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 Kokuratrain Sakura
1h 37mDrive 324.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Kagoshima to Kitakyushucar 324.9 km
4h 23m¥5,622–8,121Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Hakata Bus Terminalbus Sakurajima
- Take the train from Hakata to Space Worldtrain JB/JA Kagoshima Line Section Rapid / ...
6h 26mFly from Kagoshima Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KOJ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
3h 9mTrain to Miyazaki Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane KMI - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kokuratrain
4h 57m
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 - ¥8500 and takes 4h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu is to drive which takes 4h 23m and costs ¥5500 - ¥8500.
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 324.9 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Kitakyushu without a car is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs .
The train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura takes 1h 37m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kagoshima to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), depart from Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Kagoshima to Kitakyushu train services, operated by JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company), 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 197+ hotels available in Kitakyushu.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Kitakyushu, Japan?
JR KYUSHU (Kyushu Railway Company) operates a train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura hourly, and the journey takes 1h 37m. JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company) also services this route every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–18,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–25,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–21,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- 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
- ¥3,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
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