By plane
Matsue is serviced by two nearby airports: Izumo Airport (IZO) and Yonago Airport (YNG).
Izumo Airport has flights by JAL to Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami, Fukuoka and the Oki Islands.Shuttle buses to Matsue Station are scheduled to connect to every arriving flight. A one way trip takes 30 minutes and costs �1000.
Yonago Airport has flights by ANA to Tokyo Haneda and Asiana flies to Incheon International Airport in Korea three times a week.Shuttle buses to Matsue Station are scheduled to connect to every arriving national flight. A one way trip takes 45 minutes and costs �960.Trains operated by Japan Rail depart from Yonago Airport station approximately once every hour. To get to Matsue travellers should transfer at Yonago station. A one way trip to Matsue costs �740 by regular train (90 minutes) and �2180 by express (70 minutes).
By train
.When coming by Shinkansen high speed train get off at Okayama and take the "Super Yakumo" express train to Matsue. The "Super Yakumo" express train runs between Okayama to Matsue, departing every hour from 7PM until 9:40PM daily. The trip takes approximately 2hr 30 mins.
Matsue is also on the San'in Main Line, which runs along western Honshu's sea coast between Kyoto and Shimonoseki.
Japan Rail also operates a daily "Sunrise Izumo" night train between Tokyo and Matsue. Prices vary depending on the accomodation booked, which range from simple berths to private cabins.
By bus
Highway buses connect Matsue and Tokyo (nightbus only), Osaka, Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Okayama, Kobe and Nagoya (nightbus only). The ticket office is outside Matsue Station behind the Lawson convenience store.
By car
Coming from Kansai:
By highway:
Take the Chugoku Expressway westwards towards Hiroshima. At Ochiai JCT take the Yonago Expressway towards Yonago. Once in Yonago take the San'in Expressway to Matsue (parts of this road
