There are 8 ways to get from Kobe to Kumamoto by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamototrain Sakura
3h 6m¥14,000–20,000Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus Terminalnightbus Jh1551
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminalbus Hinokuni
12h 8m¥6,300–14,300Night bus
- Take the night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BTnightbus Sunrise
9h 2m¥8,000–12,000Drive 644.3 km
- Drive from Kobe to Kumamotocar 644.3 km
8h 40m¥11,061–15,977Fly Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ITM - KMJ
3h 46m¥11,063–27,370Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakatatrain Nozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-sujibus Hinokuni
4h 7m¥14,153–19,560Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamototrain
4h 17m¥14,703–34,320Fly Kobe to Kagoshima Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane UKB - KOJ
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamototrain
4h 18m¥14,760–36,050
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kumamoto is to night bus which costs ¥8000 - ¥12000 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Kumamoto is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000.
Yes, there is an overnight bus departing from Sannomiya Station station and arriving at Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT. This bus operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 2m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shin-Kobe Station station and arriving at Kumamoto. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 6m.
The distance between Kobe and Kumamoto is 617 km. The road distance is 644.3 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kumamoto without a car is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000.
The train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamoto takes 3h 6m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kobe to Kumamoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Sannomiya Station.
Kobe to Kumamoto train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kobe Station.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kumamoto is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs ¥14000 - ¥20000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs ¥11000 - ¥28000 and takes 3h 46m.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kumamoto, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamoto hourly. Tickets cost ¥14,000–20,000 and the journey takes 3h 6m. Alternatively, Kintetsu Bus operates a vehicle from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT once daily. Tickets cost ¥8,000–12,000 and the journey takes 9h 2m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–38,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–27,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–27,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–27,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–38,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Kagoshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–27,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–27,000
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 Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,900–7,500
- 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
- ¥4,900–6,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Sannomiya Station to Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Tōricho-suji
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,800
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.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
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Kobe to Kumamoto bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT station.
Kobe to Kumamoto train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kumamoto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Kumamoto is 644 km. It takes approximately 8h 40m to drive from Kobe to Kumamoto.
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