shingu IC
Matsuyama Airport → Michi-no-Eki Kirinomori (道の駅 霧の森)
A route from Matsuyama Airport to Michi-no-Eki Kirinomori (道の駅 霧の森) in Shikokuchuo, using the Matsuyama Outer Ring Road, the Matsuyama Expressway, and Shingu IC on the Kochi Expressway. It covers the official travel time of 80 minutes, the car navigation warning, night closures, parking, the Monday closures from September to March, and the temporary shop.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Saijo
From Matsuyama Airport to the Railway History Park in Saijo, exiting at Iyo-Saijo IC and driving to the parking lot
Matsuyama Airport → Railway History Park in Saijo (鉄道歴史パーク in SAIJO / 四国鉄道文化館)
A route from Matsuyama Airport to the Railway History Park in Saijo (Shikoku Railway Cultural Center) in Saijo, using the Matsuyama Expressway. It covers the official travel times from the ICs, the free parking lots on the North Wing side and South Wing side, the Wednesday closing day, and the traffic restrictions for the Saijo Festival in October.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Tobe, Kumakogen, Ino (Kochi Prefecture)
From Matsuyama Airport to Tsuchigoya on the Ishizuchi Skyline and the entrance of the UFO Line (Town Road Kamegamori Line): the road, and the open season and hours
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Tsuchigoya, and the entrance of Town Road Kamegamori Line (UFO Line) (土小屋・町道瓶ヶ森線(UFOライン)の入口)
From Matsuyama Airport on National Route 33 to Kanmon, then up the Ishizuchi Skyline (Prefectural Road 12) to Tsuchigoya, and onto Town Road Kamegamori Line (UFO Line) of Ino Town, Kochi Prefecture. Gate hours, the winter closure, the one-lane UFO Line and its weekday time-based traffic restrictions, and parking and toilets at Tsuchigoya and Kamegamori, from official pages.
- Airport
- Matsuyama
From Dogo Onsen to Matsuyama Castle: Roads and Parking for Driving in the City
Dogo Onsen → Matsuyama Castle
For people who visit Dogo Onsen and Matsuyama Castle in one day. We checked the order of roads when driving, both parking lots, and the city tram's travel time and fare, using official pages and map data.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo, Uwajima, Ainan
From Matsuyama Airport to Ainan: the closed Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall and the Sotodomari stone walls village
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Ainan Town (Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall and Sotodomari stone walls village) (愛南町(紫電改展示館・外泊の石垣の里))
The route from Matsuyama Airport to Ainan, at the southern end of Ehime Prefecture, on the Matsuyama Expressway, the Uwajima Road and National Route 56. Ainan Town's guide gives about 1 hour 20 minutes from Matsuyama IC to Tsushima-Iwamatsu IC, then about 35 minutes. The Shiden-kai Exhibition Hall has been closed since September 2026. It also covers rest and fuel stops and the night closures.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Niihama
From Matsuyama Airport to Minetopia Besshi, exiting the Matsuyama Expressway at Niihama IC
Matsuyama Airport → Minetopia Besshi (Hadeba area)
A route from Matsuyama Airport to Minetopia Besshi (Hadeba area) in Niihama, using the Matsuyama Outer Ring Road and Niihama IC on the Matsuyama Expressway. It covers the official travel times, night closures, the ETC-only Niihama IC, and the closure and traffic restrictions on October 17.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to Imabari Castle, by the Imabari-Komatsu Expressway or National Route 196
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Imabari Castle (今治城)
From Matsuyama Airport to Imabari Castle. How to choose between the expressway and local roads, the road beyond Imabari Yunoura IC, and the castle's parking and visiting hours, as far as we could confirm on official pages.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to Kirosan Observation Park on Oshima, Leaving at Oshima-minami IC and Driving Up to the Summit
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Kirosan Observation Park, Oshima (亀老山展望公園(大島))
From Matsuyama Airport, enter the Shimanami Kaido at Imabari IC, cross the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge, leave at Oshima-minami IC, and drive up to the summit of Kirosan. Includes the standard car toll from Imabari IC, the parking lot construction at the summit, and the road closure on October 25.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to the Murakami Kaizoku Museum on Oshima, Leaving at Oshima-minami IC Because You Enter from the Shikoku Side
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Murakami Kaizoku Museum, Oshima (村上海賊ミュージアム(大島))
From Matsuyama Airport, enter the Shimanami Kaido at Imabari IC, leave at Oshima-minami IC, and drive to the Murakami Kaizoku Museum in Miyakubo. Covers why you cannot leave at Oshima-kita IC, the standard car toll from Imabari IC, free parking, opening hours, and the road closure on October 25.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo, Uwajima, Kihoku, Matsuno
From Matsuyama Airport to Nametoko Gorge, leaving at Mima IC and driving the mountain road of Prefectural Road 270
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Nametoko Gorge (Mizugiwa Lodge and Nametoko Visitor Center Mannenso) (滑床渓谷(水際のロッジ・滑床ビジターセンター万年荘))
From Matsuyama Airport to Nametoko Gorge in Matsuno, leaving the Matsuyama Expressway at Mima IC and driving Prefectural Roads 57, 8 and 270. The Forestry Agency gives about 120 minutes from Matsuyama IC. Also a caution about Prefectural Road 317, the gorge parking lot, night closures, and pre-set traffic restrictions.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Tobe, Kumakogen
From Matsuyama Airport to Omogo Gorge, by National Route 33 and Prefectural Road 12 to Kanmon (a road that does not enter the Ishizuchi Skyline)
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Omogo Gorge (Omogo Mountain Museum and Goshiki-gawara) (面河渓(面河山岳博物館・五色河原))
From Matsuyama Airport to Omogo Gorge in Kumakogen. Turn off National Route 33 at Mimido and take Prefectural Road 12 to the Omogo Mountain Museum. Parking, the museum's closing days, the autumn leaf season, winter and rain restrictions, and construction, from official pages.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to Oyamazumi Shrine on Omishima by the Shimanami Kaido, from Imabari-kita IC to Omishima IC
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Oyamazumi Shrine, Omishima (大山祇神社(大三島))
From Matsuyama Airport, enter the Nishiseto Expressway at Imabari-kita IC, cross three bridges, leave at Omishima IC, and go to Oyamazumi Shrine. Covers the order of the bridges and islands, standard car tolls, parking at the shrine and nearby, construction restrictions in October, and the closure for an event.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu
From Matsuyama Airport to Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso: the Matsuyama Expressway and where to leave the Ozu Road
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso, Ozu (大洲城・臥龍山荘)
The route from Matsuyama Airport to Ozu Castle and Garyu Sanso, on the Matsuyama Expressway and the free Ozu Road. It covers the interchange exits that differ from one official page to another, the night closures of the expressway, the number of spaces and fees at the castle town's parking lots, and the guidance on driving into the town.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Yawatahama, Ikata
From Matsuyama Airport to Sadamisaki Lighthouse, to the tip of the peninsula along National Route 197 (Sadamisaki Melody Line)
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Sadamisaki Lighthouse (佐田岬灯台)
From Matsuyama Airport to Sadamisaki Lighthouse, from Ozu IC on the Matsuyama Expressway onto National Route 197. From official pages: the daytime closure of Yawatahama Road, the night closures, two roadside stations on the peninsula and Yawatahama Minatto, and the promenade walk from the lighthouse parking lot.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Tobe, Kumakogen
From Matsuyama Airport to the Shikoku Karst (Mezuru-daira), the mountain roads of National Routes 33 and 440 and the winter closure
Matsuyama Airport → Shikoku Karst, Mezuru-daira
From Matsuyama Airport to Mezuru-daira in Kumakogen Town, Ehime. Written from official pages of Ehime and Kochi prefectures, it covers the timed closures on National Route 440 and Prefectural Road 36, the winter closure of Prefectural Road 383, road width, gasoline, and parking.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Masaki, Iyo
From Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station by National Route 378 (Yuyake Koyake Line), and the station parking
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Shimonada Station (下灘駅), Futami, Iyo
From Matsuyama Airport to Shimonada Station in Futami, Iyo. The route along National Route 378 (the Yuyake Koyake Line), the station parking, the city's temporary parking lot that sometimes closes on long weekends, and sunset times.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Tobe
From Matsuyama Airport to Tobe: Tobe Zoo and the Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall
Matsuyama Airport → Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall (砥部焼伝統産業会館)
From Matsuyama Airport south along National Route 33 to Tobe Zoo and the Tobe-yaki Traditional Industry Hall in Tobe. The official travel time is about 40 minutes to "near the Tobe Town Office". This article covers the night closures of the Matsuyama Outer Ring Road and the parking lots of each facility.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to the Towel Museum, Leaving at Toyo-Tanbara IC and Driving to Asakura in Imabari
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Towel Museum (タオル美術館)
From Matsuyama Airport to the Towel Museum in Asakura, Imabari. Covers the expressway exit given in the official guides, the opening status of Imabari Asakura IC, night closures, free parking, and opening hours and fees, as far as we could confirm on official pages.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko
From Matsuyama Airport to the Uchiko townscape: Matsuyama Expressway to Uchiko-Ikazaki IC
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Yokaichi-Gokoku townscape, Uchiko (八日市・護国の町並み)
The route from Matsuyama Airport to the Yokaichi-Gokoku townscape in Uchiko, leaving the Matsuyama Expressway at Uchiko-Ikazaki IC. It covers the travel times from the tourist association, the town's request to keep cars out of the townscape, the townscape parking lot, the road closure around the Uchiko-za theater (closed for repairs), and the night closures of the expressway.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo
From Matsuyama Airport to the Unomachi townscape and the Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture: leave at Seiyo-Uwa IC
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Unomachi townscape and Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture (卯之町の町並み・愛媛県歴史文化博物館)
The route from Matsuyama Airport to the Unomachi townscape in Uwa-cho, Seiyo, and the Ehime Prefectural Museum of History and Culture, leaving the Matsuyama Expressway at Seiyo-Uwa IC. It covers the toll search results, the night closures, the parking lots of the museum and the townscape, and the closing days.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo, Uwajima
From Matsuyama Airport to Uwajima Castle: the Matsuyama Expressway to Nanyo
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Uwajima Castle (宇和島城)
A long drive south on the Matsuyama Expressway from Matsuyama Airport to Uwajima Castle. The prefecture's guide gives about 1 hour 30 minutes to Uwajima Station. It covers the SAs and PAs where you can rest, the night closures of the expressway, the Shiroyama-shita parking lot and the construction at the castle entrances.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Iyo, Uchiko, Ozu, Seiyo, Uwajima
From Matsuyama Airport to the Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields: the Matsuyama Expressway and the coastal road of the Miura Peninsula
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields (遊子水荷浦の段畑)
From Matsuyama Airport to the Yusu Mizugaura terraced fields in Uwajima. The official directions say about 30 minutes from Uwajima-minami IC. It covers the free parking for 20 cars, the rule not to enter the fields, the cancelled 2026 festival, and the night closures of the expressway.
- Airport
- Matsuyama
From Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle: Ropeway Street and the Castle Parking Lot
Matsuyama Airport → Matsuyama Castle
From Matsuyama Airport to Matsuyama Castle (Okaido and the ropeway station). You can drive only as far as the parking lot, and Ropeway Street before the lot is one-way.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Saijo
From Matsuyama Airport to the foot of Mt. Ishizuchi, Sanroku-Shimotani Station of the ropeway, with winter road rules
Matsuyama Airport → Sanroku-Shimotani Station, Ishizuchi Ropeway
From Matsuyama Airport to Sanroku-Shimotani Station of the Ishizuchi Ropeway in Saijo. The official travel time is counted "from Matsuyama city", not from the airport. This article covers the rain-based closures on Prefectural Road 12 and the winter rules.
- Airport
- Matsuyama
From Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen: Roads and Parking
Matsuyama Airport → Dogo Onsen
From Matsuyama Airport to Dogo Onsen. Ehime Prefecture's guide says about 35 minutes by car. The parking lot entrance can only be used from one direction.
- Airport
- Matsuyama, Toon, Saijo, Imabari
From Matsuyama Airport to Itoyama Park, at the Gateway to the Shimanami Kaido
Matsuyama Airport (松山空港) → Itoyama Park, Kurushima Strait Observatory (糸山公園(来島海峡展望館))
From Matsuyama Airport to Itoyama Park, which looks out over the Kurushima Kaikyo Bridge. If you come from the Shikoku side, there is a rule about where to leave the expressway.