There are 7 ways to get from Kumamoto to Ueda 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 Uedatrain
8h 49m¥28,258–39,676Night bus
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Ōsaka Stationnightbus Sunrise
- Take the night bus from Osaka Station to Ueda Stationnightbus Chikumagawa Liner
21h 24m¥13,000–22,700Drive 1,067 km
- Drive from Kumamoto to Uedacar 1,067 km
13h 58m¥18,543–26,784Fly Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane KMJ - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Uedatrain
5h 43m¥21,290–53,020Train via Nagoya
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shinonoitrain
8h 51m¥26,408–37,326Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly to Matsumoto Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakatatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Matsumoto Airport (MMJ)plane FUK - MMJ
- Take the train from Matsumoto to Shinonoitrain
5h 49m¥34,668–82,608Train to Saga Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin-Tosutrain
- Fly from Saga Airport (HSG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane HSG - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Uedatrain
7h 43m¥54,859–81,502
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Ueda is to drive which costs ¥18000 - ¥27000 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Ueda is to fly and train which takes 5h 43m and costs ¥21000 - ¥55000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kumamoto to Ueda station. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT and arriving at Ueda Station via Osaka Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Kumamoto to Ueda. However, there are services departing from Kumamoto and arriving at Ueda via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 49m.
The distance between Kumamoto and Ueda is 1182 km. The road distance is 1067 km.
The best way to get from Kumamoto to Ueda without a car is to train which takes 8h 49m and costs ¥28000 - ¥40000.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Kumamoto to Ueda, including transfers.
Kumamoto to Ueda bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT station.
Kumamoto to Ueda train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kumamoto station.
Kumamoto to Ueda bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Ōsaka Station.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Ueda, Japan?
You can take a train from Kumamoto to Ueda via Shin-Ōsaka Station and Tsuruga in around 8h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Ueda Station via Osaka Station in around 21h 24m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–42,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–30,000
Flights from Saga Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥13,000–70,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–45,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
- Website
- solaseedair.jp
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–42,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Matsumoto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–70,000
- 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 Tsuruga to Ueda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–14,000
- 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
- ¥9,500–14,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥11,000–14,000
- Green seat
- ¥14,000–19,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Ueda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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-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
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 Kumamoto to Shin-Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,100–4,900
- 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
- ¥3,100–4,200
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,000–4,900
- Green seat
- ¥4,700–6,500
- 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 Nagoya to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥6,000–9,000
- 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
- ¥6,500–8,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥6,000–9,000
- Green Seat
- ¥9,500–13,000
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- ¥2,000–2,900
- Green Seat
- ¥2,600–3,500
- 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) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥800–1,200
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Matsumoto to Shinonoi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- 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/
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kumamoto Sakuramachi BT to Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Osaka Station to Ueda Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥5,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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