There are 7 ways to get from Imari to Kobe by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Higashimachi to Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕いまり号
- Take the train from Hakata to Shin-Kōbe StationNozomi
4h 25m¥13,401–18,996Drive 634.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Imari to Kobe634.7 km
8h 18m¥10,784–15,577Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Arita to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
5h 32m¥14,557–37,178Train to Nagasaki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Haiki to Omura(Nagasaki)
- Fly from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) to Kobe (UKB)NGS - UKB
5h 9mTrain, train to Nagasaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Imari to Arita
- Take the train from Arita to Haiki
- Take the train from Haiki to Omura(Nagasaki)
- Fly from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)NGS - ITM
5h 42mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Arita to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
6h 21m¥42,807–48,678Train, train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Imari to Arita
- Take the train from Arita to Shin-Tosu
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamoto
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)KMJ - ITM
7h 4m¥19,137–38,328
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Imari to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥10000 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Imari to Kobe is to bus and train which takes 4h 25m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
The distance between Imari and Kobe is 592 km. The road distance is 634.7 km.
The best way to get from Imari to Kobe without a car is to bus and train which takes 4h 25m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Imari to Kobe, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Imari to Kobe is 635 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Imari to Kobe.
There are 284+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Imari, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Imari to Kobe. However, you can take the bus to Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕, walk to Hakata, then take the train to Shin-Kōbe Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Imari to Kobe in around 8h 18m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–34,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–24,000
Train from Shin-Tosu to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Arita to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Arita to Haiki
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,200
- 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
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Green Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
Train from Arita to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Green Seat
- ¥3,100–4,100
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Haiki to Omura(Nagasaki)
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Arita to Haiki
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Arita to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- matutetu.com
Train from Imari to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–530
- Schedules at
- matutetu.com
- Website
- showa-bus.jp
Bus from Higashimachi to Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Schedules at
- showa-bus.jp
- 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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