There are 10 ways to get from Kyoto to Hitachi by train, bus, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Stationtrain Nozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachitrain Hitachi / ...
4h 30m¥13,577–21,612Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exitbus
- Take the bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hitachi Stationbus Hitachi
11h 11m¥6,590–10,699Night bus
- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Mito Station South-Gatenightbus Yokappe
10h 35m¥9,774–13,855Drive 597.4 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Hitachicar 597.4 km
6h 41m¥10,322–14,909Train to Kobe, fly to Ibaraki Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR)plane UKB - IBR
- Take the train from Ishioka to Hitachitrain
5h 7m¥19,478–60,689Fly Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane ITM - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Hitachitrain
5h 47m¥19,028–43,384Train to Kobe, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane UKB - HND
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Hitachitrain
5h 44m¥19,298–31,079Fly Osaka International Airport to Fukushima, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Fukushima (FKS)plane ITM - FKS
- Take the train from Ononiimachi to Iwaki(Fukushima)train
- Take the train from Iwaki to Hitachitrain
6h 21m¥52,808–116,794Fly Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane ITM - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Hitachitrain
6h 23m¥21,258–55,094Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NGO - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Uenotrain
- Take the train from Ueno to Hitachitrain
6h 59m¥23,111–41,876
Kobe (UKB) to Ibaraki Airport (IBR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Hitachi is to bus which costs ¥6500 - ¥11000 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Hitachi is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs ¥13000 - ¥22000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Hitachi station. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Hitachi Station via Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Hitachi. However, there are services departing from Kyōto and arriving at Hitachi via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
The distance between Kyoto and Hitachi is 629 km. The road distance is 597.4 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Hitachi without a car is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs ¥13000 - ¥22000.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Kyoto to Hitachi, including transfers.
Kyoto to Hitachi bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Hitachi train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kyōto station.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Hitachi is to train which takes 4h 30m and costs ¥13000 - ¥22000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs ¥6500 - ¥11000 and takes 11h 11m.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Hitachi, Japan?
You can take a train from Kyōto to Hitachi via Tōkyō Station in around 4h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Hitachi Station via Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit and Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit in around 11h 11m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–43,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–150,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–55,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–23,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–32,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥16,000–37,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Narita International Airport via Matsuyama
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥22,000–80,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥15,000–26,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Ibaraki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–44,000
Flights from Kobe to Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–18,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Fukushima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥29,000–150,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 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 Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,000–4,800
- 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
- ¥3,900–4,800
- Green seat
- ¥4,600–6,500
Train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥4,400–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,400–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,900–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Ishioka to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–3,500
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,400–3,400
- Green Seat
- ¥3,200–4,200
Train from Shinagawa to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,500–6,500
- 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
- ¥5,000–6,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,500–6,500
- Green Seat
- ¥6,500–9,000
Train from Iwaki to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,400
- 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
- ¥2,900–3,400
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,300–3,200
- Green Seat
- ¥3,000–4,000
Train from Ueno to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,000
- 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
- ¥4,800–5,500
- Reserved Seat
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Green Seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–3,000
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ishioka to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ononiimachi to Iwaki(Fukushima)
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥650–900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Iwaki to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Ueno to Hitachi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,200–2,900
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Keisei-Ueno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-048905
- Website
- jrbuskanto.co.jp
Bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥4,000–7,500
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
Bus from Tokyo Station Yaesu South Exit to Hitachi Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- jrbuskanto.co.jp.e.wn.hp.transer.com
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo gate to Mito Station South-Gate
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
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Kyoto to Hitachi bus services, operated by JR Bus Kanto, arrive at Tokyo Station Nihonbashi Exit.
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