Reservation is recommended even for free seating; a walk-up passenger may be refused when full.
Jumbo Ferry · island vehicle ferry
Kobe - Shodoshima ferry rules
Booking, arrival, vehicles, baggage and both terminals in one official-source guide.
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The 30-second answer
Book if you can. Walk-up depends on remaining space.
This route uses Sakate Port on Shodoshima. Reserve where possible, arrive 30 minutes early, and distinguish a bagged bicycle from one carried on the vehicle deck.
Booking approachRecommended
Foot deadline30 min early
Vehicle deadline30 min early
Operator web bookingAvailable
What can travel
Passenger, vehicle and baggage rules
“Yes” means the operator publishes a carriage category. Space and vessel restrictions still apply.
Reservation is recommended; passengers without a reservation may be refused when full.
Reservation is recommended; passengers without a reservation may be refused when full.
A bagged bicycle needs no bicycle reservation or ticket. An unbagged bicycle on the vehicle deck requires a bicycle reservation and ticket.
Pets must stay in a cage during boarding and leaving; ordinary passenger rooms are not pet areas.
An unbagged bicycle is carried on the vehicle deck with a bicycle ticket and is loaded by the passenger.
Use the right terminal
Both ends of the route
Kobe Sannomiya Ferry Terminal
3-7 Shinko-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo
Open official terminal page ↗Sakate Ferry Terminal
1849 Sakate-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa
Open official terminal page ↗Before boarding
Four checks at the port
- Confirm today’s operating route and vessel on the operator site.
- Bring any booking or ticket reference; drivers should also bring the vehicle registration document when required.
- Finish check-in at least 30 minutes before departure.
- Reach Kobe or Sakate port 30 minutes before departure. A QR ticket removes the counter step; without one, use the ticket counter. At Sakate, boarding begins after the vessel arrives.
Affiliate booking option / PR
Arriving on Shodoshima at Sakate?
Jumbo Ferry's Kobe route arrives at Sakate, the port covered in this guide. Direct Ferries calls the crossing Kobe–Shodo Island and lists foot-passenger and car tickets. Use this option if Sakate fits your onward journey on the island.
For a bagged bicycle or pet travel, use Jumbo Ferry's own booking guidance above.
For tickets bought through Direct Ferries, follow your booking confirmation for collection and payment instructions.
In one paragraph
Kobe - Shodoshima boarding summary
This route uses Sakate Port on Shodoshima. Reserve where possible, arrive 30 minutes early, and distinguish a bagged bicycle from one carried on the vehicle deck.