Ways to get to Hikone:
1. Ferry http://www.cityline.co.jp/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu5751p_b1gIVXQYqCh1-7gVZEAAYASAAEgJHafD_BwE
2. Shinkansen http://shinkansen.tabiris.com/gakuwari22.html
2. Kodama shinkansen https://www.jtb.co.jp/kokunai/brand/ace/fuk/promotion/jrkansai/
6. night bus 福岡ー京都 https://www.bushikaku.net/bus/70514/