There are 3 ways to get from Kobe to Kyoto by train, taxi or car
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Kyoto is to drive which costs ¥1100 - ¥1700 and takes 52 min.
The quickest way to get from Kobe to Kyoto is to train which costs ¥1200 - ¥4800 and takes 23 min.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Shin-Kōbe and arriving at Kyōto. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 23 min.
The distance between Kobe and Kyoto is 64 km. The road distance is 71.3 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Kyoto without a car is to train which takes 23 min and costs ¥1200 - ¥4800.
The train from Shin-Kōbe to Kyōto takes 23 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Kobe to Kyoto train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe station.
Kobe to Kyoto train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Kyōto station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Kyoto is 71 km. It takes approximately 52 min to drive from Kobe to Kyoto.
There are 1213+ hotels available in Kyoto. Prices start at ¥3230 per night.

- Distance: 63.7 km
- Duration: 23 min
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Kyoto, Japan?
Japan Railways Shinkansen operates a train from Shin-Kōbe to Kyōto every 20 minutes. Tickets cost ¥3100 - ¥4800 and the journey takes 23 min. Japan Railways (JR) also services this route hourly.

- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
Train from Shin-Kōbe to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3100 - ¥4800
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3100 - ¥4100
- Reserved seat
- ¥3900 - ¥4800
- Green seat
- ¥4700 - ¥6500

- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
Train from Motomachi to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1200 - ¥1700
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- 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.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- ¥25000 - ¥31000
Kobe Sogo Taxi
- Phone
- +81 78-451-0808
- Website
- kobesogo.co.jp
Kobe MK Taxi
- Phone
- +81 78-303-6001
- Website
- mk-group.co.jp
Kamome Taxi
- Phone
- +81 78-381-7789
- Website
- kamometaxi.com
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