There are 9 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe StationNozomi
2h 35m¥13,212–18,764Drive 477.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Kitakyushu to Akashi477.7 km
6h 31m¥8,116–11,723Bus
- Take the bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido
- Take the bus from Okaido to Kosoku Maiko
13h 58m¥13,440–16,357Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Akashi
3h 40m¥14,531–39,142Train via Hiroshima
- Take the train from Kokura to HiroshimaNozomi / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Nishi-AkashiKodama
3h 46m¥13,014–19,989Train via Himeji
- Take the train from Kokura to HimejiKodama / ...
- Take the train from Sanyohimeji to Hitomarumae[173339] Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line Local / ...
4h 14m¥10,631–14,696Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)FUK - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
3h 44m¥41,481–48,242Train, bus to Oita Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)OIT - ITM
5h 38m¥22,320–37,010Train, train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Kumamoto
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Sannomiya to Akashi
5h 26m¥19,379–38,924
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi is to drive which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitakyushu to Akashi. However, there are services departing from Kokura Eki-mae and arriving at Kosoku Maiko via Okaido. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Akashi. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Nishi-Akashi via Shin-Kōbe Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 35m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Akashi is 485 km. The road distance is 477.7 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi without a car is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 2h 35m to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Akashi bus services, operated by Iyotetsu, depart from Kokura Eki-mae station.
Kitakyushu to Akashi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Akashi is to train which takes 2h 35m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥13000 - ¥17000 and takes 13h 58m.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Akashi, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe Station hourly. Tickets cost ¥11,000–16,000 and the journey takes 2h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Kosoku Maiko via Okaido in around 13h 58m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
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 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–20,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Osaka International Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Tokushima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–34,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–27,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
- 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
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Hiroshima to Nishi-Akashi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- 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
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
Train from Kokura to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–14,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Kokura to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,800–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
Train from Sannomiya to Akashi
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,300–1,900
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,000
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,400
- 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
- ¥2,100–2,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,400–2,000
- Green Seat
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Higoozu
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Sannomiya to Akashi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Website
- sanyo-railway.co.jp
Train from Sanyohimeji to Hitomarumae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥600–850
- Schedules at
- sanyo-railway.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kokura Eki-mae to Okaido
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Okaido to Kosoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,350
- Schedules at
- 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
- 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
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
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More Questions & Answers
Kitakyushu to Akashi bus services, operated by Iyotetsu, arrive at Okaido station.
Kitakyushu to Akashi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Kōbe Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Akashi is 478 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Kitakyushu to Akashi.
There are 220+ hotels available in Akashi.