How do you combine Kochi and Matsuyama?
Yes. Kochi and Matsuyama combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow a full day in Kochi and 2 days in Matsuyama, around 3 days in total.
How the two connect
Kochi and Matsuyama are only about 78 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Kochi is Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ), about 13 km away; for Matsuyama it is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), about 6 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Kochi
- a full day
- Matsuyama
- 2 days
- Together
- 3 days · about 78 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Kochi
- Kochi Shore Excursion: Custom Car Tour, Licensed Guide
- Kochi Private Car Tour and Local Food Tasting
- Private Kochi Shore Excursion
- 1-Day Kochi Highlights Tour with local guide
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.