There are 9 ways to get from Kobe to Kurobe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Toyamatrain
5h 2m¥12,273–18,429Drive 393.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Kobe to Kurobecar 393.3 km
5h 7m¥6,792–9,811Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osaka Umeda to Fukuibus
- Take the train from Fukui to Toyamatrain Tsurugi / ...
8h 5m¥9,336–14,656Fly Kobe to Noto Airport, drive
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Noto Airport (NTQ)plane UKB - NTQ
- Drive from Noto-Airport-NTQ to Kurobecar
8h 39m¥25,410–51,550Bus
- Take the bus from Sannomiya BT to Meitetsu Bus Centerbus
- Take the bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Toyamabus
10h 9m¥9,260–13,460Fly Kobe to Toyama Airport
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane UKB - TOY
8h 14m¥50,170–82,750Fly Osaka International Airport to Toyama Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Toyama Airport (TOY)plane ITM - TOY
7h 59m¥67,843–88,570Fly Kobe to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane UKB - MMJ
- Take the train from Shiojiri to Naganotrain
- Take the train from Nagano to Kurobe-Unazukionsentrain
7h 4m¥21,710–42,150Fly Kobe to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Kurobe-Unazukionsentrain
7h 31m¥21,000–33,270
Kobe (UKB) to Noto Airport (NTQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kurobe is to drive which costs ¥6500 - ¥10000 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Kurobe is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
The distance between Kobe and Kurobe is 399 km. The road distance is 393.3 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kurobe without a car is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Kobe to Kurobe, including transfers.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kurobe is to train which takes 5h 2m and costs ¥12000 - ¥19000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥9000 - ¥14000 and takes 10h 9m, you could also fly, which costs ¥50000 - ¥85000 and takes 8h 14m.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Kurobe is 393 km. It takes approximately 5h 7m to drive from Kobe to Kurobe.
There are 48+ hotels available in Kurobe.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kurobe, Toyama, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kōbe Station to YKK Center Park via Kyōto, Tsuruga, Toyama, Ikuji, and Ikuji Sta. in around 5h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sannomiya BT to Kitano via Meitetsu Bus Center, Toyama, Toyama, Kurobe-Unazukionsen, and Kurobe Unazuki Onsen Sta. in around 10h 9m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Noto Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–100,000
Flights from Kobe to Noto Airport via New Chitose, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥32,000–170,000
Flights from Kobe to Noto Airport via Nagasaki, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–150,000
Flights from Kobe to Noto Airport via Kagoshima, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥31,000–65,000
Flights from Kobe to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Toyama Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Toyama Airport via Oita, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Toyama Airport via Matsuyama, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Toyama Airport via Kochi, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–85,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–27,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Tsuruga to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,500
- 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
- ¥5,500–8,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,500
- Green seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
Train from Fukui to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Nagano to Kurobe-Unazukionsen
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Kurobe-Unazukionsen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–13,000
- 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
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–13,000
- Green seat
- ¥13,000–18,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
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
- 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
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0776-24-4890
- Website
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Umeda to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–6,500
- Schedules at
- bus.keifuku.co.jp
- Phone
- 052-582-5151
- Website
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Sannomiya BT to Meitetsu Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,460
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
Bus from Meitetsu Bus Center to Toyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥3,300–6,000
- Schedules at
- meitetsu-bus.co.jp
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