There are 6 ways to get from Himeji to Awara by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Himeji to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Awaraonsen
3h¥9,967–15,854Drive 266.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Himeji to Awara266.4 km
3h 59m¥4,552–6,575Train, bus
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin-Kobe StationSakura / ...
- Take the bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Fukui
5h 34m¥10,667–17,921Train to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)UKB - KMQ
6h 31m¥65,002–87,556Train via Kobe
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Awaraonsen
3h 24m¥12,070–18,825Train to Osaka International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)ITM - KMQ
6h 41m¥42,803–69,759
Kobe (UKB) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Himeji to Awara is to drive which costs ¥4500 - ¥7000 and takes 3h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Himeji to Awara is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥9500 - ¥16000.
No, there is no direct train from Himeji to Awara. However, there are services departing from Himeji and arriving at Awaraonsen via Kyōto and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Himeji and Awara is 298 km. The road distance is 266.4 km.
The best way to get from Himeji to Awara without a car is to train which takes 3h and costs ¥9500 - ¥16000.
It takes approximately 3h to get from Himeji to Awara, including transfers.
Himeji to Awara train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Himeji station.
Himeji to Awara train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Himeji to Awara is 266 km. It takes approximately 3h 59m to drive from Himeji to Awara.
There are 178+ hotels available in Awara.
What companies run services between Himeji, Japan and Awara, Japan?
You can take a train from Himeji to Awaraonsen via Kyōto and Tsuruga in around 3h.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–46,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Izumo, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–60,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–160,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–80,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–95,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–130,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Komatsu Airport via Kochi, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–100,000
- Website
- jal.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Komatsu Airport via Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–200,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,100–5,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Tsuruga to Awaraonsen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Himeji to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,500–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Himeji to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,500–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–5,500
- 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
- ¥3,300–4,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Green seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Himeji to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Himeji to Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
Train from Himeji to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,900
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0776-24-4890
- Website
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
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