There are 4 ways to get from Kochi (State) to Beppu by train, bus, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Gomen to Okayama
- Take the train from Okayama to Kokura
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
5h 36m¥16,835–23,488Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Nankoku to Misaki
- Take the car ferry from Misaki to Saganoseki
4h 33m¥4,978–6,717Bus, train
- Take the bus from Harimayabashi to Kawauchi Inter
- Take the bus from Kawauchi IC to Kokura Eki-mae
- Take the train from Kokura to Beppu
14h 29m¥13,124–18,141Fly, train
- Fly from Kochi Airport (KCZ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)KCZ - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Beppu
5h 36m¥30,180–58,309
Kochi Airport (KCZ) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kochi (State) to Beppu is to drive and car ferry which costs ¥4900 - ¥7000 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi (State) to Beppu is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 33m and costs ¥4900 - ¥7000.
No, there is no direct train from Kochi (State) to Beppu. However, there are services departing from Gomen and arriving at Beppu via Okayama and Kokura. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 36m.
The distance between Kochi (State) and Beppu is 623 km.
The best way to get from Kochi (State) to Beppu without a car is to train which takes 5h 36m and costs ¥16000 - ¥24000.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Kochi (State) to Beppu, including transfers.
Kochi (State) to Beppu train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, depart from Gomen station.
Kochi (State) to Beppu train services, operated by Japan Railways Limited Express, arrive at Okayama station.
There are 635+ hotels available in Beppu.
What companies run services between Kochi (State), Japan and Beppu, Japan?
You can take a train from Gomen to Beppu via Okayama and Kokura in around 5h 36m.
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Gomen to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,500
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–5,000
- 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
- ¥4,200–4,700
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,600–5,000
- Green Seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
Train from Hakata to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–25,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–6,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥5,000–7,500
- Green Seat
- ¥7,500–10,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Harimayabashi to Kawauchi Inter
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700
- Schedules at
- japanbusonline.com
- Phone
- 089-948-3100
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Bus from Kawauchi IC to Kokura Eki-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–9,000
- Schedules at
- iyotetsu.co.jp
- Phone
- (097) 575-1020
- Website
- koku94.jp
Car ferry from Misaki to Saganoseki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,090
- Schedules at
- koku94.jp
- Passenger
- ¥1,090
- Vehicle
- ¥5,000–21,000
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