There are 5 ways to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to KokuraSakura / ...
1h 37m¥8,000–12,000Drive 324.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu324.8 km
4h 23m¥5,547–8,012Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Hakata Bus TerminalSakurajima
- Take the train from Hakata to Space WorldJB/JA Kagoshima Line Section Rapid / ...
6h 26mFly from Kagoshima Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)KOJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
3h 9m¥15,963–44,950Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)KMI - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokura
4h 57m¥18,975–36,727
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu is to drive which costs ¥5500 - ¥8000 and takes 4h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs ¥8000 - ¥12000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kagoshima-Chūō and arriving at Kokura. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 37m.
The distance between Kagoshima and Kitakyushu is 314 km. The road distance is 324.8 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs ¥8000 - ¥12000.
The train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura takes 1h 37m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kagoshima to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Kagoshima to Kitakyushu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kagoshima to Kitakyushu is 325 km. It takes approximately 4h 23m to drive from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu.
There are 199+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura hourly. Tickets cost ¥8,000–12,000 and the journey takes 1h 37m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Yakushima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–25,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–16,000
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 Space World
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
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