Car ferry routes to Ehime: ports, travel times, number of sailings, and fares for a regular car

Routes that carry cars from Ehime ports fall into 5 destinations

The route maps [Ehime 1], [Ehime 2], and [Ehime 3] published by the Shikoku District Transport Bureau (四国運輸局) use “F” in the ship type column to mean a car ferry. Among the routes related to Ehime, those with ship type F are divided by destination as follows.

• Osaka and Kobe: Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (Orange Ferry), from Toyo Port and Niihama-Higashi Port
• Oita: Kyushi Orange Ferry and Uwajima Unyu, from Yawatahama Port; Kokudo Kyushi Ferry, from Misaki Port
• Hiroshima: the cruise ferry of Setonaikai Kisen and Ishizaki Kisen, from Matsuyama Kanko Port
• Yamaguchi: Boyo Ferry from Mitsuhama Port, and Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry, which calls at Ihota Port
• Islands: Nakajima Kisen (from Mitsuhama Port to Nakajima and others), Gogoshima (from Takahama Port to Gogoshima island), the Niihama city ferry (Oshima and Kuroshima), Sea Seven (Oura Port and Miyakubo Port), and others

The route map also shows Kokura to Matsuyama of the Matsuyama-Kokura Ferry, but it has stopped operating (see “The Matsuyama-Kokura Ferry is still on the route map but has stopped operating” below).

Source: 一般旅客定期航路 愛媛県1（PDF、四国運輸局）, 一般旅客定期航路 愛媛県2（PDF、四国運輸局）, 一般旅客定期航路 愛媛県3（PDF、四国運輸局）

The route maps do not give fares, number of sailings, or travel times. The numbers below were taken from the official pages of the companies, cities, and towns. The boarding deadlines and the rules on the vehicle deck are in Taking a car on a ferry from an Ehime port.

How to read the fares: the length class of the car and the period they apply

The fare table of each company divides the classes by car length. The tables in this article show the one-way fare for 2 classes that match a regular car: “under 4 m” and “under 5 m”.

• For companies that set a lower limit in their classes, such as 3 m or more and under 4 m, and 4 m or more and under 5 m (Setonaikai Kisen, Nakajima Kisen, Gogoshima, Niihama City, and Sea Seven), the class of 3 m or more and under 4 m is shown as the fare for under 4 m.
• Whether the fare for one driver is included is written in the text below each table, as each company’s fare table says.
• The adjustment fee that follows the price of fuel is included in the fare at some companies and added separately at others. The tables show the amount with the adjustment fee included. For Kokudo Kyushi Ferry only, the amount is the fare table amount plus the adjustment fee.
• Some pages say from when to when a fare applies, and some do not. Where it is not written, we say so.

Car length is written like this in an example in a fare table.

4m未満（軽自動車・マーチ・フィットなど） 5m未満（プリウス・ステップワゴンなど）

Translation: “Under 4 m (kei cars, March, Fit, and so on). Under 5 m (Prius, Stepwagon, and so on).”

Source: 運賃 | 宇和島運輸フェリー

To Osaka and Kobe: night sailings from Toyo Port and Niihama-Higashi Port

Port	Company	Port at the other end	Travel time	Sailings per day	Fare for a regular car (under 4 m / under 5 m, one way)	Source
Toyo Port (東予港; Saijo City)	Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (Orange Ferry)	Osaka Nanko	The difference between departure and arrival times is 8 hours	1 in each direction (departs Toyo Port 22:00, arrives Osaka Nanko 06:00)	21,300 yen / 25,400 yen	オレンジフェリーの東予-大阪の時刻表と運賃表
Niihama-Higashi Port (新居浜東港; Niihama City)	Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry (Orange Ferry)	Kobe Rokko Port	The difference between departure and arrival times is 7 hours 20 minutes from Niihama-Higashi Port and 7 hours from Kobe Rokko Port	1 in each direction (departs Niihama-Higashi Port 16:20, departs Kobe Rokko Port 01:20)	20,500 yen / 23,900 yen	オレンジフェリーの新居浜-神戸の時刻表と運賃表

Both fares are for October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. The page says the fares include the 13th step of the fuel adjustment fee (3,900 yen). The handling of the driver is as follows.

運転手1名様はシングルを無料でご利用いただけます。 運転手がシングル以外をご利用の場合は等級差額が必要です。

Translation: “One driver can use a Single room for free. If the driver uses a class other than Single, the difference in class fare is needed.”

Departures from Niihama-Higashi Port have no sailing on some days of the week. The days with no sailing from Kobe Rokko Port are set separately.

新居浜東港発は、金曜日・土曜日・日曜日及び祝日の前日・祝日が休航となります。 神戸港発は土曜日・日曜日・月曜日及び祝日・祝日の翌日が休航となります。

Translation: “Departures from Niihama-Higashi Port have no sailing on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, the day before a holiday, and holidays. Departures from Kobe Port have no sailing on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and the day after a holiday.”

The fare and price page for Toyo-Osaka says “There will be no sailing from Osaka from October 20 to November 2 for a periodic inspection.” The fare and price page for Niihama-Kobe says “From October 20 to November 2, we will operate on a temporary schedule.”

Source: 航路・時刻表｜関西航路（東予-大阪）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社, 運賃・料金表｜関西航路（東予-大阪）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社, 航路・時刻表｜関西航路（新居浜-神戸）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社, 運賃・料金表｜関西航路（新居浜-神戸）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社

To Oita: 3 routes from Yawatahama Port and 1 route from Misaki Port

Port	Company	Port at the other end	Travel time	Sailings per day	Fare for a regular car (under 4 m / under 5 m, one way)	Source
Yawatahama Port (八幡浜港; Yawatahama City)	Kyushi Orange Ferry (Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry)	Usuki Port	The difference between departure and arrival times is 2 hours 15 minutes to 2 hours 25 minutes	Up to 7 from Yawatahama Port (Nos. 101 to 107), up to 7 from Usuki Port (Nos. 201 to 207)	14,200 yen / 16,700 yen	オレンジフェリーの八幡浜-臼杵の時刻表と運賃表
Yawatahama Port	Uwajima Unyu	Beppu Port	2 hours 50 minutes (distance 89 km)	6 from Yawatahama Port, 6 from Beppu Port	15,600 yen / 18,400 yen	宇和島運輸の航路・時刻のページと運賃のページ
Yawatahama Port	Uwajima Unyu	Usuki Port	2 hours 25 minutes (distance 67 km)	7 from Yawatahama Port, 7 from Usuki Port	14,200 yen / 16,700 yen	宇和島運輸の航路・時刻のページと運賃のページ
Misaki Port (三崎港; Ikata Town)	Kokudo Kyushi Ferry	Saganoseki Port	70 minutes at the shortest	16 round trips per day, 32 sailings	9,100 yen / 11,000 yen (the fare table’s 7,900 yen / 9,800 yen plus the October adjustment fee of 1,200 yen)	国道九四フェリーの時刻表・運賃・料金・3つの魅力のページ

The fare of Kyushi Orange Ferry is for October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, and the page says it includes the 13th step adjustment fee (2,600 yen). The fare of Uwajima Unyu is for the same period. It shows the normal fare and the fuel adjustment fee (13th step, 2,600 yen) separately, and the table uses the total fare. For Beppu Port, the normal fare is 13,000 yen for under 4 m and 15,800 yen for under 5 m, and the table numbers are those plus the adjustment fee. About the driver, the Uwajima Unyu page writes the following.

※自動車航送運賃には運転手1人の2等旅客運賃を含みます。※幅2.5ｍを超える車両は別途割増運賃を申し受けます。

Translation: “* The car ferry fare includes the 2nd class passenger fare for one driver. * For vehicles wider than 2.5 m, a separate surcharge is charged.”

The Kyushi Orange Ferry page writes “One driver can use 2nd class for free.” From Yawatahama Port to Usuki Port, both companies charge 14,200 yen for under 4 m and 16,700 yen for under 5 m.

The timetable of Kyushi Orange Ferry divides the days on a calendar into Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and so on. Some sailings do not run on some days of the week, so the numbers of sailings from Yawatahama Port and Usuki Port are the maximum. The Usuki route of Uwajima Unyu also has notes about sailings that do not run only on Saturdays or only on Sundays.

The fare table of Kokudo Kyushi Ferry says the following.

運賃表※令和5年4月10日改定 ※現在、重油価格の高騰により別途、燃料油価格変動調整金（燃料サーチャージ）を頂戴しています。

Translation: “Fare table * revised on April 10, Reiwa 5 (2023). * At present, because of the rise in heavy oil prices, a fuel price adjustment fee (fuel surcharge) is charged separately.”

In the table of adjustment fees, for a car shorter than 6 m, it is 1,200 yen in October 2026, 1,000 yen in November, 900 yen in December, and 900 yen in January 2027. The fare column says “The fare for a general seat for one driver is included.” The numbers in the table are the fare table amount plus the October adjustment fee. The timetable of Kokudo Kyushi Ferry says that extra sailings run on Saturday, November 21 and Monday, November 23, leaving Saganoseki at 12:00 and Misaki at 13:30.

Source: 航路・時刻表｜九四航路（八幡浜-臼杵）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社, 運賃・料金表｜九四航路（八幡浜-臼杵）｜オレンジフェリー｜四国開発フェリー株式会社, 航路・時刻 | 宇和島運輸フェリー, 運賃 | 宇和島運輸フェリー, 時刻表｜国道九四フェリー, 3つの魅力｜国道九四フェリー, 運賃・料金｜国道九四フェリー

The road after you arrive at Yawatahama Port is in From Yawatahama Port to Ozu Castle, and the road after you arrive at Misaki Port is in From Misaki Port to Sadamisaki Lighthouse.

To Hiroshima and Yamaguchi: from Matsuyama Kanko Port and Mitsuhama Port

Port	Company	Port at the other end	Travel time	Sailings per day	Fare for a regular car (under 4 m / under 5 m, one way)	Source
Matsuyama Kanko Port (松山観光港; Matsuyama City)	Setonaikai Kisen and Ishizaki Kisen (cruise ferry)	Hiroshima Port	2 hours 40 minutes (between Hiroshima/Kure and Matsuyama)	10 in each direction on the normal schedule	10,450 yen / 12,900 yen (from September 1, 2026)	瀬戸内海汽船のクルーズフェリーのページと石崎汽船の料金表
Matsuyama Kanko Port	Setonaikai Kisen and Ishizaki Kisen (cruise ferry)	Kure Port	In the image of the timetable, 1 hour 57 minutes from departing Kure Port to arriving at Matsuyama Kanko Port	10 in each direction on the normal schedule (not all sailings call at Kure Port)	8,800 yen / 10,900 yen (from September 1, 2026)	瀬戸内海汽船のクルーズフェリーのページと石崎汽船の料金表
Mitsuhama Port (三津浜港; Matsuyama City)	Boyo Ferry	Yanai Port (Yamaguchi)	2 hours 30 minutes	11 from Mitsuhama Port, 11 from Yanai Port (some sailings are suspended on some days of the week. Of these, 3 in each direction are operated by Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry, which calls at Ihota Port)	13,000 yen / 14,500 yen	防予フェリーの時刻表と運賃のページ
Mitsuhama Port	Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry (listed in the Boyo Ferry timetable)	Ihota Port (Yamaguchi)	In the Boyo Ferry timetable, the 9:40 departure from Mitsuhama Port arrives at Ihota Port at 10:47	3 of the sailings from Mitsuhama Port call at Ihota Port (9:40, 15:05, 20:30)	8,000 yen / 9,400 yen (reservation only)	防予フェリーの時刻表と運賃のページ

For the cruise ferry from Matsuyama Kanko Port, the Setonaikai Kisen page writes the following.

クルーズフェリーは広島・呉と松山を2時間40分で結ぶカーフェリーです。旅客のみの乗船も可能です。 車輌運賃 1台片道(税込)　※ドライバー運賃を含みます。　※2026/9/1～

Translation: “The cruise ferry is a car ferry that connects Hiroshima/Kure and Matsuyama in 2 hours 40 minutes. Boarding as a passenger only is also possible. Vehicle fare per car, one way (tax included). * The driver’s fare is included. * From 2026/9/1.”

Between Hiroshima Port and Matsuyama Kanko Port, the class under 4 m (on the page, “3 m to under 4 m”) is 10,450 yen, and the class under 5 m (“4 m to under 5 m”) is 12,900 yen. Between Kure Port and Matsuyama Kanko Port, they are 8,800 yen and 10,900 yen. The vehicle fares in the fare table of Ishizaki Kisen are the same amounts. The same page also writes about cars without a reservation.

予約がない場合、当日お越しいただいても満車で乗船いただけない場合があります。

Translation: “If you do not have a reservation, even if you come on the day, the ship may be full and you may not be able to board.”

The timetable is shown as an image. The normal schedule has Nos. 1 to 10 from Hiroshima Port and Nos. 1 to 10 from Matsuyama Kanko Port. No. 1 from Hiroshima Port leaves at 5:45 and arrives at Matsuyama Kanko Port at 8:12. The page says that on weekdays from December 1, 2026 to December 25, 2026, some sailings are suspended on a temporary schedule because of the rise in fuel prices.

The top page of Boyo Ferry writes about the route and the fare revision like this.

山口県柳井市と愛媛県松山市を2時間30分でつなぐ「防予フェリー」 2026年8月1日、運賃改定を実施しました。

Translation: “Boyo Ferry, which connects Yanai City in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Matsuyama City in Ehime Prefecture in 2 hours 30 minutes. On August 1, 2026, the fares were revised.”

The fare page writes that the vehicle fare includes the passenger fare for one driver (“運転手 1 名の旅客運賃を含みます”). The fare table itself did not show a date of application. The timetable page is still “revised 2025/3/1” (2025/3/1 改正), and it lists these 2 lines.

上記、網掛けの便は周防大島松山フェリー㈱の運航となります。 上記、伊保田港発着便の車両でのご乗船は完全予約制となります。

Translation: “The shaded sailings above are operated by Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry Co., Ltd. Boarding with a vehicle on the sailings to and from Ihota Port above is by reservation only.”

The fares from Ihota Port to Mitsuhama Port and from Yanai Port to Ihota Port are on a separate fare page.

Source: クルーズフェリー時刻表・料金表｜広島・呉～松山航路｜瀬戸内海汽船, 料金表｜石崎汽船, 防予フェリー 山口県(柳井)～愛媛県(松山)を結ぶフェリー, 通常ダイヤ－運航ダイヤ（時刻表） | 防予フェリー, 運賃・割引案内（柳井～三津浜） | 防予フェリー, 運賃・割引案内（伊保田～三津浜）（柳井～伊保田） | 防予フェリー

The road after you arrive at Matsuyama Kanko Port is in From Matsuyama Kanko Port to Dogo Onsen.

To islands: small routes that carry cars

Port	Company	Destination	Travel time	Sailings per day	Fare for a regular car (under 4 m / under 5 m, one way)	Source
Mitsuhama Port (三津浜港; Matsuyama City)	Nakajima Kisen (East Line ferry)	Mutsuki and Nogutsuna (toward Nakajima), Oura	One sailing leaves Mitsuhama Port 6:55, arrives Mutsuki 7:40, Nogutsuna 7:57, Oura 8:15	5 from Mitsuhama Port, 5 to Mitsuhama Port (3 of those from Mitsuhama Port call at Mutsuki and Nogutsuna, and 5 do not call at Nogutsuna)	Mitsuhama Port to Mutsuki and Nogutsuna: 3,050 yen / 3,820 yen. Mitsuhama Port to Oura: 4,340 yen / 5,470 yen	中島汽船の時刻表と運賃表
Mitsuhama Port	Nakajima Kisen (West Line ferry)	Futagami, Tsuwaji, Motonuwa, Kaminuwa	One sailing leaves Mitsuhama Port 9:10, arrives Futagami 10:28, Tsuwaji 10:48, Motonuwa 10:59, Kaminuwa 11:21	2 from Mitsuhama Port (9:10, 16:40)	Mitsuhama Port to Futagami, Tsuwaji, Motonuwa, Kaminuwa: 6,110 yen / 7,650 yen	中島汽船の時刻表と運賃表
Takahama Port (高浜港; Matsuyama City)	Gogoshima	Gogoshima island (Yura Port)	About 13 minutes from departure to arrival	14 in each direction (from Takahama Port 6:15 to 20:10)	1,580 yen / 1,890 yen	ごごしまの時刻表・運賃表
Takahama Port	Gogoshima	Gogoshima island (Tomari Port)	About 10 minutes from departure to arrival	14 in each direction (from Takahama Port 6:45 to 20:25)	1,580 yen / 1,890 yen	ごごしまの時刻表・運賃表
Oshima (大島; Niihama City)	Niihama city ferry	Kuroshima	The difference between departure and arrival times of one sailing is 15 minutes	13 from Oshima, 13 from Kuroshima	500 yen / 750 yen	新居浜市の時刻表と使用料のページ
Oura Port (尾浦港)	Sea Seven	Miyakubo Port (calls at Ushima Port)	One sailing leaves Oura Port 7:00, arrives Ushima Port 7:10, Miyakubo Port 7:17	6	920 yen / 1,270 yen	今治市のページが載せるシーセブンの案内

The Nakajima Kisen page writes this about the ports where you can drive on and off, and about reservations.

・松山での車両及び自動二輪車・原付自転車・自転車・それらに準ずるものの乗降は三津浜港のみ可能です。 ・潮位により車両の乗降が不可能な港がありますので、事前にご確認下さい。（089-997-1221：大浦港） ・「三津浜港」「神浦港」は予約できません。

Translation: “- In Matsuyama, vehicles, motorcycles, mopeds, bicycles, and things like them can get on and off only at Mitsuhama Port. - Depending on the tide, there are ports where vehicles cannot get on and off, so please check in advance. (089-997-1221: Oura Port) - ‘Mitsuhama Port’ and ‘Konoura Port’ (神浦港) cannot be reserved.”

The heading of the timetable is “Timetable from Saturday, February 1, 2025”. The vehicle column of the fare table says “The vehicle fare includes the passenger fare for one driver.” For both the East Line and the West Line, we did not find a date of application in the fare table.

The fare table of Gogoshima writes the following about the vehicle fare.

※車両運賃に運転者は含まれています ※全長の長い車、車高の低い車は乗船をお断りする場合があります。

Translation: “* The driver is included in the vehicle fare. * Cars that are very long or very low may be refused boarding.”

The last sailing of each route marked with ◆ in the timetable (from Takahama Port 20:10 and 20:25, from Yura Port 19:50, from Tomari Port 20:10) does not run from December 31 to January 3, according to the page. We did not find a date of application in the fare table.

The page of the usage fee of the Niihama city ferry was updated on March 27, 2023. The date of application of the fee is not written. In the car column, the fee is 500 yen for a body length of 3 m or more and under 4 m, and 750 yen for 4 m or more and under 5 m, and it is not written whether the driver’s passenger fare is included. The timetable is the one “revised on October 1, Reiwa 5 (2023)”.

The guide of Sea Seven has a timetable revised on October 1, Reiwa 8 (2026), and a fare table as of October 1, Reiwa 8 (2026) (revised on October 1, Reiwa 1 (2019)). The vehicle fare is “including the passenger fare for the driver (1 person)”, and it says “we do not accept advance reservations”. We did not find the fare for a car under 3 m in this guide.

On the route map, other car-ferry routes are also listed in Ehime 2. For the following routes, this article did not check the loading of cars, the fares, or the number of sailings.

• Omishima Blue Line (大三島ブルーライン): Imabari to Kinoe, Omishima, Okamura
• Imabari City: Okamura to Imabari (ship type is written as both F and P)
• Kamijima Town (上島町): Tateishi (立石) to Nagasaki (長崎)
• Karoto Ferry Kisen (家老渡フェリー汽船): Karoto (家老渡) to Kamiyuge (上弓削) (route outside the jurisdiction)
• Sanko Kisen (三光汽船): Sunoe (洲江) to Okogi (小漕) (route outside the jurisdiction)
• Omishima Ferry (大三島フェリー): Tadanoumi (忠海) to Mori (盛) (route outside the jurisdiction)

Source: 船の時刻表　～　中島汽船株式会社, 船の運賃表　～　中島汽船株式会社, 時刻表・運賃表 | 興居島へ行こう｜株式会社ごごしまホームページ, 新居浜市営渡海船時刻表（大島黒島間） - 愛媛県新居浜市ホームページ｜四国屈指の臨海工業都市, 新居浜市営渡海船使用料（大島黒島間） - 愛媛県新居浜市ホームページ｜四国屈指の臨海工業都市, 時刻表・運賃表（PDF、今治市の観光アクセスのページが載せているシーセブンの案内）, 一般旅客定期航路 愛媛県2（PDF、四国運輸局）

The Matsuyama-Kokura Ferry is still on the route map but has stopped operating

The route map [Ehime 1] of the Shikoku District Transport Bureau lists “Kokura to Matsuyama” of the Matsuyama-Kokura Ferry. The same map [Ehime 1] in the route guide of the Shikoku Passenger Ship Association does not have this route.

The Kitakyushu City Transportation Bureau writes the following in a notice dated June 17, 2025.

松山・小倉フェリー航路の運行終了に伴い、「松山フェリー～上原～若松営業所線」につきましては、バス停の廃止及び、系統・終点の変更をおこないます。

Translation: “With the end of operation of the Matsuyama-Kokura Ferry route, for the ‘Matsuyama Ferry - Uehara - Wakamatsu Office Line’, the bus stop will be abolished and the route and the terminal will be changed.”

The date of the change is July 1, Reiwa 7 (2025). The day when operation actually ended has not been confirmed, because we have not seen the company’s notice. Matsuyama to Kokura is not included in the tables of this article.

Source: 一般旅客定期航路 愛媛県1（PDF、四国運輸局）, 航路案内｜四国旅客船協会, 【お知らせ】松山・小倉フェリー運行終了に伴う変更について | お知らせ | 北九州交通局

What comes next for this article

• Date checked: fares and times were checked on October 13, 2026, on the official pages of the companies, cities, and towns. For the fares of Orange Ferry, we copied the numbers from the screen shown in a browser.
• Period of the fares: the fares of Orange Ferry and Uwajima Unyu are for October to December 2026, those of Setonaikai Kisen are from September 1, 2026, and the adjustment fee of Kokudo Kyushi Ferry is up to January 2027. When the period changes, the numbers in the tables change too.
• Times: the timetable of Boyo Ferry was revised on March 1, 2025, that of Nakajima Kisen is from February 1, 2025, and that of the Niihama city ferry was revised on October 1, Reiwa 5 (2023). The timetable of Setonaikai Kisen is an image, and we read the characters in the image.
• Not boarded yet: there is no record of actually boarding with a car. After boarding, we will add the waiting places at the port and what the ship is like.
• Routes not listed: among the island routes in Ehime 2, for the 6 above, we have not checked the loading of cars, fares, or number of sailings.
• Operator pages: we did not look for an official page of Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry. We list the times and fares on the Boyo Ferry page.
• Contact points: the contact points for fares and times are on each company’s page as phone numbers.