Matsuyama Airport is an air gateway to Ehime Prefecture. It connects major cities including Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka. It is the busiest airport in the Shikoku and Chugoku regions. Most tourists visiting Ehime use this airport.
JR Matsuyama Station is the closest station to this airport. However, it takes about 15 minutes by car. It is ideal to rent a car when you go sightseeing. There is a car rental service counter near the domestic flight ticket counter on the 1st floor.
Matsuyama Castle and the Saka no Ue no Kumo Museum are about 20 minutes drive from the airport along prefectural road 18. Matsuyama Castle is one of Japan's Three Great Mountain Castles. Dogo Onsen is about 25 minutes drive from the airport via prefectural road 18 and 187.