There are 6 ways to get from London to Kobe by plane, bus, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport, bus
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane LHR - KIX
- Take the bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiyabus
17h 33m¥79,150–249,030Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kobe
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kobe (UKB)plane LHR - UKB
19h 12m¥132,460–197,080Fly London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane LHR - ITM
19h 20m¥133,100–257,930Fly London Heathrow Airport to Tokushima Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tokushima Airport (TKS)plane LHR - TKS
- Take the bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maikobus
20h 8m¥100,640–336,840Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LGW - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
21h 42mFly London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane LHR - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Kobetrain
20h 44m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Kobe is to fly and bus which costs ¥75000 - ¥250000 and takes 17h 33m.
The fastest way to get from London to Kobe is to fly and bus which takes 17h 33m and costs ¥75000 - ¥250000.
The distance between London and Kobe is 9626 km.
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from London to Kobe, including transfers.
Kobe is 8h ahead of London. It is currently 2:17 PM in London and 10:17 PM in Kobe.
There are 326+ hotels available in Kobe.
What companies run services between London, England and Kobe, Japan?
All Nippon Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kobe (UKB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–350,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokushima Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–430,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–260,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–340,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–350,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–330,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–260,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–950,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–800,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–800,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–140,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–260,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–240,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- skymark.co.jp
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kobe via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–410,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–250,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
- Website
- eastarjet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tokushima Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,900–6,000
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,900–6,500
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Nagoya to Shin Kobe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kansai Airport Terminal 1 to Kobe Sannomiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,900–2,200
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
- Phone
- 087-823-3083
- Website
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
Bus from Kousoku Naruto to Kousoku Maiko
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,164
- Schedules at
- jr-shikokubus.co.jp
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