There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Kitakami by train, night bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kyōto to Tōkyō StationNozomi
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to KitakamiHayabusa / ...
5h 10m¥21,377–30,612Night bus, train via Marutamachi
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Sendai Station East ExitJx362
- Take the train from Sendai to KitakamiYamabiko / ...
13h 10m¥9,924–19,755Night bus, train
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai StationForest
- Take the train from Sendai to KitakamiYamabiko / ...
12h 28m¥14,000–20,900Drive 831.7 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Kitakami831.7 km
11h 7m¥14,202–20,513Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)ITM - HNA
4h 10m¥42,568–59,984Fly Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Kitakami
5h¥18,908–51,694Train to Komaki Airport, fly to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Komaki Airport (NKM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA)NKM - HNA
4h 44m¥32,231–87,616Fly Osaka International Airport to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Akita Airport (AXT)ITM - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Morioka
- Take the train from Morioka to Kitakami
7h 19m¥21,108–64,144
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Morioka Hanamaki Airport (HNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Kitakami is to night bus and train via Marutamachi which costs ¥9500 - ¥20000 and takes 13h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Kitakami is to train and fly which takes 4h 10m and costs ¥42000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct train from Kyoto to Kitakami. However, there are services departing from Kyōto and arriving at Kitakami via Tōkyō Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Kyoto and Kitakami is 924 km. The road distance is 831.7 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Kitakami without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs ¥21000 - ¥31000.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Kyoto to Kitakami, including transfers.
Kyoto to Kitakami train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, depart from Kyōto station.
Kyoto to Kitakami train services, operated by Japan Railways Shinkansen, arrive at Tōkyō Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Kitakami is 832 km. It takes approximately 11h 7m to drive from Kyoto to Kitakami.
There are 58+ hotels available in Kitakami.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Kitakami, Japan?
You can take a train from Kyōto to Kitakami via Tōkyō Station in around 5h 10m.
Airlines
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–55,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
Flights from Komaki Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–48,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥20,000–48,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Akita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Akita Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–60,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–60,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Komaki Airport to Morioka Hanamaki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥27,000–80,000
Train operators
- 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 Tōkyō Station to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥10,000–15,000
- 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
- ¥10,000–15,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥12,000–15,000
- Green seat
- ¥15,000–21,000
Train from Sendai to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,400–4,000
- 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
- ¥2,400–3,300
- Reserved seat
- ¥3,200–4,000
- Green seat
- ¥3,800–5,000
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
Train from Akita to Morioka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–6,500
- 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
- ¥4,200–6,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥5,000–6,500
- Green seat
- ¥6,000–8,500
Train from Morioka to Kitakami
- 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
- ¥4,000–5,500
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,800
- 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
- ¥2,400–2,800
- Reserved Seat
- ¥1,700–2,500
- Green Seat
- ¥2,100–2,900
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Morioka to Kitakami
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥750–1,100
- Schedules at
- jreast.co.jp
Bus operators
- Phone
- 0570-001631
- Website
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
Night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥9,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- kintetsu-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3802-1544
- Website
- jamjamliner.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijo Gate to Sendai Station East Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ¥5,500–13,000
- Schedules at
- jamjamliner.jp
- 4 seats per row spacious
- ¥5,500–13,000
- 3 seats per row
- ¥7,500–12,000
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