There are 4 ways to get from Kiso to Himeji by train, car, taxi, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kisofukushima to NagoyaShinano
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to HimejiNozomi / ...
3h 18m¥15,215–21,190Drive 382.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Kiso to Himeji382.5 km
5h 4m¥6,438–9,300Taxi, fly, train
- Take the taxi from Kiso to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)
- Fly from Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB)MMJ - UKB
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Himeji
3h 20m¥36,691–56,819Train via Osaka
- Take the train from Kisofukushima to Nagoya
- Take the train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Tsuruhashi
- Take the train from Ōsaka to Higashi-Himeji
6h 41m
Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) to Kobe (UKB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiso to Himeji is to drive which costs ¥6000 - ¥9500 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kiso to Himeji is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs ¥15000 - ¥22000.
The distance between Kiso and Himeji is 398 km. The road distance is 382.5 km.
The best way to get from Kiso to Himeji without a car is to train which takes 3h 18m and costs ¥15000 - ¥22000.
It takes approximately 3h 18m to get from Kiso to Himeji, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiso to Himeji is 383 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Kiso to Himeji.
There are 96+ hotels available in Himeji.
What companies run services between Kiso, Nagano, Japan and Himeji, Japan?
You can take a vehicle from Kiso to Himeji via Kisofukushima and Nagoya Station in around 3h 18m.
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Matsumoto Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–28,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kisofukushima to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,300
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,300
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Ōsaka to Higashi-Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsu-Nagoya to Tsuruhashi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
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