There are 7 ways to get from Kumamoto to Sabae by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Sabaetrain
6h 20mDrive 825.4 km
cheapest- Drive from Kumamoto to Sabaecar 825.4 km
11h 4m¥14,214–20,531Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchinightbus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Sabaetrain
14h 58mTrain to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Komatsu Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ)plane FUK - KMQ
- Take the train from Komatsu to Fukuitrain
5h 17m¥19,808–65,278Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane KMJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Sabaetrain
6h 33mFly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Komaki Airport (NKM)plane KMJ - NKM
- Take the train from Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Sabaetrain
7h 18mTrain 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 Nagoya Station to Maibaratrain
- Take the train from Maibara to Tsurugatrain
- Take the train from Tsuruga to Sabaetrain
7h 29m
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Komatsu Airport (KMQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Sabae is to drive which costs ¥14000 - ¥21000 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Sabae is to train and fly which takes 5h 17m and costs ¥19000 - ¥70000.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Sabae. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Sabae via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Sabae is 820 km. The road distance is 825.4 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Sabae without a car is to train which takes 6h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Kumamoto to Sabae, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Sabae train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Sabae train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Shin-Ōsaka Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kumamoto to Sabae is 825 km. It takes approximately 11h 4m to drive from Kumamoto to Sabae.
There are 93+ hotels available in Sabae.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Sabae, Japan?
You can take a train from Kumamoto to Sabae via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga in around 6h 20m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥26,000–50,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–29,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport via Izumo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
- Website
- orc-air.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komatsu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–55,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–37,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Komaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–36,000
- Website
- amx.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–26,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
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 Komatsu to Fukui
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,600–4,200
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,600
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,400–4,200
- Green seat
- ¥4,100–5,500
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,700
- 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
- ¥3,800–4,700
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–5,500
- 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
- ¥4,500–5,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,900–5,500
- Green Seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
Train from Kyōto to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,200
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,100
- Reserved Seat
- ¥3,000–4,200
- Green Seat
- ¥4,200–5,500
Train from Maibara to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–3,000
- 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
- ¥2,600–3,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,900–2,700
- Green Seat
- ¥2,400–3,200
- Phone
- 0776-20-0294
- Website
- hapi-line.co.jp
Train from Tsuruga to Sabae
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- hapi-line.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
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya Station to Maibara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- global.jr-central.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Maibara to Tsuruga
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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