Trains
The trains between the major cities listed below are the fastest, direct services. There are also frequent slower services, run by JR and several private companies, covering the same destinations. It is usually possible, especially on long-distance routes, to get there faster by changing between services. Kochi to: Awa Ikeda (9 daily; 2hr 20min); Kotohira (6 daily; 1hr 30min); Nakamura (8 daily; 1hr 50min); Okayama (4 daily; 2hr 25min); Takamatsu (7 daily; 2hr 15min); Tokushima (daily; 2hr 34min). Matsuyama to: Okayama (8 daily; 2hr 45min); Takamatsu (9 daily; 2hr 23min); Uwajima (15 daily; 1hr 20min). Takamatsu to: Matsuyama (16 daily; 2hr 30min); Kochi (6 daily; 2hr 5min); Kotohira (20 daily; 1hr); Okayama (34 daily; 1hr); Tokushima (13 daily; 1hr 15min); Uwajima (3 daily; 4hr). Tokushima to: Awa Ikeda (6 daily; 1hr 10min); Kaifu (3 daily; 1hr 20min); Naruto (14 daily; 40min); Takamatsu (15 daily; 1hr 15min). Uwajima to: Kubokawa (7 daily; 2hr); Matsuyama (16 daily; 1hr 20min).
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