How to ride the bus

There are two types of buses arriving at and departing from the Hiroshima Bus Center--"board from front door exit from front door type" and "board from door in center of bus, exit from front door type". The way you board will differ depending on the bus, so please check what kind of doors the bus has before boarding.

Here we shall place a diagram showing how ride the bus

Board from front,
exit from front type
Board from center door,
exit from front type

Please buy your ticket from the ticket sales point inside the Hiroshima Bus Center in advance. (You may not be able to board a highway bus if the seats are sold out)

Please buy your ticket from the ticket sales point inside the Hiroshima Bus Center in advance.

Highway buses are board from front, exit from front types.
(Some busses will require you to take a numbered ticket when boarding. When boarding these, please take the numbered ticket)

Standard busses (in some cases boarded from the front) are boarded from the center and exited from the front.
(When boarding, please take a numbered ticket located inside the door)

When you hear the announcement for your stop, please press a stop request button near you (when there is no stop request button, please get off the bus at your stop). When getting off, please insert your ticket or cash (Japanese yen).

When exiting, pay in cash (Japanese yen only). When you pay,
pay the amount indicated by the number on the numbered ticket you took when boarding (in the case of the above illustration, a ticket with number 2 on it means 210 yen)

・If you have the”VISIT HIROSHIMA TOURIST PASS”, please show the bus crew your pass when you get off. Also, please note that if you ride outside the bus zone you will be required to pay an extra fare.
・Please note that on buses with stop request buttons, if you do not press the button at your bus stop the bus will pass by it.
・When paying fares inside a bus, please use Japanese yen. Please note that you cannot pay with foreign currency or credit cards.

When you hear the announcement for your stop, please press a stop request button near you. When getting off, use the front door. As you get off, please insert your numbered ticket and ticket or cash (Japanese yen)

Hiroshima Bus Center Trip Guide

Bus Trip Guide

An affordable and convenient excursion ticket for sightseeing in Hiroshima