There are 9 ways to get from Kita to Kobe by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain Nozomi / ...
3h 4m¥12,211–18,335Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Kako Shotengai-Maenightbus Jx225
12h 31m¥5,710–11,210Bus
- Take the bus from Shibuya Mark City to Shinki Bus Sannomiyabus 9351
9h 24m¥7,710–10,210Drive 526.8 km
- Drive from Kita to Kobecar 526.8 km
6h 3m¥8,758–12,650Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Ōji to Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Kobe (UKB)plane HND - UKB
3h 24m¥11,977–20,243Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Ōji to Hamamatsuchōtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane HND - ITM
3h 52m¥12,617–21,093Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane NRT - ITM
4h 12m¥14,806–40,930Train to Ibaraki Airport, fly to Kobe
- Take the train from Ueno to Ishiokatrain
- Fly from Ibaraki Airport (IBR) to Kobe (UKB)plane IBR - UKB
4h 26m¥16,552–61,817Fly Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane HND - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
4h 51m¥20,867–45,593
Kita to Kobe by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kita to Kobe is to bus which costs ¥7500 - ¥11000 and takes 9h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Kita to Kobe is to train which takes 3h 4m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kita to Kobe. However, there are services departing from 池袋駅東口 and arriving at Shinki Bus Sannomiya via Shibuya Mark City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Kita to Kobe station. However, there are services departing from Ōji and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 4m.
The distance between Kita and Kobe is 554 km. The road distance is 526.8 km.
The best way to get from Kita to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 3h 4m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Kita to Kobe, including transfers.
Kita to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Shibuya Mark City station.
Kita to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Tōkyō Station.
The best way to get from Kita to Kobe is to train which takes 3h 4m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥7500 - ¥11000 and takes 9h 24m.
What companies run services between Kita, Tokyo, Japan and Kobe, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station every 20 minutes. Tickets cost ¥12,000–18,000 and the journey takes 2h 39m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a bus from Shibuya Mark City to Shinki Bus Sannomiya once daily. Tickets cost ¥7,500–10,000 and the journey takes 7h 40m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–35,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–33,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
Flights from Ibaraki Airport to Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–23,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ōji to Hamamatsuchō
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥260–400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Ishioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–5,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Shibuya Mark City to Shinki Bus Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Individual Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Kobe Sannomiya Kako Shotengai-Mae
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row
- ¥5,500–11,000
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Kita to Kobe bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Shinki Bus Sannomiya station.
Kita to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Kōbe Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kita to Kobe is 527 km. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Kita to Kobe.
There are 295+ hotels available in Kobe.