There are 9 ways to get from Chiba to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tokyo to Shin Kobetrain Hikari / ...
4h 29mTrain, night bus
cheapest- Take the train from 千葉 Chiba to 新宿 Shinjukutrain Jb / ...
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Kako Shotengai-Maenightbus Jx225
12h 30m¥6,401–12,178Bus
- Take the bus from Kaihimmakuhari to Kobe Sannomiyabus 0001
11h 59m¥10,338–17,464Drive 558.9 km
- Drive from Chiba to Kobecar 558.9 km
6h 33m¥9,700–14,010Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from 千葉 Chiba to 品川 Shinagawatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 37m¥10,789–20,637Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from 千葉 Chiba to 品川 Shinagawatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
4h 5m¥13,929–20,487Fly Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
4h 2m¥16,460–41,906Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from 千葉 Chiba to 品川 Shinagawatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
4h 59m¥22,179–46,987Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kashiwa to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 17m¥20,712–43,898
Chiba to Kobe by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiba to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥9500 - ¥14000 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Chiba to Kobe is to train and fly which takes 3h 37m and costs ¥10000 - ¥21000.
No, there is no direct train from Chiba to Kobe. However, there are services departing from Chiba and arriving at Shin Kobe via Tokyo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 29m.
The distance between Chiba and Kobe is 584 km. The road distance is 558.9 km.
The best way to get from Chiba to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 29m to get from Chiba to Kobe, including transfers.
Chiba to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), depart from Tokyo station.
The best way to get from Chiba to Kobe is to train which takes 4h 29m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥10000 - ¥18000 and takes 11h 59m, you could also fly, which costs ¥16000 - ¥42000 and takes 4h 2m.
Chiba to Kobe train services, operated by JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company), arrive at Shin Kobe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chiba to Kobe is 559 km. It takes approximately 6h 33m to drive from Chiba to Kobe.
What companies run services between Chiba, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
JR CENTRAL (Central Japan Railway Company) operates a train from Tokyo to Shin Kobe hourly, and the journey takes 3h 8m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Kaihimmakuhari to Kobe Sannomiya once daily. Tickets cost ¥10,000–17,000 and the journey takes 10h 50m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–35,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–70,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–36,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–65,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–44,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–70,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–17,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–34,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Tokyo to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 千葉 Chiba to 新宿 Shinjuku
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from 千葉 Chiba to 品川 Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Kashiwa to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kaihimmakuhari to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–17,000
- Website
- https://willer-travel.com/en/
- Individual Seat
- ¥17,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Kako Shotengai-Mae
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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