There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal by train, night bus, 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 YamagataTsubasa
7h 32m¥20,147–27,952Night bus, bus via Niigata
cheapest- Take the night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South ExitSy3552
- Take the bus from Niigata to TeppomachiYamagata
16h 56m¥10,664–19,565Night bus, bus
- Take the night bus from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi to Sendai StationForest
- Take the bus from Sendai Station East exit to Zao Onsen Bus TerminalSendai / ...
13h 40m¥10,900–16,200Drive 678.7 km
- Drive from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal678.7 km
8h 51m¥11,502–16,614Train to Osaka International Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)ITM - GAJ
4h 32m¥42,208–55,494Fly Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport, bus
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)ITM - SDJ
- Take the bus from Sendai Station East exit to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal
6h 12m¥15,808–50,994Train to Kobe, fly to Sendai Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)UKB - SDJ
- Take the bus from Sendai Station East exit to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal
6h 19m¥19,078–44,689Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly to Sendai Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)NGO - SDJ
- Take the bus from Sendai Station East exit to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal
6h 48m¥18,661–32,776
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is to drive which costs ¥11000 - ¥17000 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is to train and fly which takes 4h 32m and costs ¥42000 - ¥60000.
No, there is no direct bus from Kyoto station to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal. However, there are services departing from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi and arriving at Zao Onsen Bus Terminal via Sendai Station East exit. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 40m.
The distance between Kyoto and Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 836 km. The road distance is 678.7 km.
The best way to get from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal without a car is to train which takes 7h 32m and costs ¥20000 - ¥28000.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, including transfers.
Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, depart from Kyōto Station Karasumaguchi.
Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal bus services, operated by Kintetsu Bus, arrive at Sendai Station.
Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 1h behind Kyoto. It is currently 5:45 AM in Kyoto and 4:45 AM in Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal.
Yes, the driving distance between Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal is 679 km. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Kyoto to Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Yamako Zao Onsen Bus Terminal, Japan?
You can take a train from Kyōto to 蔵王温泉バスターミナル via Tōkyō Station, Yamagata, and 山形駅前 in around 7h 32m.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Yamagata Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥37,000–48,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–45,000
- Website
- ibexair.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–60,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥11,000–55,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥14,000–28,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Sendai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–22,000
- 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 Tōkyō Station to Yamagata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- 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
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥10,000–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
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 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
- 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
- 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
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Sendai Station East exit to Zao Onsen Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,800
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Niigata to Teppomachi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–4,000
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Phone
- (050) 5805-0383
- en-info@willer.co.jp
- Website
- travel.willer.co.jp
Night bus from Kyoto Station Hachijyo G2 Exit to Niigata Station South Exit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–15,000
- Schedules at
- willer-travel.com
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