There are 8 ways to get from Kobe to Imari by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to HakataNozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Imariekimae(Imari Station)いまり号
5h 15m¥13,653–18,860Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus TerminalJh1551
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Imariekimae(Imari Station)いまり号
13h 7m¥5,800–13,600Drive 634.2 km
- Drive from Kobe to Imari634.2 km
8h 21m¥10,776–15,565Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Arita
6h 20m¥14,583–37,150Fly Kobe to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)UKB - NGS
- Take the train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haiki
5h 48mFly Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)ITM - NGS
- Take the train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haiki
- Take the train from Arita to Imari
6h 19mFly Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)ITM - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Tosu
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Arita
- Take the train from Arita to Imari
7h 27m¥17,963–37,300Bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)TKS - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Arita
7h 7m¥41,060–46,696
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Imari is to drive which costs ¥10000 - ¥16000 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Imari is to train and bus which takes 5h 15m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kobe to Imari station. However, there are services departing from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building and arriving at Imariekimae(Imari Station) via Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 7m.
The distance between Kobe and Imari is 593 km. The road distance is 634.2 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Imari without a car is to train and bus which takes 5h 15m and costs ¥13000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Kobe to Imari, including transfers.
Kobe to Imari bus services, operated by Willer Express, depart from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building station.
Kobe to Imari bus services, operated by Willer Express, arrive at Hakata Bus Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Imari is 634 km. It takes approximately 8h 21m to drive from Kobe to Imari.
There are 201+ hotels available in Imari.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Imari, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Kobe to Imari. However, you can take the train to Hakata, walk to Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕, then take the bus to Imariekimae(Imari Station). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Imariekimae(Imari Station) via Hakata Bus Terminal and Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–32,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–34,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–24,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–24,000
Train from Kumamoto to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,300
- 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
- ¥3,700–4,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,300
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
Train from Shin-Tosu to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Green Seat
- ¥3,100–4,100
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Haiki
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Shin-Tosu to Arita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- matutetu.com
Train from Arita to Imari
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥480–530
- Schedules at
- matutetu.com
- Website
- showa-bus.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal〔Hakata Sta.〕 to Imariekimae(Imari Station)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- showa-bus.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,417
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,860
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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