There are 9 ways to get from Kumamoto to Inabe by train, night bus, car, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Kobe Stationtrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain Nozomi
6h 25m¥19,760–27,892Night bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Abeno Harukasnightbus Sunrise
- Take the train from Tsuruhashi to Kuwanatrain Urban Liner / ...
15h 39m¥11,800–16,400Drive 796.5 km
- Drive from Kumamoto to Inabecar 796.5 km
10h 5m¥13,776–19,899Bus to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Torichosuji to Aso Kumamoto Airportbus
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane KMJ - NGO
- Take the train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomidatrain
- Take the train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwaratrain
5h 34mTrain via Osaka
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain Sakura / ...
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Kuwanatrain Urban Liner / ...
7h 41m¥18,988–25,146Bus to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the bus from Torichosuji to Aso Kumamoto Airportbus
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane KMJ - NKM
- Take the train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomidatrain
- Take the train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwaratrain
5h 43mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane FUK - NGO
- Take the train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomidatrain
- Take the train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwaratrain
5h 44mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komaki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane FUK - NKM
- Take the train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomidatrain
- Take the train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwaratrain
5h 57mBus to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Torichosuji to Aso Kumamoto Airportbus
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomidatrain
- Take the train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwaratrain
6h 17m
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Inabe is to night bus and train which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 15h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Inabe is to train which takes 6h 25m and costs ¥19000 - ¥28000.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Inabe. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Higashifujiwara via Shin-Kōbe Station, Nagoya Station and Kintetsutomida. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 25m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Inabe is 875 km. The road distance is 796.5 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Inabe without a car is to train which takes 6h 25m and costs ¥19000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Kumamoto to Inabe, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Inabe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Inabe train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Kobe Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kumamoto to Inabe is 797 km. It takes approximately 10h 5m to drive from Kumamoto to Inabe.
There are 120+ hotels available in Inabe.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Inabe, Japan?
You can take a train from Kumamoto to Higashifujiwara via Shin-Kōbe Station, Nagoya Station, Tomida, and Kintetsutomida in around 6h 25m.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥17,000–75,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–35,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–20,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–25,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–50,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Miyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–13,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥25,000–65,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–35,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–27,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–20,000
- Website
- starflyer.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–34,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–25,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin-Kobe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–20,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–19,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–20,000
- Green seat
- ¥20,000–27,000
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
Train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–21,000
- 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
- ¥14,000–20,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥16,000–21,000
- Green seat
- ¥21,000–28,000
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–7,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–7,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥6,000–7,500
- Green seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Tsuruhashi to Kuwana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
Train from Osaka-Namba to Kuwana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–4,700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Kintetsunagoya to Kintetsutomida
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥550–700
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/index.html
- Phone
- 059-364-2141
- Website
- sangirail.co.jp
Train from Kintetsutomida to Higashifujiwara
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sangirail.co.jp/
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Abeno Harukas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-09-1121
- Website
- sankobus.jp
Bus from Torichosuji to Aso Kumamoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200
- Website
- https://www.sankobus.jp/
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