There are 6 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Kobe by train, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe StationNozomi
2h 1m¥11,000–16,000Drive 499.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Kitakyushu to Kobe499.7 km
6h 45m¥8,491–12,265Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)FUK - ITM
3h 22m¥13,231–36,742Train 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
4h 10m¥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 20m¥21,020–34,610Train, 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
5h 7m¥18,079–36,524
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kobe is to drive which costs ¥8500 - ¥13000 and takes 6h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Kobe is to train which takes 2h 1m and costs ¥11000 - ¥16000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Kokura and arriving at Shin-Kōbe Station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 1m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Kobe is 463 km. The road distance is 499.7 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Kobe without a car is to train which takes 2h 1m and costs ¥11000 - ¥16000.
The train from Kokura to Shin-Kōbe Station takes 2h 1m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kitakyushu to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Kobe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Kōbe Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kitakyushu to Kobe is 500 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Kitakyushu to Kobe.
There are 284+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Kobe, 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.
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 51m
- 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 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 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/
Bus operators
- 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
- 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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