By ship
Ferries dock at Hiroshima's Ujina Port, which also serves as terminus for several tram lines. Ishizaki Kisen (http://www.ishizakikisen....) operates daily service to and from Matsuyama in Shikoku, with some boats stopping in Kure along the way. The ride known as "Superjet" takes 70-80 minutes to reach Matsuyama and costs ¥6500 each way. Slower ferries arrive in about 2 1/2 hours at a much-reduced cost of ¥3200.
By plane
Hiroshima Airport IATA: HIJ (http://www.hij.airport.jp...) connects to domestic destinations in Japan. Both ANA and JAL offer flights from Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo Chitose airports. ANA also offers flights from Narita, Sendai and Okinawa. There are direct international flights from Dalian, Guam, Shanghai, Seoul, and Taipei.
Buses connect the airport to JR Hiroshima Station 48 minutes, ¥1300 and the Hiroshima Bus Center 51-53 minutes, ¥1300. There are also buses from the airport to Okayama, Onomichi, Iwakuni, Tottori, and other spots in the Chugoku region.
By bus
Long-distance buses arrive and depart from the north exit of JR Hiroshima Station, where there is a JR Bus counter, and the Hiroshima Bus Center in the city center. There is service to and from cities in Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu, Shikoku, and much of the rest of Japan.
The New Breeze overnight bus runs between Tokyo and Hiroshima. There are two nightly departures in each direction: departing from Tokyo at 8PM and 9PM, with both buses arriving in Hiroshima at 8AM the next day. The trip costs ¥11,600 one way, ¥21,200 round trip.
There are two overnight buses from Osaka — the Sanyo Dream Hiroshima from JR Osaka Station and the Venus from the Namba bus terminal. Both cost ¥5700 one way, ¥11,000 round trip. One overnight bus runs from Kyoto between JR Kyoto Station and Hiroshima at ¥6300 one way, ¥11400 round trip.
Daytime express buses run from Osaka about five hours each way, with five departures daily ¥5000 one way, ¥9000 round trip and two from Kyoto 5 1/2 hours, ¥5500 one way, ¥10000 round trip.
Among the many discount bus carriers that ply these routes, Willer Express runs services from Shinjuku in Tokyo from ¥6600 one way, and from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe from ¥3400 one way, with online booking in English available.
By car
From the San'yo Expressway, take exit 29 for Hiroshima. Heading southwest on National Highway Route 54 will take you to the center of town; Route 2 is the major east/west artery, south of the city center. Confirm in advance that your hotel offers parking — not all do, and public parking is both expensive and hard to find.