There are 9 ways to get from Kamakura to Kobe by subway, train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Subway, train
best- Take the subway from Totsuka to Shin-Yokohamasubway [B] Blue Line
- Take the train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain Nozomi / ...
3h 28m¥12,575–17,730Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kamakura Station to Ōsakanightbus
10h 20m¥7,470–9,730Drive 482.6 km
- Drive from Kamakura to Kobecar 482.6 km
6h¥8,232–11,891Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kamakura to Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 34m¥12,279–20,712Train
- Take the train from Odawara to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Kodama / ...
5h 31m¥12,442–20,728Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kamakura to Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
4h 2m¥13,919–35,562Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Kamakura to Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
- Take the train from Maiko to Motomachitrain
5h 1mTrain, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kamakura to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
5h 25m¥20,418–48,737Train, train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Kamakura to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
5h 36m¥18,482–55,864
Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kamakura to Kobe is to night bus which costs ¥7000 - ¥10000 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kamakura to Kobe is to subway and train which takes 3h 28m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
No, there is no direct train from Kamakura to Kobe station. However, there are services departing from Kamakura and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station via Totsuka and Shin-Yokohama. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 28m.
The distance between Kamakura and Kobe is 551 km. The road distance is 482.6 km.
The best way to get from Kamakura to Kobe without a car is to subway and train which takes 3h 28m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Kamakura to Kobe, including transfers.
Kamakura to Kobe train services, operated by Yokohama Subway, depart from Totsuka station.
Kamakura to Kobe train services, operated by Yokohama Subway, arrive at Shin-Yokohama station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kamakura to Kobe is 483 km. It takes approximately 6h to drive from Kamakura to Kobe.
There are 287+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Kamakura, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
Nankai Bus operates a vehicle from Kamakura Station to Ōsaka once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,000–9,500 and the journey takes 9h 45m. Alternatively, Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Odawara to Shin-Ōsaka Station hourly. Tickets cost ¥10,000–15,000 and the journey takes 3h 19m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥33,000–43,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–37,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–40,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–29,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–46,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
- Website
- city.yokohama.lg.jp
Subway from Totsuka to Shin-Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥360–390
- Website
- https://www.city.yokohama.lg.jp/
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Yokohama to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–24,000
Train from Odawara to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kamakura to Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥410–600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kamakura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Kamakura to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Maiko to Motomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shinagawa to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,100
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Green Seat
- ¥4,100–5,500
- Phone
- 072-221-0781
- infobus@nankai.co.jp
- Website
- nankaibus.jp
Night bus from Kamakura Station to Ōsaka
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Schedules at
- nankaibus.jp
- Book at
- nankaibus.jp
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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