There are 9 ways to get from Ginza to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain Nozomi / ...
2h 39m¥12,000–18,000Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Buildingbus
8h 5m¥4,300–16,000Night bus
- Take the night bus from Shibuya to Shinki Bus Sannomiyanightbus
8h 56m¥8,184–12,215Drive 520.9 km
- Drive from Ginza to Kobecar 520.9 km
5h 56m¥8,835–12,762Fly Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 9m¥11,785–20,049Fly Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 37m¥12,425–32,899Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
3h 57m¥16,530–61,645Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
4h 8m¥17,555–45,591Fly Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
4h 36m¥20,675–50,399
Ginza to Kobe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ginza to Kobe is to bus which costs ¥4300 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Ginza to Kobe is to train which takes 2h 39m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu and arriving at Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Tōkyō Station station and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 39m.
The distance between Ginza and Kobe is 544 km. The road distance is 520.9 km.
The best way to get from Ginza to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 2h 39m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
The train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station takes 2h 39m including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Ginza to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu station.
Ginza to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Ginza to Kobe is to train which takes 2h 39m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥4300 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 5m, you could also fly, which costs ¥11000 - ¥20000 and takes 3h 9m.
What companies run services between Ginza, Tokyo, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station every 20 minutes. Tickets cost ¥12,000–18,000 and the journey takes 2h 39m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building once daily. Tickets cost ¥4,300–16,000 and the journey takes 8h 5m. JAMJAM LINER also services this route once daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–32,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–40,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–41,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–22,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- 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/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥3,400–3,900
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,900
- Green Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Bus from Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu to Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Night bus from Shibuya to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- 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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Ginza to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building station.
Ginza to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Kōbe Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ginza to Kobe is 521 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Ginza to Kobe.
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