There are 11 ways to get from Kagoshima to Mutsu by train, bus, car, night bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hachinohetrain
- Take the train from Hachinohe to Nohejitrain
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
13h 34m¥45,022–63,178Bus, night bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Hakata Bus Terminalbus
- Take the night bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Aomori Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Aomori to Nohejitrain
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
34h 58m¥20,350–56,083Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Shinagawatrain
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminalbus
- Drive from Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal to Mutsucar
18h 57m¥37,512–52,448Train, night bus
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayamatrain
- Take the night bus from Okayama to Uenonightbus
- Take the night bus from Ueno to Noheji Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
27h 45m¥26,542–35,721Drive 1,909.5 km
- Drive from Kagoshima to Mutsucar 1,909.5 km
25h 11m¥32,811–47,394Bus, night bus, train via Osaka
- Take the bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-maebus
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Abeno Harukasnightbus
- Take the night bus from Tennoji Station to Ueno Stationnightbus
- Take the night bus from Ueno to Noheji Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
39h 47m¥21,450–33,300Fly Kagoshima Airport to Misawa, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Misawa (MSJ)plane KOJ - MSJ
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
8h 31m¥22,124–115,900Fly Kagoshima Airport to Aomori, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Aomori (AOJ)plane KOJ - AOJ
- Take the train from Aomori to Nohejitrain
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
10h 2m¥26,349–64,880Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly to Misawa, train
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Misawa (MSJ)plane KMI - MSJ
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
10h 24m¥31,105–151,677Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly to Aomori, train
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Aomori (AOJ)plane KMI - AOJ
- Take the train from Aomori to Nohejitrain
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
12h 5m¥26,330–120,657Fly Kagoshima Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ)plane KOJ - ONJ
- Take the train from Takanosu(Jr) to Aomoritrain
- Take the train from Aomori to Nohejitrain
- Take the train from Noheji to Shimokitatrain
12h 7m¥29,524–151,400
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Misawa (MSJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Mutsu is to bus and night bus and train via Osaka which costs ¥21000 - ¥34000 and takes 39h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Mutsu is to fly and train which takes 8h 31m and costs ¥22000 - ¥120000.
No, there is no direct train from Kagoshima to Mutsu. However, there are services departing from Kagoshima-Chūō and arriving at Shimokita via Kokura, Tōkyō Station, Hachinohe and Noheji. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 34m.
The distance between Kagoshima and Mutsu is 2019 km. The road distance is 1909.5 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Mutsu without a car is to train which takes 13h 34m and costs ¥45000 - ¥65000.
It takes approximately 13h 34m to get from Kagoshima to Mutsu, including transfers.
Kagoshima to Mutsu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Kagoshima to Mutsu train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kokura station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kagoshima to Mutsu is 1910 km. It takes approximately 25h 11m to drive from Kagoshima to Mutsu.
There are two+ hotels available in Mutsu.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Mutsu, Japan?
You can take a train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shimokita via Kokura, Tōkyō Station, Hachinohe, and Noheji in around 13h 34m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Misawa via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–80,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Misawa via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–110,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Aomori via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–75,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Aomori via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Misawa via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–140,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Misawa via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–110,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–95,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Fukuoka, Nagoya Airfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–130,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Fukuoka, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–110,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Aomori via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–90,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–110,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Aomori via Fukuoka, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–130,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–140,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–140,000
- 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 Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hachinohe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–19,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Kokura to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥31,000–42,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
- Phone
- 017-752-0330
- Website
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Hachinohe to Noheji
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,700
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
Train from Aomori to Noheji
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,500
- Schedules at
- aoimorirailway.com
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Noheji to Shimokita
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Phone
- 0172-36-5061
- Website
- konanbus.com
Bus from Tokyo Station Kajibashi to Konan Bus Hirosaki Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
Night bus from Ueno to Noheji Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Aomori Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- konanbus.com
- Phone
- 0570-08-5050
- Website
- ryobi-holdings.jp
Night bus from Okayama to Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥6,300
- Schedules at
- ryobi-holdings.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
Night bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Aomori Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–18,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 3 seats per row economy
- ¥7,500–14,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–15,000
- 3 seats per row (window side)
- ¥8,500–18,000
- Phone
- 0570-09-3533
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,100
- Schedules at
- kyushubusbooking.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Abeno Harukas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Tennoji Station to Ueno Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–8,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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