There are 6 ways to get from Kagoshima to Okayama by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayamatrain Sakura / ...
3h 14m¥14,000–21,000Drive 684.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Kagoshima to Okayamacar 684.8 km
8h 57m¥11,388–16,449Fly Kagoshima Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane KOJ - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayamatrain
3h 56m¥14,274–34,260Fly Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KOJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayamatrain
4h 16m¥15,924–39,350Fly Kagoshima Airport to Matsuyama Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Matsuyama Airport (MYJ)plane KOJ - MYJ
- Take the train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Okayamatrain
6h 46m¥21,014–46,140Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMI - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayamatrain
6h 9m¥20,905–43,127
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Okayama is to drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Okayama is to train which takes 3h 14m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kagoshima-Chūō and arriving at Okayama. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 14m.
The distance between Kagoshima and Okayama is 648 km. The road distance is 684.8 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Okayama without a car is to train which takes 3h 14m and costs ¥14000 - ¥21000.
The train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayama takes 3h 14m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kagoshima to Okayama train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Kagoshima to Okayama train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Okayama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kagoshima to Okayama is 685 km. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Kagoshima to Okayama.
There are 342+ hotels available in Okayama.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Okayama, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Okayama hourly. Tickets cost ¥14,000–21,000 and the journey takes 3h 14m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–31,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Matsuyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Matsuyama Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–37,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–20,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsuyama(Ehime) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
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
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