There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Kobe by train, plane, or bus
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Train, fly to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane FRA - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
20h 57m¥92,722–176,850Train, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kobe (UKB)plane FRA - UKB
20h 36m¥101,032–314,900Train, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FRA - ITM
20h 59m¥106,672–665,750Train, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane FRA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
22h 58mTrain, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane FRA - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
21h 58m¥123,922–434,250Train, fly to Takamatsu Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane FRA - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Kobetrain
23h 53m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kobe is to train and fly and bus which costs ¥90000 - ¥180000 and takes 20h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kobe is to train and fly which takes 20h 36m and costs ¥100000 - ¥320000.
The distance between Europe and Kobe is 9517 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Europe to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 7h ahead of Europe. It is currently 5:57 PM in Europe and 12:57 AM in Kobe.
There are 326+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Europe and Kobe, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kobe. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport Terminal 1, then take the bus to Kobe Sannomiya. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kobe (UKB), walk to Kobe Airport, then take the train to Sannomiya(Port Liner).
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–1,100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–1,300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–1,100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–1,400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–1,200,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–440,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–270,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–350,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–290,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–300,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–360,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–390,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–380,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–410,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Frankfurt to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–1,300,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Shenyang
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–360,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–250,000
- Website
- miat.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansai International Airport via Ulaanbaatar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–270,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Tokushima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–410,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Takamatsu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–360,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Okayama to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Okayama to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- 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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