There are 8 ways to get from Kobe to Unzen by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Shin-Kobe Station to Shin-Tosu
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
5h 49m¥17,389–24,663Night bus, bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kobe Sannomiya PMPT Building to Hakata Bus TerminalJh1551
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Taira StationShimabara
15h 13m¥7,000–15,200Train, bus
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to HakataNozomi / ...
- Take the bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to KawabataShimabara
7h 1m¥14,653–20,160Drive 670.8 km
- Drive from Kobe to Unzen670.8 km
9h 21m¥11,401–16,468Train via Fukuoka
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Hakata
- Take the train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
5h 56m¥17,553–24,660Fly Kobe to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)UKB - NGS
- Take the train from Isahaya to Azuma
4h 44mFly Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS)ITM - NGS
- Take the train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Isahaya
- Take the train from Isahaya to Azuma
5h 15mFly Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)ITM - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen
- Take the train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
6h 50m¥16,403–39,220
Kobe (UKB) to Nagasaki Airport (NGS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Unzen is to drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Unzen is to train which takes 5h 49m and costs ¥17000 - ¥25000.
No, there is no direct train from Kobe station to Unzen. However, there are services departing from Shin-Kobe Station and arriving at Azuma via Shin-Tosu, Takeo-Onsen and Isahaya. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 49m.
The distance between Kobe and Unzen is 657 km. The road distance is 670.8 km.
The best way to get from Kobe to Unzen without a car is to train which takes 5h 49m and costs ¥17000 - ¥25000.
It takes approximately 5h 49m to get from Kobe to Unzen, including transfers.
Kobe to Unzen train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Shin-Kobe Station.
Kobe to Unzen train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Tosu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kobe to Unzen is 671 km. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Kobe to Unzen.
There are 69+ hotels available in Unzen.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Unzen, Japan?
You can take a train from Shin-Kobe Station to Azuma via Shin-Tosu, Takeo-Onsen, and Isahaya in around 5h 49m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–44,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–36,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–31,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–39,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Nagasaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kobe Station to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- 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
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥14,000–18,000
- Green seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
Train from Takeo-Onsen to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,100
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,400–4,100
- Green seat
- ¥4,000–5,500
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
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,000–3,100
- 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
- ¥2,700–3,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,000–2,800
- Green Seat
- ¥2,500–3,400
Train from Hakata to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–3,800
- 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
- ¥3,400–3,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,700–3,800
- Green Seat
- ¥3,700–4,900
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Omura(Nagasaki) to Isahaya
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0957-62-2231
- Website
- shimatetsu.co.jp
Train from Isahaya to Azuma
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://en.shimatetsu.co.jp/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Kawabata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Hakata Bus Terminal to Taira Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–3,700
- 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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