There are 6 ways to get from Kikuchi to Kyoto by bus, train, night bus, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Onsen Mae to Kumamoto Sta.bus C3-3:菊池温泉→御代志→山室→坪井→桜町バスターミナル→熊本駅前→蓮台寺入口 / ...
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Sakura / ...
5h 28m¥16,545–26,003Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus Sunrise
14h 39m¥8,784–12,931Drive 695 km
- Drive from Kikuchi to Kyotocar 695 km
9h 12m¥11,814–17,064Bus to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Onsen Mae to Higoozu Sta.bus
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
4h 22m¥11,300–26,360Bus, train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the bus from Onsen Mae to Kumamoto Sta.bus
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane FUK - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
5h 38m¥15,765–35,653Bus to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the bus from Onsen Mae to Higoozu Sta.bus
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane KMJ - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Kyōtotrain
4h 59m¥21,270–43,390
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kikuchi to Kyoto is to night bus which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 14h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kikuchi to Kyoto is to bus and fly which takes 4h 22m and costs ¥11000 - ¥27000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kikuchi to Kyoto station. However, there are services departing from Onsen Mae and arriving at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi via Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 39m.
The distance between Kikuchi and Kyoto is 714 km. The road distance is 695 km.
The best way to get from Kikuchi to Kyoto without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 28m and costs ¥16000 - ¥26000.
It takes approximately 5h 28m to get from Kikuchi to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kikuchi to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT station.
Kikuchi to Kyoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Yes, the driving distance between Kikuchi to Kyoto is 695 km. It takes approximately 9h 12m to drive from Kikuchi to Kyoto.
There are 3154+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Kikuchi, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi once daily. Tickets cost ¥8,000–12,000 and the journey takes 12h 19m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–24,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–35,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–35,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- 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 Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 096-343-2552
- Website
- kumamotodentetsu.co.jp
Bus from Onsen Mae to Kumamoto Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,000
- Website
- https://www.kumamotodentetsu.co.jp/en/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Onsen Mae to Higoozu Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥200–1,000
- Website
- https://www.sankobus.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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