There are 9 ways to get from Kagoshima to Shiga by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Sakura / ...
4h 33m¥20,902–30,530Fly Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KOJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
4h 7m¥12,843–39,800Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kagoshima Chuo Station to Hakata Bus Terminalbus Sakurajima
- Take the train from Hakata to Kyōtotrain Nozomi
8h 7m¥17,100–29,838Bus, night bus
- Take the bus from Kagoshimachuo to Kumamoto Kencho-maebus
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Kencho-mae to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Sunrise
17h 3m¥13,200–18,200Drive 894.7 km
- Drive from Kagoshima to Ōtsucar 894.7 km
11h 22m¥15,014–21,687Train via Fukuoka
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakatatrain Tsubame / ...
- Take the train from Hakata to Kyōtotrain Nozomi
5h 5m¥21,029–30,878Fly Kagoshima Airport to Kobe, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Kobe (UKB)plane KOJ - UKB
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Otsutrain
4h 5m¥13,143–35,660Fly Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KOJ - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
4h 51m¥15,293–32,800Train to Miyazaki Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMI - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
6h¥17,855–42,577
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kagoshima to Shiga is to bus and night bus which costs ¥13000 - ¥19000 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kagoshima to Shiga is to fly and train which takes 4h 5m and costs ¥13000 - ¥36000.
No, there is no direct train from Kagoshima to Shiga. However, there are services departing from Kagoshima-Chūō and arriving at Otsu via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Kyōto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 33m.
The distance between Kagoshima and Shiga is 855 km. The road distance is 894.7 km.
The best way to get from Kagoshima to Shiga without a car is to train which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥20000 - ¥31000.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Kagoshima to Shiga, including transfers.
Kagoshima to Shiga train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kagoshima-Chūō station.
Kagoshima to Shiga train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kagoshima to Shiga is 895 km. It takes approximately 11h 22m to drive from Kagoshima to Shiga.
There are 3091+ hotels available in Shiga.
What companies run services between Kagoshima, Japan and Shiga, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Station hourly. Tickets cost ¥18,000–25,000 and the journey takes 4h 4m.
Airlines
- 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 Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–22,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–32,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Osaka International Airport via Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–32,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–27,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–25,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–38,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kagoshima-Chūō to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥18,000–24,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–34,000
Train from Hakata to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- 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
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥15,000–19,000
- Green seat
- ¥19,000–26,000
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–10,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Otsu
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Otsu
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–2,100
- 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
- ¥1,800–2,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Green Seat
- ¥1,100–1,500
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
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
Bus operators
- 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
- 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 Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,400
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
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