From Matsuyama Kanko Port to Dogo Onsen: Prefectural Road 19 and Rokkenya-Ishite Line

The only route at Matsuyama Kanko Port that carries cars is the cruise ferry to and from Hiroshima and Kure

Of the routes that serve Matsuyama Kanko Port (松山観光港), only one can carry cars: the “cruise ferry” to and from Hiroshima Port and Kure Port. It is run jointly by Ishizaki Kisen (石崎汽船) and Setonaikai Kisen (瀬戸内海汽船). The “Timetable” page of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal says the following.

松山〜呉・広島　フェリー （石崎汽船、瀬戸内海汽船の共同運航） 石崎汽船予約センター　089-953-1003（松山〜呉〜広島） 旅客運賃 （片道呉　4,900円） （片道広島　6,000円）

Translation: “Matsuyama to Kure and Hiroshima, ferry. (Run jointly by Ishizaki Kisen and Setonaikai Kisen.) Ishizaki Kisen Reservation Center, 089-953-1003 (Matsuyama to Kure to Hiroshima). Passenger fare (one way: Kure 4,900 yen; one way: Hiroshima 6,000 yen).”

Source: 時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル

The same Hiroshima and Kure route also has a high-speed boat, the Linear Jet. On Ishizaki Kisen’s fare table (“料金表”), a vehicle fare table is given only for the cruise ferry. The Linear Jet appears there as the “Marine Express” (マリン特急便), which is small parcel shipping on the Linear Jet.

Ships toward Nakajima (中島) (Mutsuki (睦月), Nokutsuna (野忽那), and Oura (大浦)) also leave from Matsuyama Kanko Port, but the places where cars get on and off are separate.

※松山での車両乗降は三津浜港（みつはまこう）のみ可能です。

Translation: “Note: In Matsuyama, vehicles can get on and off only at Mitsuhama Port.”

Source: 時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル

On the routes that bring cars from Yamaguchi Prefecture, too, the port you arrive at is not Matsuyama Kanko Port. The ship table of the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau has these 2 rows.

柳井 → 三津浜港(松山) 防予フェリー 2時間25分 伊保田 → 三津浜港(松山) 周防大島松山フェリー 1時間16分

Translation: “Yanai to Mitsuhama Port (Matsuyama), Boyo Ferry, 2 hours 25 minutes. Ihota to Mitsuhama Port (Matsuyama), Suo-Oshima Matsuyama Ferry, 1 hour 16 minutes.”

Source: 松山市について・アクセス｜公益財団法人 松山観光コンベンション協会

This article does not cover the road from Mitsuhama Port (三津浜港) to Dogo Onsen.

Ship travel times differ from one official page to another

The ferry travel time from Hiroshima or Kure to Matsuyama Kanko Port differs depending on the official page. The numbers we checked are listed as they are.

Section	Time given	Which page
Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama Kanko Port (direct sailing)	2 hours 27 minutes	時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル
Hiroshima Port to Matsuyama Kanko Port (sailing via Kure)	2 hours 42 minutes	時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル
Hiroshima/Kure to Matsuyama	2 hours 40 minutes	クルーズフェリー時刻表・料金表 (Setonaikai Kisen)
Hiroshima to Matsuyama Kanko Port (ferry)	2 hours 40 minutes	松山市について・アクセス (Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Kure Port to Matsuyama Kanko Port (sailing via Kure)	1 hour 53 minutes	時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル
Kure to Matsuyama Kanko Port (ferry)	1 hour 55 minutes	松山市について・アクセス (Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau)

The original text on the “Timetable” page of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal is as follows.

所要時間 （直行便：広島 2時間27分） （経由便：呉 1時間53分 広島 2時間42分）

Translation: “Travel time. (Direct sailing: Hiroshima 2 hours 27 minutes.) (Sailing via Kure: Kure 1 hour 53 minutes, Hiroshima 2 hours 42 minutes.)”

Source: 時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル

The opening of Setonaikai Kisen’s “クルーズフェリー時刻表・料金表” (Cruise ferry timetable and fare table) is as follows.

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。

Translation: “The cruise ferry is a car ferry that connects Hiroshima/Kure and Matsuyama in 2 hours 40 minutes. Passenger-only boarding is also possible.”

■営業距離 [広島～松山 66.2km] [呉～松山 48.8km] [広島～呉 17.4km]

Translation: “Operating distance: [Hiroshima to Matsuyama 66.2 km] [Kure to Matsuyama 48.8 km] [Hiroshima to Kure 17.4 km]”

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

The table of the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau lists the high-speed boats and the ferries together.

広島 → 松山観光港 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船 68分★ 広島 → 松山観光港 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船 2時間40分 呉 → 松山観光港 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船 55分★ 呉 → 松山観光港 石崎汽船・瀬戸内海汽船 1時間55分 ★…スーパージェット(高速艇)　他はフェリー

Translation: “Hiroshima to Matsuyama Kanko Port, Ishizaki Kisen / Setonaikai Kisen, 68 minutes (star mark). Hiroshima to Matsuyama Kanko Port, Ishizaki Kisen / Setonaikai Kisen, 2 hours 40 minutes. Kure to Matsuyama Kanko Port, Ishizaki Kisen / Setonaikai Kisen, 55 minutes (star mark). Kure to Matsuyama Kanko Port, Ishizaki Kisen / Setonaikai Kisen, 1 hour 55 minutes. Star mark: Super Jet (high-speed boat); the others are ferries.”

Source: 松山市について・アクセス｜公益財団法人 松山観光コンベンション協会

The boarding procedure for cars is also written differently by the two companies. Setonaikai Kisen’s “乗船までの流れ” (Steps until boarding) says the following.

■松山観光港 旅客は出港30分前から受付開始、車両は60分前から受付開始です。出港10分前から乗船開始ですので、出港20分前までを目安に手続きをお済ませください。 ※車両は始発便のみ出港30分前から受付開始となります。

Translation: “Matsuyama Kanko Port. Reception opens 30 minutes before departure for passengers and 60 minutes before for vehicles. Boarding starts 10 minutes before departure, so please finish the procedure by about 20 minutes before departure. Note: For vehicles, reception opens 30 minutes before departure only for the first sailing.”

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

Ishizaki Kisen’s “料金表” (fare table) says the following.

出航時刻の10分前までに（車両は20分前までに）港窓口での乗船券のご購入・乗船手続きをお願いいたします。

Translation: “Please buy your boarding ticket and finish the boarding procedure at the port counter by 10 minutes before the departure time (by 20 minutes before for vehicles).”

Source: 料金表｜石崎汽船

The steps for boarding with a car at Matsuyama Kanko Port are written on the “Timetable” page of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal.

乗用車でのご乗船（車検証をお持ちください） 車両切符売場で乗船手続後 フェリー駐車場に車を止めて 乗船案内をお待ちください

Translation: “Boarding with a passenger car (please bring your vehicle inspection certificate). After the boarding procedure at the vehicle ticket office, park your car in the ferry parking lot and wait for the boarding announcement.”

Source: 時刻表　>>松山観光港ターミナル

If you leave your car at the port and take only the ship, the parking lot is listed in the “各種施設案内” (Facility guide) of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal.

松山観光港ターミナル駐車場 電話　089-967-6667 営業のご案内 休業日　　無休 営業時間　午前4時〜午後11時 駐車料金 50分毎に100円 7時間30分を超えて24時間まで一律1000円 24時間以降　上記の繰返し 駐車台数 266台 （車両、高さ2.1m、幅1.8m、長さ5.0mまで）

Translation: “Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal Parking. Telephone 089-967-6667. Business information. Closed days: none. Hours: 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. Parking fee: 100 yen per 50 minutes; a flat 1,000 yen for over 7 hours 30 minutes up to 24 hours; after 24 hours, the above repeats. Number of spaces: 266 (vehicles up to 2.1 m high, 1.8 m wide, and 5.0 m long).”

Source: 各種施設案内　>>松山観光港ターミナル

We could not find an official page with the driving time from the port to Dogo Onsen

We could not find an official page that says how many minutes it takes by private car or rental car from Matsuyama Kanko Port to Dogo Onsen. It is not on the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal, Iyokan Net, the Dogo Onsen official site, or the Matsuyama Convention & Visitors Bureau. On “Access within Ehime Prefecture” (愛媛県内のアクセス) of Ehime Prefecture’s official tourism site Iyokan Net, the starting points you can choose are JR Matsuyama Station and Matsuyama Airport. Matsuyama Kanko Port is not included.

What is written is the time by taxi and by bus. In the table on the “Access” page of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal, the standard times for a regular taxi are listed.

行先 → 普通車タクシー 標準時間 JR三津浜駅 1,600円 10分 松山空港 3,200円 20分 JR松山駅 3,300円 20分 松山市駅 3,500円 20分 松山城ロープウェイ 3,600円 20分 一番町 3,700円 25分 道後温泉 3,800円 25分

Translation: “Destination, regular taxi, standard time. JR Mitsuhama Station 1,600 yen, 10 minutes. Matsuyama Airport 3,200 yen, 20 minutes. JR Matsuyama Station 3,300 yen, 20 minutes. Matsuyama-shi Station 3,500 yen, 20 minutes. Matsuyama Castle Ropeway 3,600 yen, 20 minutes. Ichibancho 3,700 yen, 25 minutes. Dogo Onsen 3,800 yen, 25 minutes.”

注1:時間距離併用制運賃のため、交通事情により異なることがあります。 注2:上記金額は消費税を含んでおります。

Translation: “Note 1: Because the fare is based on both time and distance, it may vary with traffic conditions. Note 2: The amounts above include consumption tax.”

Source: アクセス　>>松山観光港ターミナル

The top page of the same company gives a different number.

道後温泉まで ・タクシー（約３０分）

Translation: “To Dogo Onsen: taxi (about 30 minutes).”

Source: 松山観光港ターミナル株式会社

The “Access” page of the Dogo Onsen official site says the following.

松山観光港から 松山観光港リムジンバス道後温泉駅前行きで約43分/タクシーで約25分

Translation: “From Matsuyama Kanko Port. About 43 minutes by Matsuyama Kanko Port limousine bus bound for Dogo Onsen Station; about 25 minutes by taxi.”

Source: アクセス | 【公式サイト】道後温泉

The taxi time appears in two forms, “25 minutes” and “about 30 minutes”, within the same company’s site. Neither is a time for a private car. This article does not give a driving time from the port to Dogo Onsen.

We also could not find an official page that explains in text the steps from the port grounds to the public road. The “Access” page of the Matsuyama Kanko Port Terminal has a heading “松山観光港から市街地へのアクセス” (Access from Matsuyama Kanko Port to the city), but its contents are one overview image and an embedded Google Map, and the overview image has no road names, route numbers, or intersection names. The guide map of the terminal premises is also an image, and the only text we could read was “至高浜駅” (to Takahama Station) and “至松山市内” (to central Matsuyama).

In front of the port is Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line), and near Dogo Onsen is Prefectural Road 187 (Rokkenya-Ishite Line)

We checked road names, route numbers, and intersection names in OpenStreetMap map data.

The road in front of the Matsuyama Kanko Port terminal is Ehime Prefectural Road 19, Matsuyama Ko Line (愛媛県道19号 松山港線). Just south of the port it enters Takahama Tunnel, goes south toward Mitsuhama, then turns east and continues to Chuo and Otemachi in Matsuyama. In the map data, the start of Prefectural Road 19 is recorded as Otemachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and the end as Takahamacho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Takahama Tunnel is recorded as a tunnel of Prefectural Road 19. The length calculated from the shape of the line in the map data is about 1.5 km, but this is not an officially announced length.

Among the traffic light intersections that have registered names, the ones on the line from the port toward Dogo Onsen are as follows.

Intersection	Latitude	Longitude
Tatsumi intersection (辰巳交差点)	33.867684	132.718138
Iyotetsu Mitsu Station-mae (伊予鉄三津駅前)	33.863895	132.719216
Matsue-bashi (松江橋)	33.857389	132.719184
Chuo 2-chome (中央2丁目)	33.855066	132.747959
Chuo 1-chome (中央1丁目)	33.854241	132.752197

In the map data, National Route 437 is recorded as overlapping with Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line) on the same road, from around Matsue-bashi in Mitsu to just before Chuo 2-chome intersection. We will add which number appears on the signs after we drive the route.

The road that passes right next to Dogo Onsen Honkan is Ehime Prefectural Road 187, Rokkenya-Ishite Line (愛媛県道187号 六軒家石手線). In the map data, the start of Prefectural Road 187 is recorded as Rokkenyacho, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and the end as Ishite 3-chome, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Its west side continues to around Chuo 1-chome intersection, where it meets Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line).

In the map data, the section of Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line) from Chuo to Otemachi in Matsuyama City is registered as 2 one-way roads. We have not checked the actual traffic regulations in the map data.

You can enter Dogo Onsen Parking only by turning right from the south

For Dogo Onsen Parking, Kanmuriyama (道後温泉駐車場（冠山）), on the south side of Dogo Onsen Honkan (道後温泉本館), the Dogo Onsen official site gives the direction of entry as follows.

※駐車場への進入方向は、南側（子規記念博物館側）からの右折のみ可能です。

Translation: “Note: You can enter the parking lot only by turning right from the south side (the Shiki Memorial Museum side).”

The same page also says this about leaving the lot.

※出庫の際は必ず一時停止してください。 ゲートは坂の上です。

Translation: “Note: Always stop when leaving the lot. The gate is at the top of the slope.”

The original text on the address, hours, and fee is as follows (the line on capacity is collected in the next section).

住所 愛媛県松山市道後湯之町4-30（道後温泉本館南側にある冠山） 利用時間 5:30～23:30 利用料金 30分100円 ※道後温泉外湯3館（本館、飛鳥乃湯泉、椿の湯）の入浴により１時間無料 泊まり料金 30分100円 （8:30～20:30）+（20:30～8:30）720円 ※泊まりの場合は、道後温泉外湯3館の入浴により割引適用はありません。

Translation: “Address: 4-30 Dogo Yunomachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture (Kanmuriyama, on the south side of Dogo Onsen Honkan). Hours: 5:30 to 23:30. Fee: 100 yen per 30 minutes. Note: 1 hour free if you bathe at the 3 Dogo Onsen public baths (Honkan, Asuka-no-Yu, Tsubaki-no-Yu). Overnight fee: 100 yen per 30 minutes (8:30 to 20:30) + 720 yen (20:30 to 8:30). Note: For overnight stays, no discount applies for bathing at the 3 public baths.”

The page also has a rule on vehicle types.

駐車場のご利用は、普通乗用車のみとなります。バス及びトラックなどはご利用できません。

Translation: “Only standard passenger cars can use the parking lot. Buses, trucks, and similar vehicles cannot use it.”

Source: アクセス | 【公式サイト】道後温泉

The Matsuyama City page words it as 「ご利用は、普通乗用車のみとなります。（バス・トラックなどは駐車できません。）」 (Only standard passenger cars can use it. Buses, trucks, and similar vehicles cannot park.)

On the north side of Honkan, there is also Dogo Onsen Iwaidani-higashimachi Parking (道後温泉祝谷東町駐車場). The Dogo Onsen official site gives its address as 「愛媛県松山市祝谷東町437-1（道後温泉駐車場入口より北へ約400m先）」 (437-1 Iwaidani-higashimachi, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture; about 400 m north of the Dogo Onsen Parking entrance), its hours as 「24時間営業」 (open 24 hours), and its capacity as 「43台」 (43 spaces). It also says the first 1 hour is free whether or not you bathe, and that you do not need to pass your parking ticket through the machine.

The capacity of the parking lot differs between official pages: 92, 93, 94, and 100

The capacity of Dogo Onsen Parking, Kanmuriyama differs depending on the official page. Here is what each page says.

Parking lot	Dogo Onsen official site, “Access”	Matsuyama City, “Map around Honkan and city-run parking lots…” (updated October 9, 2026)	Matsuyama City, “For the Obon period…” (updated July 27, 2026)	Matsuyama City, “For the year-end and New Year…” (updated December 27, 2019)
Dogo Onsen Parking, Kanmuriyama	93 spaces	92 spaces	94 spaces	100 spaces
Dogo Onsen Iwaidani-higashimachi Parking	43 spaces	43 spaces	43 spaces	43 spaces
Temporary parking lot	60 spaces	about 60 spaces	60 spaces	65 spaces

The original text of the Dogo Onsen official site is 「収容台数　93台　※125ccを超える自動二輪車も駐車いただけます。」 (Capacity: 93 spaces. Note: motorcycles over 125 cc can also park). The original text of the Matsuyama City page “本館周辺地図及び市営駐車場（有料）、駐輪場（無料）” (updated October 9, 2026) is 「収容台数　92台　※125ccを超える自動二輪車も駐車いただけます」 (Capacity: 92 spaces. Note: motorcycles over 125 cc can also park). The page for the Obon period says 94 spaces, and the page for the year-end and New Year says 100 spaces. The Matsuyama City page that says 92 spaces has the newest update date. We could not decide from the update dates which is the current number.

The names and addresses of the temporary parking lot also differ. The Dogo Onsen official site says 「道後温泉観光臨時駐車場／住所 愛媛県松山市姫塚22-1」 (Dogo Onsen Temporary Tourist Parking / Address: 22-1 Himezuka, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture), and Matsuyama City says 「松山観光臨時駐車場／住所 松山市道後姫塚22-1」 (Matsuyama Tourist Temporary Parking / Address: 22-1 Dogo-Himezuka, Matsuyama City). The open days are distributed from the Matsuyama City page as 「令和8年度開放日カレンダー（PDF：33KB）」 (Reiwa 8 open day calendar, PDF, 33 KB). We have not yet read the contents of this PDF.

About the private parking lots nearby, Matsuyama City says the following.

なお、道後温泉本館周辺には、民営駐車場がいくつかありますが、道後温泉本館や道後温泉別館　飛鳥乃湯泉、椿の湯の利用による割引はありませんのでご承知おきください。

Translation: “There are several privately run parking lots around Dogo Onsen Honkan, but please note that there is no discount for using Dogo Onsen Honkan, Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu, or Tsubaki-no-Yu.”

お盆期間中、道後温泉本館や道後温泉別館　飛鳥乃湯泉の周辺は観光バスやマイカーなど交通の集中により、道路や駐車場が大変混雑します。 … ただ、いずれの駐車場も台数が限られることから、お盆期間中はいずれの駐車場も満車となり駐車できないことがありますのでご了承ください。

Translation: “During the Obon period, the roads and parking lots around Dogo Onsen Honkan and Dogo Onsen Annex Asuka-no-Yu become very crowded because of the concentration of traffic such as tour buses and private cars. … However, because every parking lot has a limited number of spaces, please understand that during the Obon period all of the lots may be full and you may not be able to park.”

Source: お盆期間中の道後温泉周辺の混雑緩和にご協力ください　松山市公式ホームページ PCサイト

For the New Year period, another Matsuyama City page gives the dates.

年末年始の期間（12/28～1/13）中、…（特に12/31～1/3の期間と初子祭の期間中（1/12～13）は、周辺道路が渋滞します。）

Translation: “During the year-end and New Year period (12/28 to 1/13), … (the roads around the area become congested, especially from 12/31 to 1/3 and during the Hatsune festival period (1/12 to 13)).”

Source: 年末年始の道後温泉周辺の混雑緩和にご協力ください　松山市公式ホームページ PCサイト

What comes next for this article

The latitude and longitude of the points, and the route numbers and intersection names of the roads, are checked against OpenStreetMap information. The point numbers will match the chapter numbers of the driving video. This article is written only from official pages and map data, and we have not driven the route yet. After we drive it, we will add the position of the port exit, the wording on the guide signs, the guide before the entrance of Dogo Onsen Parking, the slope at the exit and the position of the stop, and the time it actually took.

The following could not be confirmed on the official pages.

• The driving time by private car from Matsuyama Kanko Port to Dogo Onsen
• A text guide to the steps from the port grounds to the public road
• Which number appears on the signs where Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line) and National Route 437 overlap
• The capacity of Dogo Onsen Parking (the numbers disagree: 92, 93, 94, and 100)
• The official name, address, and open days of the temporary parking lot
• The official length of Takahama Tunnel, from the road administrator
• The actual traffic regulations on the section of Prefectural Road 19 (Matsuyama Ko Line) from Chuo to Otemachi in Matsuyama City