There are 9 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Akita by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain Komachi
9h 25m¥36,206–49,812Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sendai to Akitabus
23h 49m¥17,400–34,100Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Centernightbus
- Take the night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Niigata Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Niigata to Akitatrain
22h 41m¥19,650–32,400Drive 1,319.5 km
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Akitacar 1,319.5 km
17h 21m¥22,026–31,816Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane FUK - AXT
6h 12m¥36,331–60,592Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Akita Airport
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane KKJ - AXT
7h 13m¥61,142–111,470Train to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Fly from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane UBJ - AXT
7h 26m¥19,911–91,554Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)plane FUK - HNA
- Take the train from Morioka to Akitatrain
6h 27m¥27,531–92,842Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Sendai Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane FUK - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
7h 4m¥25,381–58,342
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Akita is to drive which costs ¥22000 - ¥32000 and takes 17h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Akita is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs ¥36000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitakyushu to Akita. However, there are services departing from Kokura Ekimae and arriving at Akita via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal and Sendai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Akita. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Akita via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Akita is 1630 km. The road distance is 1319.5 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Akita without a car is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs ¥36000 - ¥50000.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Kitakyushu to Akita, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Akita bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Kokura Ekimae station.
Kitakyushu to Akita train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Akita is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs ¥36000 - ¥50000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥60000 - ¥120000 and takes 7h 13m.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Akita, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Akita via Tōkyō Station in around 9h 25m. Alternatively, Star Flyer, All Nippon Airways, and Japan Airlines fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Akita Airport (AXT) every 4 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–85,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–110,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–110,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–85,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–110,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Akita Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–65,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–170,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–210,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–70,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–85,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–90,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–44,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–65,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–80,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–90,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–44,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–42,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–28,000
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 Shin-Yamaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,000–4,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Morioka to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Niigata to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–10,000
- 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
- ¥7,000–8,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–10,000
- Green Seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
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
- 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/
Bus operators
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Niigata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–10,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- 0570ｰ000448
- Website
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
Bus from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500
- Schedules at
- jrbustohoku.co.jp
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Kitakyushu to Akita bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
Kitakyushu to Akita train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Akita is 1319 km. It takes approximately 17h 21m to drive from Kitakyushu to Akita.
There are 36+ hotels available in Akita.