There are 7 ways to get from Kobe to Otaru by plane, train, car, car ferry, night bus, or bus
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Fly Kobe to New Chitose Airport, train
best- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane UKB - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
4h 49m¥15,810–40,450Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Kobe to Maizurucar
- Take the car ferry from Maizuru to Otarucarferry
23h¥11,000–27,890Train
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Sapporotrain
- Take the train from Shin-Sapporo to Minami-Otarutrain
13h 36m¥38,725–54,745Train, night bus, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Kyōtotrain
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai Stationnightbus
- Take the train from Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokutotrain
- Take the bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃbus
23h 30m¥29,408–42,609Fly Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane ITM - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
5h 10m¥17,483–58,270Fly Osaka International Airport to Okadama Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Okadama Airport (OKD)plane ITM - OKD
- Take the train from Sapporo to Minami-Otarutrain
6h 49m¥77,503–88,060Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane NGO - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otarutrain
6h 22m¥17,059–39,309
Kobe (UKB) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Otaru is to fly and train which costs ¥15000 - ¥41000 and takes 4h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Otaru is to fly and train which takes 4h 49m and costs ¥15000 - ¥41000.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe station to Otaru. However, there are services departing from Shin-Kōbe Station and arriving at Minami-Otaru via Tōkyō Station, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and Shin-Sapporo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
The distance between Kobe and Otaru is 1151 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Otaru without a car is to train which takes 13h 36m and costs ¥38000 - ¥55000.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Kobe to Otaru, including transfers.
Kobe to Otaru train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kōbe Station.
Kobe to Otaru train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
There are 295+ hotels available in Otaru.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Otaru, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Minami-Otaru via Tōkyō Station, Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, and Shin-Sapporo in around 13h 36m.
Airlines
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–90,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–90,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Aomori
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–39,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to New Chitose Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Okadama Airport via Hakodate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–110,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Okadama Airport via Misawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–85,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Okadama Airport via Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–120,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–29,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Ibaraki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–33,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–28,000
- Website
- airdo.jp
Flights from Kobe to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–31,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–24,000
- Website
- blue-panorama.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Okadama Airport via Niigata
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–110,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,600–2,200
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Sapporo to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sapporo to Minami-Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥700–1,000
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥18,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥20,000–25,000
- Green seat
- ¥26,000–35,000
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 Sendai to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–17,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–16,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Shin-Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥7,000–11,000
- 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
- ¥7,500–9,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥7,000–11,000
- Green Seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Website
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Bus from 新函館北斗駅前 to 大通ｂｃ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000
- Schedules at
- hokkaidoubus-newstar.jp
Ferry operators
- Website
- snf.jp
Car ferry from Maizuru to Otaru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- snf.jp
- State Room
- ¥19,000–25,000
- Tourist
- ¥9,000–21,000
- Suite Room
- ¥45,000–55,000
- Deluxe Room
- ¥28,000–37,000
- Tourist A
- ¥11,000–19,000
- Tourist S
- ¥18,000–25,000
- State room B
- ¥21,000–31,000
- Deluxe room A
- ¥33,000–43,000
- Suite room
- ¥58,000–63,000
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