There are 9 ways to get from Kitakyushu to Nagano by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Nagoya Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Nagoya to Naganotrain Shinano
6h 56m¥21,740–29,677Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2nightbus Jh1652
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Naganonightbus
17h 25m¥11,924–21,032Train, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakuba-Goryubus
9h 49m¥21,710–30,048Drive 927.7 km
- Drive from Kitakyushu to Naganocar 927.7 km
12h 25m¥15,971–23,069Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane FUK - MMJ
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Naganotrain
4h 39m¥28,281–61,842Fly Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KKJ - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
5h 36m¥20,773–65,340Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane FUK - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Naganotrain
5h 29m¥22,181–69,942Train 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 Tōkyō Station to Naganotrain
6h 34m¥25,551–65,424Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane FUK - NKM
- Take the train from Chikusa to Naganotrain
7h 22m¥24,051–51,562
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kitakyushu to Nagano is to drive which costs ¥16000 - ¥24000 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kitakyushu to Nagano is to train and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs ¥28000 - ¥65000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kitakyushu to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Sunatsu and arriving at Nagano via Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate and Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kitakyushu to Nagano. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Nagano via Nagoya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 56m.
The distance between Kitakyushu and Nagano is 913 km. The road distance is 927.7 km.
The best way to get from Kitakyushu to Nagano without a car is to train which takes 6h 56m and costs ¥21000 - ¥30000.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Kitakyushu to Nagano, including transfers.
Kitakyushu to Nagano bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate.
Kitakyushu to Nagano train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
Kitakyushu to Nagano bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2.
What companies run services between Kitakyushu, Japan and Nagano, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Nagano via Nagoya in around 6h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sunatsu to Nagano via Kokura Station, Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate, Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2, and Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi in around 17h 25m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–34,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–90,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–47,000
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥34,000–55,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–55,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–55,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–31,000
Flights from Yamaguchi Ube Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,500–24,500
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥21,000–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥15,000–21,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥17,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥22,000–29,000
Train from Kokura to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
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 Tōkyō Station to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥7,000–9,000
- Green seat
- ¥9,000–12,000
Train from Komatsu to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 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
- ¥6,500–9,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,000–10,000
- Green seat
- ¥10,000–14,000
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 Nagoya to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Green Seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
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 Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
- 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
- ¥3,200–3,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Green Seat
- ¥3,500–4,600
Train from Chikusa to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Green Seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
- 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 Shiojiri to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-550-373
- Website
- alpico.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Hakuba-Goryu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Schedules at
- alpico.co.jp
- Book at
- alpico.co.jp
- Overnight Bus
- ¥10,000–14,000
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Kyoto Station Hachijyo Gate G2
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 026-295-8008
- Website
- nagadenbus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Nagano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Website
- http://www.nagadenbus.co.jp.e.aaf.hp.transer.com/
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