There are 6 ways to get from Kobe to Kurume by train, night bus, car, plane, or bus
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kurumetrain Sakura
2h 44m¥12,000–18,000Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminalnightbus Jh1551
10h 15m¥5,000–11,750Drive 577.4 km
- Drive from Kobe to Kurumecar 577.4 km
7h 51m¥9,869–14,254Fly 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 Kurumetrain
3h 33m¥12,703–28,120Fly Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane ITM - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kurumetrain
4h 57m¥14,083–33,170Bus to Tokushima Airport, fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Take the bus from Kousoku Maiko to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane TKS - FUK
4h 21m¥22,180–44,666
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kurume is to night bus which costs ¥5000 - ¥12000 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Kurume is to train which takes 2h 44m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shin-Kobe Station station and arriving at Kurume. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 44m.
The distance between Kobe and Kurume is 551 km. The road distance is 577.4 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kurume without a car is to train which takes 2h 44m and costs ¥12000 - ¥18000.
The train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kurume takes 2h 44m including transfers and departs hourly.
Kobe to Kurume train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kobe Station.
Kobe to Kurume train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kurume station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Kurume is 577 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Kobe to Kurume.
There are 252+ hotels available in Kurume.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kurume, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Shin-Kobe Station to Kurume hourly. Tickets cost ¥12,000–18,000 and the journey takes 2h 44m. Alternatively, Willer Express operates a vehicle from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal 3 times a week. Tickets cost ¥4,400–11,000 and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–38,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–12,000
- Website
- jal.com
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
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
- 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
- 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-Kobe Station to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥12,000–18,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Hakata to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,800
- 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
- ¥2,300–3,100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,100–3,800
- Green seat
- ¥3,600–4,800
Train from Kumamoto to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 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
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kurume
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,600
- 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
- ¥2,300–2,600
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,600–2,300
- Green Seat
- ¥1,900–2,500
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMTP Building to Nishitetsu Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–11,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Prime (Front Seat)
- ¥4,400–11,000
- Prime (Rear Seat)
- ¥4,400–11,000
- 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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