There are 8 ways to get from Kokura to Sendai by train, night bus, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kokura to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to SendaiKomachi / ...
6h 20m¥30,206–41,812Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Universal Studios JapanJh1651
- Take the night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Sendai Station East ExitJx362
22h 23m¥9,900–24,500Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
19h 8m¥12,900–29,600Drive 1,268.3 km
- Drive from Kokura to Sendai1,268.3 km
16h 27m¥21,423–30,944Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)FUK - SDJ
3h 57m¥15,881–50,342Train, bus to Hiroshima Airport, fly to Sendai Airport
- Take the train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Take the bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Fly from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)HIJ - SDJ
4h 51m¥37,514–75,139Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)FUK - HNA
- Take the train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
5h 6m¥57,181–94,542Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kokura to Hakata
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)FUK - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
7h 46m¥36,211–66,722
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kokura to Sendai is to night bus which costs ¥9500 - ¥25000 and takes 22h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Kokura to Sendai is to train and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs ¥15000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kokura to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Kokura Ekimae and arriving at Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center via Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 8m.
No, there is no direct train from Kokura to Sendai. However, there are services departing from Kokura and arriving at Sendai via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
The distance between Kokura and Sendai is 1332 km. The road distance is 1268.3 km.
The best way to get from Kokura to Sendai without a car is to train which takes 6h 20m and costs ¥30000 - ¥42000.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Kokura to Sendai, including transfers.
Kokura to Sendai bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, depart from Kokura Ekimae station.
Kokura to Sendai train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kokura station.
Kokura to Sendai bus services, operated by Nishitetsu Bus, arrive at Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal station.
What companies run services between Kokura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan and Sendai, Japan?
You can take a train from Kokura to Sendai via Tōkyō Station in around 6h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Sendai Station East Exit via Universal Studios Japan in around 22h 23m.
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- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–75,000
Flights from Hiroshima Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–80,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–65,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥23,000–85,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–100,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yamagata Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–90,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yamagata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–80,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yamagata Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–85,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yamagata Airport via Miyazaki, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥24,000–95,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥28,000–65,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–70,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Yamagata Airport via New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–80,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–55,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–30,000
- 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
- ¥22,000–30,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥24,000–30,000
- Green seat
- ¥32,000–42,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,800–4,400
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,400
- Green seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
Train from Kokura to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–8,000
- 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
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Green seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
Train from Shin-Hanamaki to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–7,000
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- 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
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,700–3,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kokura to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Night bus from Kokura Ekimae to Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–25,000
- Schedules at
- nishitetsu.jp
- Business seat
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Premium seat
- ¥18,000–25,000
- Phone
- 042-352-3700
- Website
- keio-bus.com
Bus from Shinjuku Expressway Bus Terminal to Sendai Miyakoh Bus Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,600
- Schedules at
- highwaybus.com
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kokura Station Shinkansen Gate to Universal Studios Japan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–12,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Universal Studios Japan to Sendai Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
- Phone
- 0570-666-012
- Website
- chugoku-jrbus.co.jp
Bus from Hiroshima Shinkansen-Guchi to Hiroshima Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,450
- Schedules at
- chugoku-jrbus.j-server.com
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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