There are 9 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Iwaki by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Iwakitrain Hitachi
7h 48m¥27,706–37,812Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Taira Nakamachibus
17h 55m¥13,010–30,900Drive 1,209.2 km
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Iwakicar 1,209.2 km
14h 23m¥20,177–29,145Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane FUK - IBR
- Take the train from Mito to Iwakitrain
6h 8m¥20,431–62,792Train, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Shimonoseki to Hōfutrain
- Take the night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exitnightbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Taira Nakamachibus
20h 20mFly Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KKJ - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Iwakitrain
6h 55m¥20,012–59,410Train 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 Iwakitrain
6h 51m¥22,181–53,342Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane FUK - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Iwakitrain
7h 17m¥15,731–38,242Train to Yamaguchi Ube Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Yamaguchitrain
- Fly from Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UBJ - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Iwakitrain
7h 53m¥32,781–62,494
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Iwaki is to train and fly which costs ¥15000 - ¥39000 and takes 7h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Iwaki is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs ¥20000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Iwaki. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Iwaki via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 48m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Iwaki is 1222 km. The road distance is 1209.2 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Iwaki without a car is to train which takes 7h 48m and costs ¥27000 - ¥38000.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Kitakyushu to Iwaki, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Iwaki train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Iwaki train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Iwaki is 1209 km. It takes approximately 14h 23m to drive from Kitakyushu to Iwaki.
There are 60+ hotels available in Iwaki.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Iwaki, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Iwaki via Tōkyō Station in around 7h 48m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–150,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–50,000
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
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–24,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Narita International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–24,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–24,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–55,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–30,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–42,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–25,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–24,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–22,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–41,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥19,000–44,000
- 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 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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
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
Train from Mito to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Shinagawa to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,500
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
Train from Sendai to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,900–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Ueno to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥6,000–7,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Green Seat
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Mito to Iwaki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–1,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shimonoseki to Hōfu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 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 Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- 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
- 03-4405-5370
- Website
- tobu-bus.com
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Taira Nakamachi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800
- Schedules at
- tobu-bus.com
- Phone
- 0834-22-7801
- Website
- bochobus.co.jp
Night bus from Hofu Station to Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- bochobus.co.jp
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