There are 10 ways to get from Kobe to Hitachi by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to HitachiHitachi / ...
4h 53m¥14,975–23,445Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hitachi StationHitachi
11h 13m¥6,800–19,400Night bus
- Take the night bus from Osaka Station to Mito Station South-GateYokappe
12h 35m¥10,026–14,256Drive 663.8 km
- Drive from Kobe to Hitachi663.8 km
7h 34m¥11,279–16,291Fly Kobe to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Hitachi
4h 35m¥15,710–54,750Fly Kobe to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)UKB - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Hitachi
5h 13m¥16,030–27,140Fly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)ITM - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Hitachi
5h 39m¥17,703–40,960Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukushima, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Ononiimachi to Iwaki(Fukushima)
- Take the train from Iwaki to Hitachi
6h 13m¥26,483–54,370Fly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Take the train from Ueno to Hitachi
6h 15m¥19,933–50,670Fly Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Hitachi
7h 21m¥18,883–51,770
Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Hitachi is to bus which costs ¥6500 - ¥20000 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Hitachi is to fly and train which takes 4h 35m and costs ¥15000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kobe to Hitachi station. However, there are services departing from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building and arriving at Hitachi Station via Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe station to Hitachi. However, there are services departing from Shin-Kōbe Station and arriving at Hitachi via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 53m.
The distance between Kobe and Hitachi is 697 km. The road distance is 663.8 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Hitachi without a car is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥15000 - ¥24000.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Kobe to Hitachi, including transfers.
Kobe to Hitachi bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building station.
Kobe to Hitachi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
The best way to get from Kobe to Hitachi is to train which takes 4h 53m and costs ¥15000 - ¥24000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥6500 - ¥20000 and takes 11h 13m.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Hitachi, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hitachi via Tōkyō Station in around 4h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Hitachi Station via Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu and Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit in around 11h 13m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–33,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–46,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–33,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–36,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–43,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–18,000
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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 Ishioka to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,200
Train from Shinagawa to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Iwaki to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥2,900–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Green Seat
- ¥3,000–4,000
Train from Ueno to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Sendai to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ishioka to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ononiimachi to Iwaki(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Iwaki to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.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) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–16,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Relax
- ¥4,300–12,000
- Standard
- ¥4,300–8,500
- Comodo
- ¥7,000–12,000
- ReBorn
- ¥7,500–16,000
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hitachi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka Station to Mito Station South-Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Kobe to Hitachi bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu station.
Kobe to Hitachi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
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