Hiroshima tour from Kyoto by bullet train, in one day
One arrangement for the Kyoto to Hiroshima day: reserved bullet train seats both ways, the ferry to Miyajima and a licensed guide for the hours on the ground.
Updated 4 November 2026
In shortA full day from Kyoto to Miyajima and Peace Memorial Park, 13 hours 20 minutes from the moment staff collect you near Kyoto Station to the return arrival there. A national government licensed English guide interpreter works the Hiroshima segment; the two Shinkansen legs are unguided and seats are reserved in Ordinary Class or the Green Car. It suits travellers staying in Kyoto who want the trains, the ferry, the admissions and the Miyajima visitor tax handled in one arrangement.
13 h 20 mintour length
from JPY 60500per adult
★ 4.5147 reviews
What the Hiroshima tour from Kyoto includes
This Hiroshima tour from Kyoto is a 13 hour 20 minute day built around two Shinkansen legs of about 100 minutes each. Staff meet you at the tour desk inside Avanti B1F, across from Kyoto Station's Hachijo Exit, and walk you to the Shinkansen platform; the local guide interpreter picks the group up on the platform at Hiroshima Station and leads you to the bus. The tour starts from 60,500 yen and is rated 4.5 ★ (147 reviews).
Stop times are set in advance: 60 minutes at Itsukushima Shrine, 60 minutes on Miyajima for lunch, 20 minutes at Peace Memorial Park, 20 minutes at the Atomic Bomb Dome and 60 minutes inside the Peace Memorial Museum. That is about 220 minutes on the ground, which matches the pace of a one-day Hiroshima and Miyajima itinerary and explains why the bus keeps moving between sites.
Bullet train tickets, the Miyajima visitor tax, the licensed English guide interpreter for the Hiroshima segment and the other admissions and transport are covered. Lunch is not, so eat on the island rather than holding out for the city: the shops on the Miyajima shopping street do oysters, Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki and conger eel over rice, and the deer that wander the street will take an interest in anything you carry openly.
When you book, you choose between an Ordinary Class seat and a Green Car seat on the Shinkansen. The bus in Hiroshima is air-conditioned and heated, which matters in August, when average daily highs reach 32.8C, and in January, when highs average 9.9C.
The escorted Kyoto day to Hiroshima and Miyajima
Reserved Shinkansen seats in both directions, the Miyajima visitor tax, admissions and a licensed English guide interpreter for the Hiroshima hours. Lunch is not included, and the hour on Miyajima is the meal window.
13 h 20 min · from 60,500 yen · 4.5 ★ (147 reviews)
Kyoto Station to Hiroshima by Shinkansen100 min Staff meet you at the tour desk inside Avanti B1F and walk you to the platform at Kyoto Station. The ride west is unguided, with a reserved seat in the Ordinary Class car or the Green Car according to the plan you chose. Your local guide is waiting on the platform at Hiroshima Station and takes the group to the bus boarding point.
Itsukushima Shrine60 min The shrine dates its founding to 593 and was rebuilt in shinden-zukuri style, the layout of a Heian-period noble's residence, by Taira no Kiyomori in 1168. It is a designated national treasure and was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1996, with Mount Misen rising behind the lacquered pavilions and the Seto Inland Sea in front. The tide decides whether the shrine looks as though it floats, and the Miyajima Tourist Association publishes a daily tide table.
Miyajima60 min An hour on the island for lunch, which is not included in the tour. Oysters, Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, layered rather than mixed, and anago-meshi, grilled conger eel over rice, are all sold along the shopping street, so pick your own place. The Miyajima visitor tax is covered by the tour.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park20 min The park was established in 1949 and completed on 1 April 1954 to a design by three architects including Kenzo Tange, chosen first out of 145 competition entries. It covers approximately 122,100 square metres, so the guide walks a line through it rather than circling the whole landscape.
Atomic Bomb Dome20 min The Dome has been kept as it stood and is the memorial anchor at the north end of the park. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on 5 December 1996, at the committee meeting in Merida, Mexico.
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum60 min An hour inside the museum with the licensed guide interpreter, who puts the exhibition in order of the city's history and its post-war rebuilding. The building itself is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. Admission is part of the tour, so there is no queuing to sort out on arrival.
Hiroshima Station back to Kyoto100 min The return Shinkansen leaves from Hiroshima Station with a reserved seat in the same class you selected. This segment is unguided, and the tour ends when the train reaches Kyoto Station.
Photos: ours and the tour operator's
What is included
Included
Shinkansen bullet train tickets, reserved seat in Ordinary Class or the Green Car
Miyajima visitor tax
National government licensed English guide interpreter during the Hiroshima segment
Other admissions and transport costs listed in the tour
Not included
Lunch
Anything not listed under Included
Meeting point, pickup and cancellation
Meeting point: the tour desk inside Avanti B1F, across from Kyoto Station's Hachijo Exit. Staff lead you on foot to the Kyoto Station Shinkansen platform.
Pickup: no hotel pickup. The day begins beside Kyoto Station and ends there on the return train.
Cancellation: a full refund is given if you cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Ages: infant 0-5, child 6-11, adult 12 and over.
Other Hiroshima tours from Kyoto compared
The escorted day on this page costs the most because the bullet train tickets and the licensed guide interpreter are built in. The 1-day bus tours that start from Osaka, Kyoto or Hiroshima run 8 to 12 hours and begin at a much lower figure, and the other bullet train day trip from Kyoto is a 12-hour option; the private day trip is priced for a group that wants the car and the itinerary to itself.
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Hiroshima and Miyajima Full Day Tour by Bullet Train from Kyoto (this page)
Departure dates, the Ordinary Class and Green Car seat options and the current starting price are on the operator's page, from 60,500 yen for 13 hours 20 minutes.
