There are 4 ways to get from Izumo to Kitakyushu by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Izumoshi to Shin-Yamaguchitrain [187308] Ltd. Exp Super Oki 3 / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Kokuratrain Nozomi / ...
3h 57m¥8,996–12,916Drive 287.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Izumo to Kitakyushucar 287.9 km
4h 9m¥4,960–7,165Night bus
- Take the night bus from Izumoshi Station to Kokuranightbus Izumo Dream Hakata
7h 53m¥7,000–11,000Fly, train
- Fly from Izumo Airport (IZO) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane IZO - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
3h 2m¥18,958–51,761
Izumo Airport (IZO) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Izumo to Kitakyushu is to drive which costs ¥4900 - ¥7500 and takes 4h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Izumo to Kitakyushu is to fly and train which takes 3h 2m and costs ¥19000 - ¥55000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Izumoshi Station station and arriving at Kokura. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Izumo to Kitakyushu. However, there are services departing from Izumoshi and arriving at Kokura via Shin-Yamaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 57m.
The distance between Izumo and Kitakyushu is 291 km. The road distance is 287.9 km.
The best way to get from Izumo to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 3h 57m and costs ¥9000 - ¥13000.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from Izumo to Kitakyushu, including transfers.
Izumo to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by JR Bus Chugoku, depart from Izumoshi Station.
Izumo to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Izumoshi station.
Izumo to Kitakyushu bus services, operated by JR Bus Chugoku, arrive at Kokura station.
What companies run services between Izumo, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
You can take a train from Izumoshi to Kokura via Shin-Yamaguchi in around 3h 57m. Alternatively, JR Bus Chugoku operates a vehicle from Izumoshi Station to Kokura once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,000–11,000 and the journey takes 7h 53m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Izumo Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–38,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Izumoshi to Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–8,500
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Green Seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yamaguchi to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Night bus from Izumoshi Station to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
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