There are 4 ways to get from Ibara to Kobe by train, bus, or car
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Train via Okayama
best- Take the train from Ibara to Kiyonetrain
- Take the train from Kiyone to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
2h 23mDrive 191.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Ibara to Kobecar 191.6 km
2h 54m¥3,314–4,786Train, bus
- Take the train from Ibara to Kiyonetrain [194985] Ibara Railway / ...
- Take the bus from Okayama to Sannomiya BTbus Kobe
5h 22mTrain
- Take the train from Fukuyama to Shin-Kobe Stationtrain Sakura / ...
2h 30m¥5,000–8,000
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ibara to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥3300 - ¥4800 and takes 2h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ibara to Kobe is to train which takes 2h 30m and costs ¥5000 - ¥8000.
No, there is no direct train from Ibara to Kobe station. However, there are services departing from Ibara and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station via Kiyone and Okayama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 23m.
The distance between Ibara and Kobe is 178 km. The road distance is 191.6 km.
The best way to get from Ibara to Kobe without a car is to train via Okayama which takes 2h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 23m to get from Ibara to Kobe, including transfers.
Ibara to Kobe train services, operated by Ibara Railway, depart from Ibara station.
Ibara to Kobe train services, operated by Ibara Railway, arrive at Kiyone station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ibara to Kobe is 192 km. It takes approximately 2h 54m to drive from Ibara to Kobe.
There are 283+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Ibara, Okayama-ken, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
You can take a train from Ibara to Shin-Kōbe Station via Kiyone and Okayama in around 2h 23m.
- Phone
- 0866-62-6669
- Website
- ibara-railway.co.jp
Train from Ibara to Kiyone
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- ibara-railway.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kiyone to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Fukuyama to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Phone
- 0570-08-5050
- Website
- ryobi-holdings.jp
Bus from Okayama to Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,050
- Schedules at
- ryobi-holdings.jp
- Phone
- (086)222-6601
- Website
- chutetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Okayama to Sannomiya BT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Schedules at
- chutetsu-bus.co.jp
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