There are 5 ways to get from Kure to Nagoya by train, night bus, car, ferry, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kure to Hiroshimatrain [32136] JR Kure / ...
- Take the train from Hiroshima to Nagoya Stationtrain Nozomi
3h 16mNight bus, train
cheapest- Take the night bus from Hiroshima to Nambanightbus Jx522
- Take the train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoyatrain Urban Liner / ...
11h 59m¥7,900–12,500Drive 479.2 km
- Drive from Kure to Nagoyacar 479.2 km
5h 56m¥7,966–11,506Ferry, train, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Take the ferry from Kure to Matsuyamaferry
- Take the train from Takahama(Ehime) to Otemachi Sta.train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MYJ - NGO
4h 59mFerry, fly to Osaka International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Kure to Matsuyamaferry
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MYJ - ITM
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
5h 39m¥21,508–41,608
Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kure to Nagoya is to drive which costs ¥7500 - ¥12000 and takes 5h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kure to Nagoya is to ferry and fly and train which takes 5h 39m and costs ¥21000 - ¥42000.
No, there is no direct train from Kure to Nagoya station. However, there are services departing from Kure and arriving at Nagoya Station via Hiroshima. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 16m.
The distance between Kure and Nagoya is 501 km. The road distance is 479.2 km.
The best way to get from Kure to Nagoya without a car is to train which takes 3h 16m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from Kure to Nagoya, including transfers.
Kure to Nagoya train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), depart from Kure station.
Kure to Nagoya train services, operated by JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company), arrive at Hiroshima station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kure to Nagoya is 479 km. It takes approximately 5h 56m to drive from Kure to Nagoya.
There are 821+ hotels available in Nagoya.
What companies run services between Kure, Japan and Nagoya, Japan?
You can take a train from Kure to Nagoya Station via Hiroshima in around 3h 16m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–47,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,500–27,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–47,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–20,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kure to Hiroshima
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hiroshima to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–16,000
- 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
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
- Green seat
- ¥16,000–22,000
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
- Phone
- 050-3536-3957
- net-members_desk@rw.kintetsu.co.jp
- Website
- kintetsu.co.jp
Train from Osaka-Namba to Kintetsu-Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–5,500
- Website
- https://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/
- Phone
- 089-948-3323
- Website
- iyotetsu.co.jp
Train from Takahama(Ehime) to Otemachi Sta.
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.iyotetsu.co.jp/bus/global/en/
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Hiroshima to Namba
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥3,500–7,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥3,500–6,500
- 3 seats per row
- ¥4,000–7,000
- Phone
- 082-253-1212
- info@setonaikaikisen.co.jp
- Website
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
Ferry from Kure to Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥6,719
- Schedules at
- setonaikaikisen.co.jp
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